Autos | India

The company says this initiative has made the ownership experience of its vehicles more flexible, affordable and convenient.

Drive it like you own it

The newest trend in Motown is to own a sedan or a sport utility vehicle without actually buying it. Surprised? Read on.

18 Sep 2019 12:13 AM

The auto industry has been attributing the sales downturn to several factors like high GST rates, farm distress, stagnant wages and liquidity constraints.

No slowdown in automobile sector, claims traders body CAIT

There is no slowdown in automobile sector. They are saying this to get a package from government, said CAIT's Praveen Khandelwal.

17 Sep 2019 3:14 PM

The DDC report further proposes the creation of a single-window clearance system that provides clearer and simpler processes for both registering and permitting electric vehicles.

To save Rs 6,000 crore, convert 25 pc of all vehicles to electric by 2023: Report

Report proposes creation of a single-window clearance that provides simpler processes for registering electric vehicles.

17 Sep 2019 12:26 PM

The commercial vehicle (CV) industry, the barometer of Indian economy, has been facing a slowdown in demand and declining sales over the past two-three quarters primarily due to the economic slowdown and surplus capacity despite efficiency gains.

Multiple woes for commercial vehicle industry

While implementation of e-way bill has streamlined operations to some extent for the transporter community.

17 Sep 2019 1:35 AM

Toyota Kirloskar Motor has introduced a special edition variant of its flagship SUV Fortuner to its line-up named TRD Celebratory Edition to boost sales ahead of the festival season.

New Fortuner TRD launched at Rs 33.85 lakh

The SUV competes with the likes of the Ford Endeavour, Mahindra Alturas G4 and Isuzu MU-X in the Indian market.

17 Sep 2019 1:31 AM

Accoording to the policy, all EVs--two, three and four-wheelers, buses and light commercial vehicles, will be given 100 per cent Motor Vehicle Tax exemption till the end of the year 2022, the press release said. (Representational Image)

TN govt unveils electric vehicle policy with slew of sops

Tamil Nadu Electric Vehicle Policy 2019 has been prepared to promote manufacturing of electric vehicles, an official release said.

16 Sep 2019 8:04 PM

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations or FADA has urged Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers or Siam, the top trade lobby to start reporting monthly sales data on the basis of actual registrations based on road ministry's Vahan platform instead of wholesales from factory gates.

Dealers body asks Siam to go by retail sales

It has been urged to report monthly sales data based registrations instead of wholesales from factory gate.

13 Sep 2019 2:28 AM

The similar finish can be seen on the B and C pillars along with the wing mirrors.

Audi to sell only 100 units of Q7 Black

The Audi Q7 rivals the BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE in the Indian market.

12 Sep 2019 1:26 AM

The Gemopai Astrid Lite gets a removable 1.7Kw Li-ion battery.

Gemopai launches Astrid Lite electric scooter

Deliveries of the electric scooter will begin by October first week.

11 Sep 2019 3:49 PM

The TVS Star City Plus Special Edition variant features cosmetic updates for a more premium feel.

TVS Star City Plus special edition launched

The new colour variant is just Rs 11 dearer than the standard dual-tone colour model!

11 Sep 2019 3:20 PM

Volkswagen, the world's biggest German car maker, has rolled out its first all-new affordable long-range pure electric car, the ID.3, at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show.

Volkswagen ID 3 e-car makes global debut, India next

Experts said it will also come to India after from 2021 but officially the company has not made any announcement yet.

11 Sep 2019 1:56 AM

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover, British luxury car maker, has debuted its all-new SUV Land Rover Defender at the 2019 Frankfurt motor show.

All-new Land Rover Defender makes official debut

Land Rover has confirmed the Defender will go on sale in India by late 2020 when the price would also be announced.

11 Sep 2019 1:52 AM

On Monday Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland, India’s third biggest commercial vehicle maker, said it will observe a total of 59 non-working days in five plants this month.

Ashok Leyland declares 59 non-working days this month

Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra have also said they are suspending automobile manufacturing in order to adjust production with market demand.

10 Sep 2019 12:47 AM

The automobile industry, India’s third largest employer, saw its worst-ever drop in sales in August, with despatches in all segments, including passenger vehicles and two-wheelers, plummeting as the sector continued to see bloodbath under an unprecedented downturn.

Car sales plummet to all-time low in August

Car sales in the local market were down 41.09 per cent to 1,15,957 units as against 1,96,847 units in August 2018.

10 Sep 2019 12:44 AM

India will get the new Porsche Taycan EV by the end of the first quarter or beginning of the second quarter of 2020.

Porsche’s Taycan to debut next year

Prices for the Taycan start at Rs 1.08 crore in the international markets before taxes and duties and the top end at Rs 1.33 crore.

07 Sep 2019 1:32 AM

Commercial vehicles, the barometer of the economy, continued to slide in August with major automakers such as Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, VE Commercial Vehicles and Mahindra & Mahindra reporting higher, double-digit slump in sales in August even as the government rolled out slew of measures to bail out the bleeding auto industry.

Truck sales see deep plunge in August

Sales at M&M fell 28 per cent at 14, 684 vehicles, down from 20,326 units.

04 Sep 2019 12:47 AM

The introvert’s motorbike affair

The bike offers an LCD screen that displays basic indicators like speedometer, odometer, gear indicator and so on.

04 Sep 2019 12:12 AM

The slowdown in the automobile industry, some of which have continued from FY19 and intensified in FY20, would result in a sharp decline across segments. However, tractor volumes, recovering in August 2019, has brought some cheer to the industry due to an improvement in monsoons and Kharif sowing, along with an early festive season. Tractors had clocked a 14 per cent decline during April-July.

Auto sales to decline sharply across segments this fiscal

It said the PV sales decline would be in the range of 4-7 per cent and M&HCV trucks would drop in the 0-5 per cent range in FY20.

30 Aug 2019 1:19 AM

Renault, Europe's biggest car maker but struggling in India, on Wednesday launched Renault Triber, which it dubbed as a "game changer" at the competitive price to double its sales volume to 2,00,000 units annually in the mid-term.

Renault aims to disrupt market, prices hatchback Triber at Rs 4.9 lakh

The Renault Triber is the newest sub 4-metre multi-seater to go on sale in India and promises a compact yet versatile offering at competitive prices.

29 Aug 2019 1:05 AM

Toyota and Suzuki are also cooperating in the Indian market, where Suzuki remains a strong player.

Toyota, Suzuki partnering in self-driving car technology

Toyota will take a 4.9 per cent stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. valued at 96 billion yen (USD 908 million).

28 Aug 2019 4:13 PM