Hyundai Motor Group has announced it will collaborate with smartphone platform companies to allow a wider variety of iOS and Android phone users to gain digital access to Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brand vehicles via the Digital Key 2 convenience feature. The Group’s Digital Key 2 is one of the first services in the automotive industry… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Group introduces Digital Key 2 convenience feature
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India develops indigenous charging standard for 2 and 3 wheelers
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standard Body of India has approved the country’s first ever indigenously developed AC and DC Combined Charging connector standard for light electric vehicles. This is also the world’s first ever combined AC and DC charging connector standard for light electric vehicles and is designed and engineered in… Continue reading India develops indigenous charging standard for 2 and 3 wheelers
Continental appoints Christopher Marsh as head of Surface Solutions business in India
Continental has appointed Christopher Marsh as the head of the Surface Solutions business and the Pune Plant in India on October 01, 2023. He succeeds Landry Tchapda who now at the end of his assignment has been assigned another responsibility within the organisation and is moving onward to Australia. Prashanth Doreswamy, President and CEO, Continental India… Continue reading Continental appoints Christopher Marsh as head of Surface Solutions business in India
Maruti Suzuki crosses 10 lakh automatic vehicle sales milestone
Maruti Suzuki India has crossed the lakh automatic vehicle sales milestone. 65% of the automatic vehicles sold by MSIL are equipped with AGS technology. The share of AT automatic transmission models account for 27% of total MSIL automatic sales, while the Hybrid e-CVT transmission constitutes about 8% of MSIL automatic sales. MSIL offers four distinct automatic transmission systems… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki crosses 10 lakh automatic vehicle sales milestone
Maruti Suzuki crosses 10 lakh automatic vehicle sales milestone
Maruti Suzuki India has crossed the lakh automatic vehicle sales milestone. 65% of the automatic vehicles sold by MSIL are equipped with AGS technology. The share of AT automatic transmission models account for 27% of total MSIL automatic sales, while the Hybrid e-CVT transmission constitutes about 8% of MSIL automatic sales. MSIL offers four distinct automatic transmission systems… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki crosses 10 lakh automatic vehicle sales milestone
Skoda Auto India expands dealer network to 250 touchpoints, targets 350 by end-2024
Skoda Auto India has announced that it has set up its 250th customer touchpoint in India with the setting up of a new sales outlet in Gulbarga, Karnataka. Škoda Auto India will expand further and targets reaching 350 customer touchpoints by the end of 2024. Speaking on the landmark, Petr Solc, Brand Director, Skoda Auto… Continue reading Skoda Auto India expands dealer network to 250 touchpoints, targets 350 by end-2024
Honda Shine 125 and SP 125 clock 3 million sales in western India
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has announced that its Shine brand of motorcycles – the Shine 125 and Sp125 – have clocked 30 lakh or 3 million sales in three western India states – Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa. As per the company, while the first 1.5 million sales took 15 years, the next 1.5… Continue reading Honda Shine 125 and SP 125 clock 3 million sales in western India
Tata, Toyota and VW buck industry decline in car and sedan sales in H1 FY2024
First the good news about the passenger vehicle segment. At 20,70,163 units in April-September 2023, up 7% year on year, car, sedan and utility vehicle wholesales have crossed the 2-million mark for the first time, in the first six months of a fiscal year. The not-so-good news is that the decline of the car and… Continue reading Tata, Toyota and VW buck industry decline in car and sedan sales in H1 FY2024
SUVs capture 57% of India’s PV market: Maruti leads with 26% market share, M&M at 18% in H1 FY2024
India Auto Inc’s wholesale numbers for the first six months of FY2023 are out and they confirm the unabated charge of the SUV and MPV segment, which is making inroads in the overall passenger vehicle segment (cars, sedans, utility vehicles and vans) like never before. If the PV segment has been to register over 2… Continue reading SUVs capture 57% of India’s PV market: Maruti leads with 26% market share, M&M at 18% in H1 FY2024
TVS Raider 125 races past 500,000 sales in 25 months
The Raider 125, TVS Motor Co’s first product in the 125cc commuter motorcycle market, is turning out to be a growth driver for the Chennai-based two-wheeler manufacturer. Launched on September 16, 2021, the Raider has, in a span of 25 months, sold over 500,000 or half-a-million units in the domestic market till end-September 2023. As… Continue reading TVS Raider 125 races past 500,000 sales in 25 months