The history of Indian car making is littered with success, glory, incompetence and failure. We look at those marques that have fallen by the wayside. Hindustan Motors / Mitsubishi Hindustan Motors or HM was the mainstay of the Indian auto industry from the early ‘40s. The company made various models of Morris cars like the Hindustan… Continue reading India at 75: Remembering India’s failed car companies
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India at 75: RC Bhargava on how Maruti came to be and what it is today
He’s the man who steered Maruti from inception, and four decades on is still at its helm as non-executive chairman. RC Bhargava tells Hormazd Sorabjee about the most important chapter in the auto industry’s history. How do you think India’s journey has been from being a protectionist state to a liberal one after independence?India was… Continue reading India at 75: RC Bhargava on how Maruti came to be and what it is today
India at 75: StaIwarts who paved the way for India’s auto sector
In the beginning was the Licence Raj. When independent India adopted the Soviet-inspired model of socialism, it placed its bets on planning to allocate resources such as scarce foreign exchange. The government did not believe in being dependent on the outside world, and import substitution was encouraged. Business would have to make products with basically… Continue reading India at 75: StaIwarts who paved the way for India’s auto sector
India at 75: Events and legislations that shaped Auto Inc since Independence
From delicensing to BS6 emission norms, these rules made their mark on our automotive industry. 1952: Tariff Commission takes control The Tariff Commission of 1952 was set up to protect the local industry from global competition. Part of its brief was to look into ways and means of establishing an indigenous automobile industry. But rather… Continue reading India at 75: Events and legislations that shaped Auto Inc since Independence
India at 75: 10 most significant cars since Independence
Here’s looking at the cars that defined the Indian market and the way consumers looked at cars over the past 75 years. Mahindra (CJ) Jeep (1947) It started out as something for the military, but then, just as designer Barney Roos had explained to KC Mahindra back in the day, it turned out to be… Continue reading India at 75: 10 most significant cars since Independence
WHEELS OF TIME
If you lived in the 1950s in India and wanted to buy a car, you’d have a choice of a Fiat, Skoda, Buick, Oldsmobile, even a Ford or two, and many others. Some of these brands may sound familiar to us today but way back then, these cars were imported into India. India was not… Continue reading WHEELS OF TIME
Hero MotoCorp’s new 300cc motorcycles snapped testing in Ladakh
The 250 to 500cc segment of motorcycles has been gaining some serious traction in India over the past few years, and in a bid to obtain a slice of the pie, Hero MotoCorp is readying not one, but two new 300cc+ motorcycles. Both these motorcycles were recently spotted undergoing testing in Khardung La, Ladakh. Hero… Continue reading Hero MotoCorp’s new 300cc motorcycles snapped testing in Ladakh
Decrease in diesel excise duty helps VRL curtail margin decline
A reduction in excise duty for procurement of fuel from retail outlets has helped VRL, one of the leading B2B parcel suppliers to curtail its margin decline. According to the company, retail procurement of diesel increased from 53.83 percent in Q3 of the current fiscal to 74.12 percent in Q4FY22 and 99.25 percent in Q1FY23.… Continue reading Decrease in diesel excise duty helps VRL curtail margin decline
REE Automotive debuts P7-B electric delivery truck
REE Automotive, the automotive technology company and provider of electric vehicle (EV) platforms, has announced P7-B, a class 3 delivery truck built on a P7 cab chassis, following intensive customer evaluations at REE’s UK Engineering Center. The new P7-B is part of a fleet of vehicles available to prospective customers to evaluate, test, and experience the unique… Continue reading REE Automotive debuts P7-B electric delivery truck
Seltos clocks 300,000 sales in 35 months, Kia India exports near 150,000 mark
Game-changing Kia Seltos accounts for 58% of Kia India’s domestic market sales and 71% of Kia India’s made-in-India vehicle exports. Ten days before the third anniversary of its launch in India, the Kia Seltos has clocked a new sales milestone – 300,000 units – which works out to average monthly sales of 8,571 units across… Continue reading Seltos clocks 300,000 sales in 35 months, Kia India exports near 150,000 mark