Domestic two-wheeler sales of Bajaj Auto Ltd fell 8% in October on year, according to the sales figure data released by the company on Monday. It reported a modest 2% growth in total sales for October 2024. However, exports which surged by 24%, helped offset domestic market challenges. The company’s total sales reached 479,707 units… Continue reading Bajaj Auto’s strong export growth offsets domestic sales slowdown in October
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PV sales set new record in October 2024
Monthly car registrations surged to an unprecedented level in October 2024, driven by more demand for aspirational vehicles and an early onset to the festival season. This surge offered much-needed relief to automakers, helping mitigate the risks associated with inventory buildup. According to data from Vahan, the government’s vehicle registration portal, Indian car buyers registered… Continue reading PV sales set new record in October 2024
PV sales set new record in October 2024
Monthly car registrations surged to an unprecedented level in October 2024, driven by more demand for aspirational vehicles and an early onset to the festival season. This surge offered much-needed relief to automakers, helping mitigate the risks associated with inventory buildup. According to data from Vahan, the government’s vehicle registration portal, Indian car buyers registered… Continue reading PV sales set new record in October 2024
CNG car and SUV sales soar 67% to highest level in October: 99,967 units
The festive month of October 2024 which had Navratri, Durga Puja and Dussehra in the lead to Diwali on November 1, saw demand for CNG-powered passenger vehicles (hatchbacks, sedans, SUVs and MPVs) achieve their highest monthly sales in India. Retail sales of CNG-powered passenger vehicles in October were a handsome 67% YoY increase but missed… Continue reading CNG car and SUV sales soar 67% to highest level in October: 99,967 units
Bajaj Auto sells over 11,000 CNG bikes in October, Freedom sales cross 21,000 since launch
Demand for the Bajaj Freedom 125, the world’s first CNG-powered motorcycle launched on July 5, 2024, rose to a best-ever monthly stat of 11,041 units retailed in the festive month of October 2024. As per Vahan data (as of November 4, 7am), cumulative sales of the Freedom 125 are 20,942 units comprising 272 units in the… Continue reading Bajaj Auto sells over 11,000 CNG bikes in October, Freedom sales cross 21,000 since launch
Audi RS Q8
There’s a fair bit going on with the RS Q8. Underneath its aggressively enhanced Q8 skin (the legendary Group B S1 quattro is said to have influenced the go-faster add-ons, although you’d be hard pressed to see the similarities) is an upgraded Audi SQ8. Out goes that car’s diesel engine, replaced by the same twin-turbocharged… Continue reading Audi RS Q8
Opinion: The GS Trophy is the adventure of a lifetime
“Africa is not for sissies.” That gem of a quip came from veteran GS Trophy marshal Marchant Maasdorp, and truer words have never been spoken. The 2024 BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy has been the most ‘adventurous’ thing I’ve ever done. I got a good sense of that at the very beginning when a chunk… Continue reading Opinion: The GS Trophy is the adventure of a lifetime
How Formula 1 became a global advertising goldmine
“Advertising on racing cars in England doesn’t exactly seem to have taken place by storm, but I gather that several people are working hard behind the scenes with sponsorship deals,” wrote Autocar’s motorsport columnist, Eoin Young, in December 1967. “It’s interesting that the Rhodesian Gunston tobacco company is considering John Love [reigning champion of the… Continue reading How Formula 1 became a global advertising goldmine
Electric 3W sales hit highest level of 65,700 units in October, Mahindra and Bajaj Auto battle turns intense
Along with the electric two-wheeler and passenger vehicle segments, which scored their second-best and best monthly retails in the festive month of October respectively, the e-three-wheeler segment added to the EV industry’s zero-emission fireworks with a new high of its own. At 65,728 units in October 2024, e-three-wheeler retail sales were 15% higher than year-ago… Continue reading Electric 3W sales hit highest level of 65,700 units in October, Mahindra and Bajaj Auto battle turns intense
Electric 3W sales hit highest level of 65,700 units in October, Mahindra and Bajaj Auto battle turns intense
Along with the electric two-wheeler and passenger vehicle segments, which scored their second-best and best monthly retails in the festive month of October respectively, the e-three-wheeler segment added to the EV industry’s zero-emission fireworks with a new high of its own. At 65,728 units in October 2024, e-three-wheeler retail sales were 15% higher than year-ago… Continue reading Electric 3W sales hit highest level of 65,700 units in October, Mahindra and Bajaj Auto battle turns intense