The first quarter of fiscal year 2024 is over and the wholesales report card is out. As per the numbers released by apex industry body SIAM, India Auto Inc dispatched a total of 54,98,602 vehicles, which is an 11% year-on-year increase (April-June 2022: 48,33,910 units). This means Q1 FY2024’s performance can be viewed to be… Continue reading India Auto Inc sells 5.49 million vehicles in Q1 FY24, clocks 11% growth, CVs down 3%
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UV sales grow by 18% in Q1 FY24, Maruti and Mahindra shine, Tata and Kia lose market share
The utility vehicle (UV) sub-segment is powering the overall passenger vehicle (PV) segment, which comprises cars, UVs and vans, like never before. If the PV segment has notched its best-ever first-quarter wholesales of 995,974 units, up 9% YoY – just 4,006 units shy of the million mark – in April-June 2023, then it has UVs… Continue reading UV sales grow by 18% in Q1 FY24, Maruti and Mahindra shine, Tata and Kia lose market share
Maruti launches Fronx CNG at Rs 8.42 lakh
Maruti Suzuki has launched the CNG version of the Fronx coupe crossover at Rs 8.42 lakh for the entry-level Sigma trim, going up to Rs 9.28 lakh for the mid-spec Delta trim. The CNG trims are only available on the 1.2-litre petrol engine on the Fronx, and come at a premium of Rs 95,000 over its corresponding petrol… Continue reading Maruti launches Fronx CNG at Rs 8.42 lakh
Maruti launches Fronx CNG at Rs 8.42 lakh
Maruti Suzuki has launched the CNG version of the Fronx coupe crossover at Rs 8.42 lakh for the entry-level Sigma trim, going up to Rs 9.28 lakh for the mid-spec Delta trim. The CNG trims are only available on the 1.2-litre petrol engine on the Fronx, and come at a premium of Rs 95,000 over its corresponding petrol… Continue reading Maruti launches Fronx CNG at Rs 8.42 lakh
Suzuki Motorcycle India rolls out the 5 millionth Access 125 from its Gurugram plant
Suzuki Motorcycle India (SMIPL), the two-wheeler subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, has rolled out its 5 millionth Access 125 from its Kherki Dhaula plant situated in Gurugram, Haryana. Access 125 was the first scooter in the 125 cc segment at the time of its launch in 2007. Commenting on the occasion, Kenichi Umeda, Managing Director, Suzuki… Continue reading Suzuki Motorcycle India rolls out the 5 millionth Access 125 from its Gurugram plant
Suzuki Motorcycle India rolls out the 5 millionth Access 125 from its Gurugram plant
Suzuki Motorcycle India (SMIPL), the two-wheeler subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, has rolled out its 5 millionth Access 125 from its Kherki Dhaula plant situated in Gurugram, Haryana. Access 125 was the first scooter in the 125 cc segment at the time of its launch in 2007. Commenting on the occasion, Kenichi Umeda, Managing Director, Suzuki… Continue reading Suzuki Motorcycle India rolls out the 5 millionth Access 125 from its Gurugram plant
Domestic automobile industry likely to log 17% revenue growth in June quarter
Continued price hikes would lend support to authorised service providers on a sequential basis, it said, adding, for Bajaj Auto, Emkay Global expects a 7 % quarter-on-quarter decline in authorised service providers, given a lower share of three-wheelers during the quarter. Domestic automobile industry is expected to log a 17% year-on-year revenue growth in the… Continue reading Domestic automobile industry likely to log 17% revenue growth in June quarter
CNG car sales witness slowdown in first-half CY2023, decline 5 percent
India’s market for CNG-powered cars and SUVs has expanded with the launch of the Hyundai Exter mini-SUV on July 10. Of the 22 CNG passenger vehicles sold in India, it is only the second compact SUV to get the CNG treatment after the Maruti Brezza. The launch comes at a time when retail sales in… Continue reading CNG car sales witness slowdown in first-half CY2023, decline 5 percent
Will Sony become more successful than Suzuki in India?
TOKYO — “The Indian Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World,” a book published in 2020 by Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and widely read in Japan and elsewhere, is intriguing because it explains in an easy-to-understand way how India, which belongs to the democratic camp but places importance on its relations with China and Russia,… Continue reading Will Sony become more successful than Suzuki in India?
Harnessed to Success: Rahul Dhoot’s Story
The year was 1994. It was a new, liberalised and fast-growing India. Global automotive brands were making a beeline for the country, one by one. Rahul Dhoot, a 22-year-old aspiring electronics engineer born into an Aurangabad based automotive dealership run family, decided to join his father’s business. While he loved the automotive sector, car sales didn’t excite… Continue reading Harnessed to Success: Rahul Dhoot’s Story