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Vehicle service start-up Automovill forays into Pune, adds 20 partner workshops and 3 company owned hubs

Bangalore-based full-stack mobility start-up Automovill has launched its operations in Pune with 20 car repair workshops partners and has established 3 company-owned Hubs in the first phase of expansion in the city.  The start-up was founded in 2016 in Guwahati by Mridu Mahendra Das and Chinmay Baruah and recently joined by Ramana Sambu as co-founder… Continue reading Vehicle service start-up Automovill forays into Pune, adds 20 partner workshops and 3 company owned hubs

Hyundai targets 5,000 CNG car sales a month

Hyundai Motor India, like passenger vehicle market leader Maruti Suzuki India, is strongly bullish on increasing its sales of CNG-powered cars. Despite the recent retail price reduction in petrol and diesel following the Central excise duty cut and VAT by some States, CNG is still far cheaper and more affordable. At upwards of Rs 90… Continue reading Hyundai targets 5,000 CNG car sales a month

Tata Motors is best auto pick, followed by M&M and Maruti: Ashwin Patil

I think that Tata Motors is better placed followed by M&M and the third is Maruti. Tata Motors is the top pick among auto stocks because the commercial vehicle (CV) industry is performing really well in the domestic market. Also, on the JLR side, things are improving, says Ashwin Patil, Equity Research Analyst, LKP Advisory… Continue reading Tata Motors is best auto pick, followed by M&M and Maruti: Ashwin Patil

October 2021 sales: PVs marred by supply constraints, 2Ws in red, CV sales improve

The top two carmakers of the Indian auto industry reported a fall in domestic sales ranging from 30 per cent. New Delhi: Diwali is here and so is hope for a better business for the automotive OEMs. Normally, the festive season sales account for about 40% of the annual vehicle sales. But this year the… Continue reading October 2021 sales: PVs marred by supply constraints, 2Ws in red, CV sales improve

Apollo Tyres launches premium Vredestein brand in India

Strengthening its product offering in India, Apollo Tyres has launched the premium European brand, Vredestein, which it acquired in 2009, in the country. Vredestein tyres will be manufactured at Apollo’s state-of-the-art facilities in India, and will cater to the premium and luxury segment in passenger cars, while the two-wheeler tyres from the brand would cater… Continue reading Apollo Tyres launches premium Vredestein brand in India

New Mazda 2 to gain hybrid tech in Toyota collaboration

Mazda appears to be gearing up to launch a rebadged version of the Toyota Yaris, which could soon become the replacement for the Mazda 2 supermini. Nothing’s official yet but, after trawling through the company’s various investor presentations and financial results, we’ve pieced together the story. The new car will form part of Mazda’s long-running… Continue reading New Mazda 2 to gain hybrid tech in Toyota collaboration

Hybrid vehicles key to India’s electric shift, Schaeffler says

“Hybrid vehicles will play an equally important role because they are able to address some of the immediate infrastructure challenges around e-mobility,” Schaeffler said. Hybrid vehicles are a better fit than battery-powered electric cars for India in the immediate future, given the nation’s shortcomings in EV infrastructure, according to the regional head of auto parts… Continue reading Hybrid vehicles key to India’s electric shift, Schaeffler says

Honda, where’s my car? Production cuts lead to yearlong waits

TOKYO — Automobile production cuts triggered by a global chip shortage and the raging pandemic in Southeast Asia have now reached consumers as buyers of Toyota and Honda vehicles are asked to wait more than a year to receive vehicles they have ordered. Honda announced that its domestic production in August and September is down roughly… Continue reading Honda, where’s my car? Production cuts lead to yearlong waits

Autos & Transportation · 7:58 AM UTCFord wakes up badly burnt from its India dreamWhen Ford Motor Co built its first factory in India in the mid-1990s…

NEW DELHI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – When Ford Motor Co (F.N) built its first factory in India in the mid-1990s, U.S. carmakers believed they were buying into a boom – the next China. The economy had been liberalised in 1991, the government was welcoming investors, and the middle class was expected to fuel a consumption… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · 7:58 AM UTCFord wakes up badly burnt from its India dreamWhen Ford Motor Co built its first factory in India in the mid-1990s…