Even as the buzz around electric vehicles and the shortage of rare earth materials that can impact production gets louder, demand for strong hybrid electric vehicles (SHEVs) has more than doubled in the first quarter of FY2026. As per retail sales numbers on the Vahan portal, a total of 26,460 units were sold between April-June… Continue reading Toyota India rules strong hybrid car, SUV and MPV market with 81% share in Q1 FY2026
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Toyota India rules strong hybrid car, SUV and MPV market with 81% share in Q1 FY2026
Even as the buzz around electric vehicles and the shortage of rare earth materials that can impact production gets louder, demand for strong hybrid electric vehicles (SHEVs) has more than doubled in the first quarter of FY2026. As per retail sales numbers on the Vahan portal, a total of 26,460 units were sold between April-June… Continue reading Toyota India rules strong hybrid car, SUV and MPV market with 81% share in Q1 FY2026
The Importance of Structured Training in Today’s Auto Service Industry
When Ujjwal Saini joined an apprenticeship program under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), he had some knowledge based on books and classroom instructions, but very little understanding of how the automobile industry actually functioned in the real world. “A student usually learns only through books,” he says, “but with apprenticeship, he learns the technical,… Continue reading The Importance of Structured Training in Today’s Auto Service Industry
TVS Motor to enter adventure tourer, electric bicycle markets this year
Building on its strong performance and expanded presence in the scooter and premium motorcycle segments, TVS Motor Company is strategically diversifying its portfolio. During the current financial year (FY26), the automaker is set to enter the adventure tourer segment in India, while it will launch its first electric bicycle and, notably, the highly anticipated debut… Continue reading TVS Motor to enter adventure tourer, electric bicycle markets this year
“This 80bhp Volkswagen Baja Bug is a resto-mod done right”
Have you seen the Twisted TBug? Twisted, the friendly, Yorkshire-based modifier of classic Land Rover Defenders (and now owner of a marine division as well), has started offering a Volkswagen Beetle Baja Bug restomod too. (If it starts doing Hillman Imps, our respective garages will look even more alike.) Unsurprisingly, the TBug looks somewhat nicer… Continue reading “This 80bhp Volkswagen Baja Bug is a resto-mod done right”
Exclusive: Mahindra Thar Roxx commands 68% of Thar brand sales in Q1 FY2026
The five-door Mahindra Thar Roxx, which had captured a 45% share of the Thar brand’s domestic market sales in the second half of FY2025, is now contributing more than the original three-door Thar SUV to the overall Mahindra Thar brand. Between April-June 2025 period, Mahindra & Mahindra has dispatched a total of 20,726 Thar Roxx… Continue reading Exclusive: Mahindra Thar Roxx commands 68% of Thar brand sales in Q1 FY2026
Exclusive: Mahindra Thar Roxx commands 68% of Thar brand sales in Q1 FY2026
The five-door Mahindra Thar Roxx, which had captured a 45% share of the Thar brand’s domestic market sales in the second half of FY2025, is now contributing more than the original three-door Thar SUV to the overall Mahindra Thar brand. Between April-June 2025 period, Mahindra & Mahindra has dispatched a total of 20,726 Thar Roxx… Continue reading Exclusive: Mahindra Thar Roxx commands 68% of Thar brand sales in Q1 FY2026
TVS iQube, Bajaj Chetak in Top 10 best-selling scooters for Q1 FY2026
Of the three sub-segments in the Indian two-wheeler industry, scooters with 1.66 million units sold in April-June 2025 saw the lowest rate of decline (-0.2%) compared to motorcycles (2.90 million units, -9.2%) and mopeds (109,361 units, -11%). What keeps the scooter market ticking is the sustained and strong demand for key models. The Top 10… Continue reading TVS iQube, Bajaj Chetak in Top 10 best-selling scooters for Q1 FY2026
TVS iQube, Bajaj Chetak in Top 10 best-selling scooters for Q1 FY2026
Of the three sub-segments in the Indian two-wheeler industry, scooters with 1.66 million units sold in April-June 2025 saw the lowest rate of decline (-0.2%) compared to motorcycles (2.90 million units, -9.2%) and mopeds (109,361 units, -11%). What keeps the scooter market ticking is the sustained and strong demand for key models. The Top 10… Continue reading TVS iQube, Bajaj Chetak in Top 10 best-selling scooters for Q1 FY2026
June 2025 new car pre-registration figures
SMMT released figures for June pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in June 2025 that were defined as pre-registrations. The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 requires motor manufacturers to publish the number of pre-registered cars supplied and the gross income received… Continue reading June 2025 new car pre-registration figures