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"NBFC liquidity crisis hits India’s auto industry hard"
Auto industry lobby Siam has written to finance secretary A.N. Jha about the continued decline in sales from the lack of credit
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"Maruti will soon go for lithium-ion batteries over lead"
The longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries will replace the traditional lead-based ones in cars sold by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
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"Auto component firms are riding the car sales wave with more capex"
Surprisingly, the noise about a shift away from the internal combustion engine platform to electric vehicles has not deterred investments in the former
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LiveMint-Auto | 11/07/2018
Auto stocks skid on proposed higher tax on petrol, diesel cars
The finance ministry is planning higher tax on petrol and diesel cars to offset the additional burden the government incurs on electric car subsidies
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 11/07/2018
Tata Motors’ HX5 Concept SUV to be called Harrier
Developed in collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Harrier's architecture is derived from the legendary Land Rover D8, says Tata Motors
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 11/07/2018
RIP Tata Nano. World’s cheapest car goes up in smoke
The expiry of the 'people's car', as Tata Motors branded Nano in 2008, holds lessons for automakers hoping to make it in India
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 11/07/2018
Tata Motors’ healthy sales growth comes at a price
Tata Motors's rising trade receivables indicate it is deploying more credit to push sales of commercial vehicles
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 11/07/2018
Petrol, diesel cars may be taxed more to push electric vehicle sales
The finance ministry thinks petrol and diesel cars should be taxed more to avoid the additional financial burden that the government incurs as it incentivises buyers under the FAME scheme for electric cars
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 10/07/2018
Porsche launches second generation 911 GT2 RS sportscar in India
Priced at 3.88 crore (ex-showroom), the most powerful model in Porsche's 911 sportscar range is equipped with a 3.8 litre, six-cylinder, twin turbo engine producing 700 hp and 750 Nm of torque
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 09/07/2018
JLR sales rise 0.9% to 52,049 cars in June
While sales of Jaguar cars grew 6.41% in June, that of Land Rover declined 1.5% in the same period
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 08/07/2018
Ashok Leyland plans to take its Optare electric bus to new markets
Ashok Leyland is also gearing up to expand its light commercial vehicle business, international operations and defence mobility segment
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 07/07/2018
Mazda halts production at Hiroshima plant as floods hit west Japan, 11 dead
Daihatsu, a unit of Toyota Motor, and Nissan Motor also halted weekend and evening shifts at some factories in west Japan
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 06/07/2018
5,397 Ford EcoSport cars recalled to fix welding issue, seat recliner locks
The Ford EcoSport cars produced at the company's Chennai plant between May 2017 and June 2017 are being inspected for weld integrity of the front lower control arm
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 06/07/2018
Demonetisation, emissions norms took a toll on auto earnings in FY17
The figures show total revenue of auto makers stood at 4.43 trillion while the cumulative net profit of these companies stood at 31,302.89 crore in FY16
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 05/07/2018
A bad Brexit will put JLR’s £80 billion UK investment plan in jeopardy
Brexit is in 'no-one's interest' and will only increase bureaucracy and reduce the competitiveness of the automobile industry, say Tata Motors and JLR
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 04/07/2018
After 20 years in India, Hyundai repositions as a premium car brand
Hyundai, which competes with Maruti Suzuki, plans to chart a new course in India by offering cars that connect well with the country's millennial demography
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 04/07/2018
Maruti Suzuki plans to hike Gujarat plant’s production by 7.5 lakh cars by 2020
Maruti Suzuki is also commissioning a feasibility study to augment production beyond 22.5 lakh cars after 2020, says MD and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 04/07/2018
Volvo XC40 R-Design launched in India at ₹ 39.9 lakh
Volvo XC40 R-Design, which will compete with the likes of Mercedes Benz GLA, BMW X1 and Audi Q3, is powered by a two-litre diesel engine making 190 BHP
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 04/07/2018
Auto sales sizzle but stock valuations continue to slide lower
One-year forward valuations of market leaders Maruti Suzuki and Hero MotoCorp have come off from the highs scaled a year ago
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 02/07/2018
VW to invest ₹7,900 crore in India, aims at 5% market share by 2025
Volkswagen Group will launch a new SUV based on Volkswagen's flexible MQB platform by the second half of 2020
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 02/07/2018
Auto sales zoom in June, aided by new car launches, low base due to GST
Collective car sales of India's top five automobile firmsMaruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra, Tata Motors and Toyotajumped 43.7% in June from 150,772 units a year ago
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 02/07/2018
Donald Trump says Harley Davidson will take ‘big hit’ if it moves out production
US President Donald Trump said Harley-Davidson risks losing American customers if it shifts production overseas
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 02/07/2018
Clouds darken over Tata Motors as trade wars exacerbate JLR woes
While a meaningful upside to Tata Motors's stock is unlikely in the near term, investors would be watchful of how well it steers JLR through the market risks
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 30/06/2018
Subaru, Mazda are fine being last to sell electric cars
Demand for electric cars outside China is weak, with battery-powered models accounting for only one in 50 or so vehicle sales globally
Read Article LiveMint-Auto | 30/06/2018
Hyundai beats Porsche in quality ranking, Tata Motors’ JLR last
Genesis, Kia and Hyundai have taken the top three spots in J.D. Power's closely watched annual study of new car quality
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