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Automobile sales in entry level segments remain lukewarm, says SIAM

The sales of two wheelers in Q2 in FY23 at 4,674,000 units still remained below its FY17 levels. But, when compared to Q2 of FY22, it was 13 per cent high

Toyota marks turnaround in India, reports highest profit in four years

The company has worked towards meeting the mobility needs of consumers

Passenger vehicle wholesales surge 92% in Sep on robust festive demand

Riding on the back of strong festive season demand, passenger vehicle wholesales in India increased 92 per cent to 3,07,389 units last month, as compared to the same month last year

Japan's Sony, Honda jointly making EVs for delivery to US by 2026

A new electric car company that brings together Honda and Sony officially kicked off on Thursday, with both sides stressing their common values of taking up challenges and serving people's needs

TVS Motor Company roars past Hero MotoCorp in market capitalisation

TVS has seen the highest earnings upgrades among auto makers over the last few months

Mercedes-Benz reports 28% rise in sales in India at 11,469 units in Jan-Sep

Mercedes-Benz reported a 28 per cent rise in sales in India at 11,469 units in the January to September period this year, surpassing what it sold in the whole of 2021

Chinese carmaker BYD drives into Indian e-SUV segment with Atto 3

Atto 3 can be charged from 0 per cent to 80 per cent within 50 minutes, and it has a range of 521 km. It can reach 0 to 100 km/h acceleration in 7.3 seconds

BYD eyes leadership position in Indian electric passenger vehicle market

Chinese electric carmaker BYD is eyeing a leadership position in the Indian electric passenger vehicle market as it looks to garner a market share of 40% in the segment by 2030

Unit sales down but HMSI's net profit jumps by 604% to Rs 1,000 cr in FY22

During FY22, HMSI exported 332,942 units to various countries mainly Bangladesh, Nepal, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Japan, Peru, UAE, El Salvador and Italy

All new Vespa GTS unveiled: 300 HPE engine, 14 new colours and more

The updates to the Vespa GTS include a mild facelift, a new front suspension and a new 300 HPE engine

Auto sales up 57% during Navratri as all categories put up strong show

Overall sales were also 27% higher than Navratri 2020 and 16% above the pre-pandemic season in 2019; trend seen continuing till Diwali

Majority of Mercedes-Benz models in India to be EVs by 2030: CEO Schwenk

Mercedes-Benz's first electric car in India was the EQC, launched in 2020

Porsche overtakes Volkswagen as Europe's most valuable carmaker

Volkswagen is valued at 77.7 billion euros with Mercedes-Benz third among European carmakers with a 57.2 billion euro valuation

After initial frenzy, electric two-wheeler market consolidating

Just 7 companies accounted for 86% of all electric two-wheeler registrations in September

TVS Emerald to come up with five new projects in Chennai, Bengaluru

Combined revenue potential of the projects is Rs 1,000 cr; firm eyes 3.5x surge in area uder development to 25 mn sq ft in next 4-5 years

Is Maruti's attempt to become a premium brand succeeding?

40 years since the first Maruti-800 rolled out from its factory, the company has come a long way. But did the champion of small cars miss the boat when it comes to the premium segment?

What are real driving emissions?

New vehicles coming after BS VI norms implementation are less polluting. But lab emission test and those done on the road are different. It is called Real Driving Emissions. Find out more about it

Automobile sales revved up 11% in Sept amid festival fervour: FADA

October likely to be good, too, amid the festival season

FAME II scheme helps put EV transportation on a par with ICE vehicles

The incentive scheme helps put green transportation on a par with ICE vehicles

Automobile retail sales rise 11% in Sep on festive fervour, better supplies

FADA noted that October is expected to witness even better overall sales due to the festive season further gathering steam