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Will post highest ever domestic sales in 2022: Hyundai's Tarun Garg

Says product portfolio in line with customer's choice for SUVs, non-committal about sales volume; Hyundai's best show so far was in 2018 at 550,002 units

Top cars to be launched in India this Sept, just ahead of festive season

From Hyundai Motors to Maruti Suzuki and Toyota, all major market players will be ramping up their SUV offerings, giving consumers a variety of options

Citroen C5 Aircross to get a facelift version; new to SUV launch on Sep 7

The interiors of the C5 Aircross facelift will have a new dashboard layout, a 10-inch infotainment touchscreen system, and an updated 12.3-inch instrument cluster

M&M to unveil Mahindra XUV 400 EV this week; here's what we know so far

The model, which is basically the electric version of the XUV300 sub-company SUV, was first showcased in 2020 at an Auto Expo

With high August sales, has Indian auto sector entered the fast lane?

Experts say this year's passenger vehicle sales may be a quarter of a million more than the initial estimates. The sharp uptick in August sales also points towards it. Here's a peek into the auto boom

Automakers maneuvering with different gears to shift towards EV

Automakers are stepping on different roads towards eco-friendly mobility with home-grown firms like Tata Motors and Mahindra betting on electric vehicles

Fire-safety norms for Li-ion battery could push up e-scooter prices by 10%

The government on September 1, through a notification, mandated additional safety requirements for lithium-ion batteries, to come into effect on October 1

Sharp rise in e-scooter registrations, penetration close to inflexion point

Ather Energy leads with a 4x increase in registrations in August; Hero Electric crosses the 10,000 mark once again, after a gap of over four months

August auto sales see record jump on easing chip shortage, new launches

Cumulative dispatches at India's top seven passenger vehicle makers rose 30.2% year-on-year to 329,300 units from 260,450 units, shows the monthly sales data released by the companies on Thursday

VE Commercial Vehicles' total sales rise 4.4% to 5,003 units in Aug

VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd reported a 4.4 per cent growth in total sales at 5,003 units in August 2022

Mahindra & Mahindra posts 87% jump in vehicles sales to 29,852 units in Aug

Mahindra & Mahindra on Thursday reported an 87 per cent increase in domestic passenger vehicles sales at 29,852 units in August.

Kia India retail sales up 33.27% in Aug, helped by consumer sentiment

Company says its performance is a good sign for the Indian automotive market

E-scooter makers at 'inflexion point'; August registrations up by over 10%

Spurt was led by Ather Energy that saw fourfold increase in registrations

Commercial vehicle volumes to stay resilient as recovery takes hold in FY23

Margin pressures may continue on competitive pressures, input cost inflation

Mahindra launches new cargo electric 3-wheeler Zor Grand for Rs 3.6 lakh

Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited, part of the Mahindra Group, has launched its all-new cargo electric three-wheeler Zor Grand

E-scooters to hit 5% of two-wheeler mkt in FY23: Greaves Electric Mobility

Greaves Electric Mobility projects that sales of electric scooters will balloon to 700,000 units in FY23 from 250,000 units in FY22

Maruti won't walk away but fight to get back to 50% market share: Chairman

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India will not "walk away" and fight to get back to 50 per cent market share in the domestic passenger vehicle segment, said company Chairman R C Bhargava

Maruti Suzuki open to partnerships to secure future supply chain: Chairman

"If required somewhere, we will get into a joint venture," said Bhargava, when asked what role Maruti would play in setting up and securing its future supply chain.

Audi to enter Formula One in 2026 as power unit manufacturer: Chairman

Audi will manufacture its own power unit in an era when there will be a greater emphasis on sustainable fuels and an increased electrical component in engines.

Are hybrid cars a better solution for India than EVs?

Electric vehicles are way more expensive than the traditional combustion engine vehicles. As India tries to meet clean-mobility goals, are low-cost hybrids the solution that Indian car market needs?