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With the XL6, Maruti looks to turbo-charge the MPV market share

The XL6, which has improved suspension, better ground clearance and larger tires (16 inch vs the older 15 inch), is notable for its utility in the great outdoors

Hyundai Motor total sales decline 5% in April; exports up to 12,200 units

Hyundai Motor India on Sunday reported a 5 per cent decline in total sales at 56,201 units in April 2022.

Maruti Suzuki April sales slip 6% to 150,661 units; exports climb 7%

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Sunday reported a 6 per cent decline in total wholesales to 1,50,661 units in April.

Skoda Auto India sales zoom over five-fold to 5,152 units in April

Skoda Auto India on Sunday said its sales surged by over five-fold in April to 5,152 units compared to 961 units in the year-ago period.

MG Motor India retail sales decline 22% to 2,008 units in April

MG Motor India on Sunday said its retail sales declined 22 per cent to 2,008 units last month compared to 2,565 in April 2021.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor sales rise by 57% to 15,085 units in April

Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Sunday said its dispatches to dealers rose by 57 per cent in April to 15,085 units from 9,600 in the same month last year.

EV fire incidents will be probed; industry bound to grow: Transport Secy

Road Transport and Highways Secretary Giridhar Aramane said each and every incident will be probed and asserted that the Indian EV industry is bound to prosper and grow beyond 'our imagination'.

Tata Motors has global ambitions for electric vehicles: N Chandrasekaran

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran stresses the automaker's global plans for its EVs over the next three years

Volkswagen, BP could expand e-car charging alliance to other regions

Volkswagen also has European charging cooperations with Italy's Enel and Spain's Iberdrola, with Diess saying there would soon be an update on the latter alliance

JLR launches innovation strategy to accelerate modern luxury vision

Jaguar Land Rover said it has initiated "Open Innovation strategy", to accelerate next-generation technology and sustainability

Isuzu Motors appoints Wataru Nakano as President for India operations

Nakano, who was General Manager, LCV Business Department at Isuzu Motors, Japan, has taken over from Tsuguo Fukumura as the President and Managing Director of IMI, the company said in a statement

With EV foray, Atul Auto eyes L5 battery-run three-wheelers via subsidiary

The wholly-owned subsidiary Atul Greentech Pvt Ltd designs and develops innovative solutions for last-mile electric mobility for domestic and export markets

Hyundai Motor's Q1 tops forecast as weak won helps global sales

Sales climbed 11 per cent from a year earlier to 30.3 trillion won, higher than forecast thanks to robust sales of sport utility vehicles and Genesis luxury models

Self Drive Nepal to be BYD electric vehicle's exclusive rental partner

A BYD service center will also be set up at Spark Group's facility in Guheshwori, Kathmandu, which is scheduled to be operational within May 2022

Does draft battery-swapping policy address all concerns of the industry?

Amid e-scooters erupting in flames, the govt has come out with a draft on battery-swapping policy with a host of incentives. Will swapping address the safety concerns facing the electric two-wheelers?

Niti Aayog's draft EV battery policy leaves too many unanswered questions

The mode of financing vehicles without a battery has not been spelt out

Maruti Suzuki looks to ride SUV wave to drive past 50% market share

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) will keep consolidating its existing product line-up while bolstering presence in the fast growing SUV segment

Luxury carmakers see accelerated demand for premium-end models in India

Luxury carmakers -- Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW, are witnessing accelerated demand for their models at the premium-end in India, leading to longer waiting periods amid supply constraints

Ola Electric recalling 1,441 units of two-wheelers due to fire cases

Ola Electric is recalling 1,441 units of its electric two-wheelers in the wake of incidents of vehicles catching fire, according to a company statement.

Tata Motors hikes prices to curb rising input cost, effective immediately

Tata Motors on Saturday said it has hiked the prices of its passenger vehicles by an average 1.1 per cent with immediate effect