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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.

Two-wheeler sales drag domestic auto sales to six-year low, exports shine

Overseas shipments by volume of scooters and motorbikes hit the highest since FY16

Auto sales remain low in FY22; two-wheeler dispatches lowest in 10 years

SIAM President Kenichi Ayukawa noted that despite some recovery from a low base, sales of all four segments of the auto industry were below even the 2018-19 level

Auto industry to reach pre-pandemic highs by FY2024, says FADA

FADA anticipates the auto industry to come out of the woods and reach pre-pandemic highs by FY2024

Supply chain worries for auto sector to continue even as demand improves

Industry fears Russia-Ukraine war will further dent recovery prospects as supply chains will be disrupted further

Lexus drives in all-new version of NX 350h SUV in India at Rs 64.9 lakh

Toyota's luxury car arm Lexus on Wednesday launched the all-new version of its NX 350h SUV in India with a price starting at Rs 64.9 lakh (ex-showroom).

Sensex gyrates 1,227pts, ends 779pts down; Maruti dips 6%, Coal India up 9%

Closing Bell: The benchmarks were bogged down by Maruti Suzuki, Dr Reddy's Labs, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, ICICI Bank, HDFC twins, Eicher Motors, and Sun Pharma

Mahindra's Q3 net rises over two-fold on strong operational performance

M&M's tractor volumes during the quarter declined to 91,769 units over 100,696 units in the same period a year ago

Kia India crosses 100,000 cumulative export-mark in less than 2.5 years

Since the beginning of exports till January 2022, the company has shipped a total of 1,01,734 vehicles

'Domestic 2-wheeler sales dip 21% in Jan; recovery likely in coming months'

The low year-on-year sales volume in January highlights the adverse impact of price hikes, fuel inflation, and Omicron-related concerns on consumer sentiments, says ICRA

Semiconductor shortage: Maruti, Hyundai see decline in wholesales in Jan

Top passenger vehicle makers, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra, Toyota Kirloskar Motor and Honda, on Tuesday reported decline in vehicle dispatches from factories to dealers in January amid shortage of semiconductors continuing to hamper production. However, Tata Motors and Skoda Auto India posted huge jump in their domestic wholesales during the month. Maruti Suzuki India's domestic sales slipped by 8 per cent to 1,36,442 units last month as against 1,48,307 units in January 2021. "The shortage of electronic components had a minor impact on the production of vehicles which are primarily sold in domestic market. The company took all possible measures to minimise the impact," MSI said in a statement. Similarly, Hyundai Motor India Ltd reported a 15.35 per cent drop in its domestic sales to 44,022 units last month against 52,005 units in January 2021. In contrast, Tata Motors' total passenger vehicles sale was higher at 40,777 units last month as compared to 26,978 units

Mahindra & Mahindra total sales increase 20% in January

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Tuesday said its total sales increased by 19.55 per cent to 46,804 units in January 2022. The company's total sales stood at 39,149 units in January 2021. The Mumbai-based auto major's passenger vehicle sales in the domestic market stood at 19,964 units last month as against 20,634 units in January last year. Commercial vehicles sales increased to 23,979 units last month as compared with 16,229 units in January 2021. The company said its exports last month stood at 2,861 units as against 2,286 units in the same month last year. "We continued our growth trajectory with an overall growth of 20 per cent in January 2022...We continue to closely monitor the semi-conductor related parts issue and take corrective action as appropriate," M&M Automotive Division CEO Veejay Nakra said in a statement.

Top headines: RBI on corporate bonds; December qtr auto sales slip

Sales of automobiles across all segments in India, the world's fifth-largest market, hit a multi-year low in the December quarter owing to pandemic-induced factors

New year cheer for indices! Sensex above 59K, up 929 pts; Nifty atop 17,600

The gains came even as India's manufacturing activity lost some momentum in December, with the Manufacturing PMI easing to a three-month low of 55.5

Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto: Near-term headwinds may keep auto shares volatile

Going ahead, analysts at Motilal Oswal Financial Services see easing semiconductor supplies supporting PV wholesales, but the two-wheeler segment will take time to recover

Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles sees 69% surge in sales in FY22

The company sold 32,050 units during the first eight months of 2019-20.

Easing supply and pent-up demand to boost auto sales: A CRISIL analysis

Commercial vehicle (CV) volumes are expected to rise 20-22 per cent this fiscal, aided by economic recovery and the government's infra spending.

Prolonged waiting period due to chip crunch can harm demand: Maruti Suzuki

Longer waiting periods with semiconductor shortage affecting production can have a negative impact on car demand, although the supply constraints of chips have gradually improved over the last few months, according to a senior official of car market leader Maruti Suzuki India. The company currently has a pending order of around 2.5 lakh units with demand in the market continuing to be buoyant, while its production was over 80 per cent of normal in November. "The bookings show that the demand continues to be quite robust, both in terms of inquiries and the bookings, but now availability is an issue and waiting periods have gone up," Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) Senior Executive Director (Marketing & Sales) Shashank Srivastava. He further said, "So we are a little bit afraid that the longer waiting periods will affect the demand pattern and it can have a negative impact." Depending on models and variants the waiting period can range from weeks to months in the domestic passenger ..

Maruti Suzuki to hike vehicle prices from Jan, cites rise in input costs

The price increase would vary from model to model, the auto major said, without sharing the details.

Amid chip shortage, M&M records 6% drop in Nov auto sales to 40,102 units

While domestic passenger vehicles sales rose 7% YoY to 19,458 units, domestic commercial vehicles sales fell 23% to 17,543 units in November 2021