Commercial Vehicles

Automobile retail sales up 14% in March; post 21% YoY growth in FY23

All vehicle categories, except tractors, post double-digit growth for March and the full financial year

Ashok Leyland MHCV volume 91% in FY23, sees industry demand gaining

Company increases market share in commercial vehicle segment, credits 'development initiatives in key industries'

PV, CV segments drove auto sales in FY23; demand moderation likely in FY24

PV industry 'very sentiment-driven', will close financial year with 24% growth rate: Analyst

Tata Motors to raise prices of commercial vehicles by 5% from April

This would be the fourth price hike by India's largest automobile maker this fiscal year

Up but not out of the woods: Pain points & what's on offer in Budget

There was a 7 per cent year-on-year decline in the January numbers reported by the country's largest manufacturer Tata Motors

Leyland bags contract to supply 500 buses to Sri Lanka Transport Board

Over 5,000 Ashok Leyland buses are currently in operation with SLTB, the company said

Auto Expo 2023: Ashok Leyland to expand scope of its connected network

Through the telematics-driven connected network, the company helps vehicles on the ground in predicting problems along with quick support in case of breakdowns to AI-based customer solutions

Tata Motors promises commercial vehicle range for city transportation needs

Tata Motors will commercially introduce Ace EV in 10 cities, starting with Delhi, Pune and Mumbai, followed by Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai

Rising gas prices constrain CNG penetration in commercial vehicles: Icra

Rising gas prices have constrained CNG penetration in commercial vehicles to 9-10 per cent in the current fiscal from peaks of 16 per cent, Icra Ratings said on Friday. A spurt in global energy prices has led to a 70 per cent jump in the price of CNG in the last one year. This has narrowed the gap between the fuel and diesel, blurring the incentive to shift to the cleaner fuel. In a statement, the rating agency said CNG penetration in the domestic commercial vehicle (CV) sector has witnessed a decline in the current fiscal, especially in the MCV truck segment. "Rising CNG prices have narrowed the gap with diesel and in turn, diminished the running cost savings from CNG vehicles, which has been the key deterrent," it said. Notwithstanding the recent decline witnessed in CNG penetration, medium-term prospects remain favourable given the improving CNG fuelling infrastructure and push for cleaner vehicles, it added. Icra said CV industry has witnessed a contraction in the penetration

Ashok Leyland appoints Shenu Agarwal as new managing director, CEO

Shenu joins Ashok Leyland from Escorts Kubota Ltd, where he was president

Sundaram Finance looks to grow AUM beyond Rs 50,000 crore in 3 years

The Chennai-based non-banking finance company is looking to scale up SME lending share to 8-10 per cent share from present two per cent over the medium term

Cummins Inc, Tata Motors team up to develop hydrogen-powered engines

India will be one of the first markets to receive Cummins' hydrogen engines, the company said

Overall commercial-vehicle volume to touch 1 mn units by FY24: Fitch

Domestic commercial-vehicle (CV) sales volume will witness significant growth over the next few years and the overall CV volume is likely to reach close to 1-million units by FY24, a report said on Wednesday. The report by credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings also expects growing demand and the resultant rise in operating leverage to boost the profitability of the domestic CV-focused original equipment manufacturers after FY22, despite elevated production costs. A recovery in medium and heavy CVs from multi-year lows, along with sustained growth in light CV categories, will help overall CV volume to reach close to 1-million units by FY24 the level of the last cyclical peak recorded in FY19, it said. According to Fitch, domestic CV sales volume are expected to grow in the mid-to high-teens over the next few years. Factors like rapid recovery in India's economic activity after the pandemic shock and the government's planned increase in infrastructure spending will help sustain an ...

Indian commercial vehicle sector to log volume growth: Fitch Ratings

The CV sector will register mid-to-high teens over the next couple of years, said Fitch Ratings in a report

Commercial vehicles on recovery track, to touch FY19 peak next fiscal: VECV

Commercial vehicles (having more than 3.5 tonnes capacity) had dropped from the 2018-19 peak to 2,34,299 vehicles in 2020-21 and had increased to 3,43,199 units in 2021-22

OEMs to drive 16-18% rise in auto-parts MSME revenues: CRISIL SME Tracker

MSMEs in the automotive components sector should see higher growth as well, but will lag average industry revenue growth owing to lack of vertical integration.

Results preview: Strong operational show to drive Q2 for auto firms

Easing chip supply, demand for premium models and price hikes at play

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

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

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

Commercial EV maker Euler Motors raises $60 mn in funding round led by GIC

Company will use the money to strengthen manufacturing, supply chain and hire talent