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Long road to recovery: Covid-19 lockdown hits vehicle sales, shows data

Sales of two-wheelers during April stood at 995,097, 39 per cent lower than in April 2019

April auto registrations fall 32% due to Covid surge, local lockdowns: FADA

Automobile registrations across the country dropped by 32 per cent last month as compared to April 2019 with passenger vehicles showing a decline of over 11 per cent, FADA said on Monday

French carmaker Citroen drives into India with Rs 29.9-lakh C5 Aircross SUV

In a first, company to deliver car at customer's doorstep from the factory

Tata Motors passenger vehicles segment ends fiscal 2021 on strong note

Company's SUVs and car sales see a record 422% YoY y jump in March

Passenger vehicles likely to see higher revenue growth next fiscal: Report

Passenger vehicles and two-wheeler dealers in the country are expected to see higher revenue growth and profitability in the next fiscal, the report said

Car sales rise but 2-wheelers drag sector into the red: FADA data

According to FADA data, two-wheeler numbers dropped 16% in February, while passenger vehicles' grew 10.5%

Top headlines: Brent hops past $70; Tata Motors to hive off PV business

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Passenger vehicle sales in India up 11% to 2,76,554 units in January: SIAM

As per the latest data by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), two-wheeler dispatches to dealers also rose 6.63 per cent to 14,29,928 units, compared to 13,41,005 units in January 2020

Shortage of semiconductors, price hikes pull January auto sales into red

Dec had seen sales grow for 1st time this FY, which dealers called a one-off

Not looking at three-way merger now: Revankar of Shriram Transport

In a Q&A, the firm's MD &CEO says as fleets resume plying, recast requests are likely to be lower than the 3% that the company had earlier planned

Tata Motors expects to complete PV biz hive-off by June this year

Tata Motors expects the process of hiving-off its domestic passenger vehicles (PV) unit to be completed around May-June this year

Tata Motors to hike prices of passenger vehicles by up to Rs 26,000

The company had earlier increased prices of commercial vehicle range, from 1 January

Tata Motors hikes prices of passenger vehicles by up to Rs 20,000

Tata Motors on Friday said it has increased prices of its passenger vehicle (PV) range by up to Rs 20,000 to offset rising input costs and semiconductors. The company joins others like Maruti Suzuki and Mahindra & Mahindra, which have also hiked their vehicles' prices. "Rising input costs and material costs of steel, precious metals and semiconductors have compelled the company to pass on the part of the cost to customers," Tata Motors said in a regulatory filing. The company further said, "Tata Motors has marginally increased prices from 0 to Rs 26,000, depending on the variant. Continuing its commitment towards customers, the company will also offer protection from the price increase to customers who have booked Tata passenger vehicles on or before January 21, it added. Tata Motors currently sells PVs ranging from hatchback Tiago with starting price of Rs 4.7 lakh to SUV Harrier tagged at Rs 19.1 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). Tata Motors said its PV business has been witnessing ...

Passenger vehicle retail sales rise 24% to 271,249 units in Dec: FADA

Automobile dealers' body FADA on Monday said passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales in December witnessed a year-on-year increase of 23.99 per cent to 2,71,249 units on the back of the pent up demand continuing from the festive season. According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), which collected vehicle registration data from 1,270 out of the 1,477 regional transport offices (RTOs), PV sales stood at 2,18,775 units in December 2019. Two-wheeler sales increased 11.88 per cent to 14,24,620 units last month, as compared to 12,73,318 units in December 2019. Commercial vehicle sales, however, slipped 13.52 per cent to 51,454 units in December 2020, as against 59,497 units a year ago. Similarly, three-wheeler sales fell 52.75 per cent to 27,715 units last month, from 58,651 units in December 2019. Tractor sales, however, grew by 35.49 per cent to 69,105 units last month, against 51,004 units in the same month of 2019. Total sales across categories increased 11.01

Tata Motors gains 4%, nears 52-week high on strong December sales data

Tata Motors' total vehicle sales grew 21 per cent in domestic markets in December

Automakers see double-digit growth as robust demand lifts PV sales in Dec

Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors, and Toyota witnessed double-digit growth in wholesale despatches in December as pent up demand led to robust passenger vehicle offtakes. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Honda Cars also reported increased sales in the domestic market last month. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) reported 17.8 per cent increase in sales in December at 1,46,480 units as against 1,24,375 units in December 2019. The sale of mini cars, comprising Alto and S-Presso, increased by 4.4 per cent to 24,927 units as compared to 23,883 in the same month last year. Similarly, sales of compact segment vehicles, including models Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire, rose by 18.2 per cent to 77,641 units as against 65,673 cars in December last year. Utility vehicle sales, including Vitara Brezza, S-Cross, and Ertiga, also rose 8 per cent to 25,701 units compared to 23,808 units in the year-ago month, MSI said. Similarly, Hyundai ...

Retail auto weakens in Dec due to lower discounts farmers protest: Report

Farmers protest, lower discounts, especially for passenger vehicles compared to last year coupled with exhaustion of pent up demand, among others, resulted in weak auto retail sales in December

PV retail sales rise 4.17% in November, two-wheeler sales decline 21.4%

New launches, specially compact SUV's, continued to show good demand in the PV segment

Passenger cars brightest spot in auto industry on high festive demand

Maruti and Tata Motors witnessed a strong demand.

Passenger vehicle wholesale up 14% to 3,10,294 units in October: SIAM

Motorcycle sales were at 13,82,749 units as against 11,16,886 units in October 2019, up 23.8 per cent