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In the lap of luxury, JLR narrows sales gap with Audi
Data compiled for the last three years show that market share of the two British brands in India jumped by 58% to 12.6 percent by end of June 2018
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Exclusive | Audi sales fall in Jan-June period, even as Merc & BMW numbers zoom
Audi clocked sales of 3,423 units during January to June period, a drop of 11 percent as against 3,831 units sold in the same period last year.
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Ashok Leyland Q1 preview: Analysts see net profit rising threefold on surge in demand
The company ended the June quarter with sales of 42,128 units, 48 percent more than what it sold in the same quarter last year
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This week in auto: Suzuki changes stance on electric vehicles in India, Tata Nano nears end of road
Here’s a look at all the major developments in the automotive industry during the week gone by.
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Bajaj regains number two spot in motorcycles, unseats Honda
Bajaj has regained lost ground with its share rising to 16.27% in Q1FY19 as against a share of 13.95% recorded in Q1FY18. Honda’s share declined to 15.84% from 16.51%
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Tata Motors and JLR facing headwinds but we are prepared to grow, says N Chandrasekaran
ndian automotive industry is fraught with mid to long term challenges such as shift to electric vehicles, new safety and emissions norms and shared mobility
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In a first at Mahindra, MD's pay package surpasses that of Chairman's
Interestingly, a managing director getting paid more than a company's chairman is not an unusual occurrence in the automotive industry
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ITC to open its first luxury hotel under ITC Grand brand in Goa this year
The company will take over Hyatt's beach front (Arossim beach) property located at Cansaulim, South Goa in September.
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Want to sell 1.5 million electric cars a year in India by 2030, says Suzuki chairman
Suzuki hopes to continue to have 50 percent market share in India from now through 2030, which would mean achieving sales of five million units a year by then
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This Week in Auto: Volkswagen group readies Rs 7,900 crore for India; Volvo comes out of the shadows of its German rivals
Here’s a look at all the important developments in the auto space during the week
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Luxury car segment: Mercedes-Benz retains top spot, BMW close second
Mercedes-Benz India sold 8,061 luxury vehicles during the period of January to June this year as compared to 7,171 vehicles sold in the same period last year.
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IPO high: Varroc aims to break into the world’s top three lighting systems makers
Varroc acquired the lighting system division of US-based Visteon in 2012 for $92 million, becoming the sixth-largest automotive lighting system manufacturer in the world
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In SUV XC40, we have an opportunity to bring in a new customer: Volvo Cars India MD
Swedish luxury car brand Volvo Cars today launched its most affordable SUV XC40 in the Indian market.
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CEAT to fund Rs 4,000-crore capex through internal accruals
At least 30 percent of the capex will be funded by internal accruals
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No place for cheap sub-four meter cars in our India revival plan: Skoda
The sub-four meter category has a price positioning not only unique to India but something not possible for Skoda to accept given the premium brand recall, the CFO of Skoda Auto said.
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Skoda to pump in 1 billion euro in India, first new product to be SUV in 2020
The company will collaborate with parent Volkswagen to develop these new vehicles as a renewed attempt to break into the 3 million units a year Indian car market.
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This week in Auto: EVs flunk real world driving tests, new launches keep the week buzzing
Here's a look at all the news from the automobile sector that made headlines this past week
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Boards of Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto reward CEOs handsomely despite profit growth slowing down
Growth in domestic sales of both Hero MotoCorp and Bajaj Auto was lower than the industry average last year, as per data shared by SIAM
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Hero MotoCorp creates startup for innovation; Munjal promises more scooters, premium bikes
HeroHatch is an incubation center that aims to foster innovation from within the organization
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Mahindra targets 50% share in domestic tractor market with Trakstar brand
The peak requirement of tractors in India is about 16.2 million as against the current tractor population of 6.5 million.
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VE Commercial Vehicles' Vinod Agarwal says new launches will increase market share
Agarwal talked about the company's plans of setting up a new manufacturing plant and its battles with legacy players with regard to discounting
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One year of GST: Auto cos recover from initial dent in demand
After an initial slump in sales of a few models, the sector eventually ended the year growing by 14 percent
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KTM to transfer production of Husqvarna bikes to Bajaj’s Pune factory
This will be the sixth and seventh model that Bajaj Auto will exclusively produce from India
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Bajaj Auto to set up assembly unit in Indonesia this year
The Pune-based motorcycle specialist launched bikes from its Austrian partner KTM last year in Indonesia
