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  • Volkswagen sues India to quash 'enormous' $1.4 billion tax demand, legal filing shows

    In the biggest ever import tax demand, India in September slapped a $1.4 billion tax notice on Volkswagen for using a strategy to break down imports of some VW, Skoda and Audi cars into many individual parts to pay a lower duty.

  • Agri focus, tax relief to create positive momentum for auto sector

    Hero MotoCorp Executive Chairman Pawan Munjal said the Union Budget 2025 fuels India’s growth engines with a bold push for manufacturing, green mobility

  • Carmakers see mild uptick in sales to dealers in January

    Domestic sales of India's top four carmakers - which form 80 percent of the country's car market - rose 1.8 percent from a year ago

  • Kia reveals price of compact SUV Syros, to start at Rs 9 lakh. Know features, other details

    The Syros is available in four trims HTK, HTK+, HTX, HTX+, with eight color options including Glacier White Pearl, Sparkling Silver, Pewter Olive, Intense Red, Frost Blue, Aurora Black Pearl, Imperial Blue, and Gravity Gray.

  • Tata Motors vehicle dispatches dip 7% in January

    The auto major dispatched 86,125 units in January 2024. Total domestic sales declined 7 per cent year-on-year to 78,159 units last month, as compared to 84,276 units in the year-ago period, Tata Motors said in a statement.

  • Auto players to benefit from tax sops and higher rural income

    Two-wheelers and entry-level cars likely to see a huge surge in demand

  • Yamaha R3, MT-03 prices reduced by upto Rs 1.10 lakh. Check latest price

    The Yamaha R3 will now be priced at Rs3,59,900 (ex-showroom, Delhi) after introducing new prices and is available in Icon Blue and Yamaha Black colour options.

  • Ola Electric reclaims top spot in EV 2W market with 25% share in January 2025

    With Gen 3, Ola aims to enhance performance, safety, efficiency and reliability, while also improving its gross margins by 20 percentage points over the next 12 months

  • Tata Motors Q3 FY25: JLR shines while domestic business remains muted

    A healthy line-up of new products and strategic positioning of EVs should drive growth

  • Budget Snapshot | It’s time to turbo-charge electric vehicle sales

    The government must set right the anomalies in tax structure wherein batteries and certain components in EV manufacture attract a higher GST than the EV itself

  • Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors share prices jump ahead of Q3 results

    Maruti Suzuki share price up 1.4 percent at Rs 1,2290 on NSE amid strong volumes. The stock climbed past its 200-day average today.

  • Volkswagen India faced customs clearance delays over alleged tax evasion case: Report

    Skoda Auto Volkswagen India has previously said it complies with all laws and regulations and is cooperating with the authorities on the allegtions.

  • Honda says nearing 40% global motorcycle market share, led by India and the Global South

    By 2030, Honda said it sees the global motorcycle sales reaching 6 crore units from the current 5 crore, including electric vehicles, powered by demand in what it calls the 'global south' region, comprising of India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brazil and other South American nations.

  • Gensol Engineering's two-door, two-seater EVs evokes interest among fleet owners

    Gensol claims the running cost of the EVs is as low as 50-60 paise per km, making it up to 80% cheaper to operate than petrol vehicles. Ezio is capable of covering 200 km on a single charge, said the company, with full charging in 2-3 hours.

  • Demand revival in emerging markets aids automobile exports grow 19% in 2024

    Two-wheeler exports rose 23 per cent to 39,77,162 units as compared to 32,43,673 units shipped in 2023, led by motorcycles which grew by 24 per cent to 33,97,586 units.

  • The Drive Report: Audi RS3

    Practical, everyday car and a card carrying member of Audi’s RS club. What’s not to love?

  • Ather Energy introduces multi-language dashboard

    The scooter's dashboard will now support eight regional languages – Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada, enhancing the overall riding experience, the company said.

  • JITO drives India’s largest group car purchase with BMW, Mercedes, and Toyota

    The effort leveraged the collective purchasing power of JIIF’s members to negotiate significant deals, marking a milestone in India’s automotive sector, the press statement added.

  • Maruti Suzuki India to hike prices by up to Rs 32,500 across models from Feb 1

    Due to rising input costs and operational expenses, the company plans to increase car prices, starting February 1, 2025, Maruti Suzuki India said in a regulatory filing.

  • JLR owner Tata Motors says profits hurt by China’s economic slowdown

    During the September quarter, wholesale volumes in China were down 38% on-year, compared to a 44% jump in the North American market and a 6% increase in Europe.

  • Hyundai Motor Company sees slower growth in 2025 on 'macro uncertainties, competition'

    The Trump administration's plans to revoke subsidies for electric vehicles is being seen as a headwind for the company's US plans. Hyundai, along with Kia Motors, where it owns a stake, have been highly popular EV options, second only to Tesla Inc, though by a wide margin.

  • Mahindra CEO Anish Shah says EVs to form 30% of product portfolio by 2030

    Shah’s comments come as the world’s most-populous nation is framing policies to woo global investors in the EV sector

  • Need to encourage all technologies to cut carbon emissions, oil import: Maruti Suzuki

    Speaking at SIAM's 3rd International Symposium for Thriving Eco-Energy in Mobility event here at Bharat Mandapam, he sought government support in facilitating correct carbon accounting of emissions from biofuels.

  • Trump orders end to ‘electric vehicle mandate,’ subsidies

    Although automakers have options for complying with pollution limits, they’re currently expected to meet them by selling more lower-emission plug-in hybrids and zero-emission EVs, while also scaling back sales of internal combustion engine models.

  • Keen to have manufacturing in India, visa issue not affecting operations: BYD

    Despite the political tension between India and China resulting in visa issues, the company has not felt any impact of it on its operations in the country and has also found acceptance of its products from the ’pragmatic’ Indian customers

  • Auto enthusiasts swarm Bharat Mandapam as Auto Expo opens for public

    With the marquee event opening for the general public, scores of visitors were seen entering the Bharat Mandapam premises from the morning hours

  • Indian mobility market to grow 2x to surpass $600 billion by 2030: Report

    Share of four-wheeler (4W) electric vehicles (EV) is expected to grow in the range of 15-17 percent by FY30 from 2.2 percent in FY24

  • Everything you need to know about VinFast, the Vietnamese premium EV maker that has just entered India

    Its first offering in India, the VF7 is a large, luxurious, five-seater SUV with power rivalling that of German EVs

  • India's automobile industry will soon beat US, China to become number one in world: Gadkari

    Presently, size of the US automobile industry is Rs 78 lakh crore, followed by China (Rs 47 lakh crore) and India (Rs 22 lakh crore)

  • BYD launches Sealion 7 EV in India, deliveries to begin in March

    The company did not give details of pricing as it started accepting bookings for the vehicle at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 in New Delhi

  • Best of the Bharat Mobility Expo - Day 1

    A round-up of the best concepts and launches from Day 1 of the Bharat Mobility Expo

  • VinFast to enter India with premium electric SUV to take on rivals

    VinFast unveiled its VF6 and VF7 SUVs at the India Auto Show in New Delhi, as it hopes to draw buyers to its EVs and contribute to India's goals of eliminating carbon emissions on a net basis, said Pham Sanh Chau, VinFast's Asia CEO.

  • EVs dominate on opening day of Bharat Mobility Global Expo

    The trend of eco-friendly technology vehicles dominated the theme across stalls

  • Carmakers at India auto show unveil charging network plans, new EVs

    Fuel-guzzling cars still dominate India's roads, with EV sales rising, but still accounting for just 2.5% of annual sales.

  • Hyundai launches Creta EV at an introductory price of Rs 17.99 lakh

    The Hyundai Creta EV will be available with two battery packs; one with 51.4 kWh battery pack (long-range) offering 473 km on a single charge and a 42 kWh battery pack offering 390 km on a single charge, according to the company.

  • Maruti unveils its first electric SUV - e Vitara. Check top features

    The e Vitara will be available across two battery options, in 10 colours with 4 dual tone options. An Integrated Digital Display of 25.65cm (10.1”) and a 26.04cm, (10.25”) multi-information display present an array of information and controls

  • Maruti Suzuki unveils first electric SUV e VITARA, plans to export to 100 countries

    e VITARA is Suzuki's first global strategic battery electric vehicle, which has been long-awaited in India and many parts of the world

  • PM Modi inaugurates Bharat Mobility Global Expo, says India's automotive industry is future-ready

    PM inaugurated the Expo at Bharat Mandapam in presence of Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, H D Kumaraswamy, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Manohar Lal, Piyush Goyal and Hardeep Singh Puri, and leaders of the automobile sectors.

  • Carmakers in India plan EV onslaught in 2025 despite slowing global demand

  • PM Modi to open Bharat Mobility Expo on Jan 17, over 100 launches of auto, components expected

    The Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025, scheduled from January 17-22, will bring the entire value chain of the mobility ecosystem — from automobile manufacturers to components, electronics parts, tyre and energy storage makers, and automotive software firms and material recyclers — under a single umbrella.

  • The Drive Report: Hyundai Creta EV

    Putting Hyundai’s first localised electric vehicle for the Indian market – and arguably one of the most important cars this year – through its paces.

  • TCS global study finds 64% of consumers likely to choose EV as next vehicle

    The global study by Tata Consultancy Services surveyed over 1,300 anonymous respondents across USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, China, India, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, found that 56 per cent of them were ready to pay up to USD 40,000 (nearly Rs 35 lakh) for an electric vehicle

  • Positive consumer sentiments drive automobile dispatches in 2024: SIAM

    According to SIAM, total wholesales across categories increased to 2,54,98,763 units in 2024 against 2,28,39,130 units in 2023, a growth of 11.6 percent

  • Mahindra reveals prices of top variants of BE 6, XEV 9E electric SUVs. Check booking schedule, other details

    Bookings for BE 6 and XEV 9e Pack Three variants will open on February 14, with phased test drives commencing on January 14, 2025. Deliveries are expected to begin in early March

  • Maruti Suzuki to showcase 'e For Me' blueprint for electric mobility during Bharat Mobility 2025

    Maruti Suzuki has named its electric vision 'e For Me', which it said will aim for a 'comprehensive approach' to electric vehicles as well as its infrastructure, along with 'innovative solutions' to make them more accessible.

  • Automobile retail sales decline 12% in December; jump 9% in CY2024: FADA

    Overall vehicle registrations stood at 2,61,07,679 units last year as compared to 2,39,28,293 units in the 2023 calendar year, recording a growth of 9 per cent

  • 2025 Ather 450 launched with new features. Check mileage, other details

    Ather Energy Limited, an EV two-wheeler manufacturer, introduced the 2025 Ather 450 with a host of new updates. The 450X and 450 Apex scooters now get Multi-Mode Traction Control with three different modes for increased safety and MagicTwist

  • The Drive Report: Mercedes-Benz C300 

    Not quite an AMG, but somehow more endearing and likeable. Is the new C300 all the sedan you need? 

  • Hyundai in talks with TVS Motor to develop electric three-wheeler: Report

    Hyundai, which already offers the Creta EV and other electric models, is also set to showcase its last-mile mobility concepts at the upcoming Bharat Mobility Global Expo.

  • December ’24 auto sales: PVs in fast lane; CVs, tractors pick up momentum

    The encouraging numbers came on the back of continuing demand momentum in rural areas and a pick-up in infrastructure spends. Year-end discounts also helped

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