Automobile

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Auto industry faces new-year dilemma as cost pressures rise but anti-profiteering checks intensify

The rupee’s weakness has also inflated landed costs for automakers dependent on imported electronics, sensors, EV components, and precision metals.

GST cut-fueled festive fever saw one car sold every two seconds

Nearly 767,000 passenger vehicles (cars, sport utility vehicles, and vans) and 4.05 million two-wheelers (motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds) were sold during the period, averaging 18,261 PVs and 96,500 two-wheelers per day.

BMW drops after forecast cut on weak China sales, tariff costs

The stock fell as much as 5.2% in Frankfurt, after the luxury-car maker said it now sees pre-tax group earnings slightly lower in 2025 compared to last year

India's retail auto sales get GST, festival boost in September

Two-wheeler sales climbed 6.5% from a year earlier, while passenger vehicle sales grew 5.8%

OPINION | Unintended consequences of blending ethanol with petrol

Contrary to initial expectations, maize and rice, not sugarcane, are the primary sources of ethanol. This has had an unanticipated adverse fallout on soybean cultivation. The policy question now is should we choose food security over mobility security

September auto sales: From slowdown to surge

Robust festive demand and GST impact drive growth across segments

OPINION | Why India’s auto component industry must prepare for a multi-fuel future

India's mobility future is multi-fuel, with EVs, hybrids, CNG, and ethanol vehicles coexisting. Auto component makers must build flexible, tech-diverse capabilities to stay competitive in this evolving ecosystem

Escorts Kubota: Tractors power ahead, CE segment slows the speed

Policy support and farm sentiment lift growth outlook, but market share pressure persists

Most European carmakers on track to meet emission targets: Study

The European Commission is under pressure to further loosen its climate requirements for the beleaguered automotive sector faced with Chinese competition and US tariffs

August auto sales hit GST speed breaker

The outlook is good on the back of a possible policy push and better monsoon this year

Auto, electronics dealers avoid inventory additions amid GST 2.0: Report

The dealers are seeking clarity and therefore avoiding the addition of more inventory to save working capital and the locking of funds in input credit tax

Maruti Suzuki begins e Vitara production: Check out key features

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off the e Vitara, Maruti Suzuki India's maiden battery electric vehicle (BEV), from the automaker's Hansalpur plant in Gujarat.

Ashok Leyland: Positioned for higher growth amid market recovery

The company exceeded expectations with better operational efficiencies

Rural push, SUV surge keep Hyundai on track

Lower volumes due to weak domestic sentiment weighs on performance

Potholes on the path, but Tata’s long drive is not over

While the management remains confident about the business, declining margin remains a concern

July 2025 auto sales move along a two-speed track

Although PV sales remained subdued, other categories offered resilience

Maruti Q1FY26: Export surge and rural demand help navigate domestic slowdown

The car-maker needs to overcome its budget-car image while establishing credibility in the higher-margin SUV segment

Eicher Motors Q1FY26: Maintains growth despite margin dip

Demand outlook remains strong as the company focuses on global expansion and market share gain

Qualcomm bats for policy backing for connected tech, sees India driving next phase of growth

Betting on India’s digital transformation and growing appetite for smart vehicles, Qualcomm is doubling down on the country’s automotive market, seeing it as a hub of next-generation innovation

Critical minerals: India has agreements with 8 countries, talks on with 2 more

India is looking for bilateral arrangements with mineral-rich countries as China curbs on rare- earth magnets worry the industry

India’s EV Surge: Charging ahead or running on empty?

Although India’s electric vehicle transformation is accelerating, there is an uncomfortable truth of systemic vulnerability behind the bustling activity and promotional noise

Exporters push for India–Mexico trade deal to shield against Trump's steel, auto tariffs

This is based on expectations that India is unlikely to get an exemption from US President Donald Trump’s sectoral tariffs on steel and auto parts through the mini-trade deal, which is yet to be finalised.

Rare earth shockwave: India's auto industry pleads for duty cuts to keep wheels turning

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam), the industry’s key lobby group, has warned that passing on the additional cost burden of imported motors will raise vehicle prices and disqualify manufacturers from production-linked incentives due to stringent domestic value addition rules.

June jitters for automobile demand

Q1 of FY26 mixed for automakers as domestic demand remained soft while relief came from exports