Nissan launched a new variant of its Micra CVT Automatic hatchback, bringing the automatic transmission feature to a variant below the top version. The Micra CVT Automatic will now be available in a new XL variant, which is positioned just below the top-of-the-line XV variant. “The demand for automatic cars has risen to over 3.5% […]
BMW X3 xDrive30d M Sport, the sporty edition of the BMW X3, has been launched in India today at a price of around Rs 60 lakhs ex-showroom, Delhi. The BMW X3 is a compact luxury crossover SUV manufactured by German automaker since 2003. Based on the BMW 3 Series platform, and now in its second […]
JK Tyre has denied that it was in a transaction to acquire Birla Tyres from Kesoram Industries Ltd. Shares of Kesoram Industries was up 9% today on news that it would be able to sell the tyre-making unit to JK Tyre, one of India’s biggest tyre brands. “There is no transaction between JK Tyre & […]
TVS Motor Co has launched the company’s legendary TVS XL Super in a special edition to commemorate 1 crore units of the moped sold in India since 1980. The TVS XL Super is ubiquitous in rural areas of south India, particularly Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, and is amongst the most affordable mechanized forms of transport […]
Tata Motors today launched the XF Aero-sport model of its Jaguar premium car range at a price of Rs 52 lacs (Ex-showroom Mumbai, Pre- Octroi). Tata Motors acquired Jaguar Land Rover from Ford for $2.3 bln in June 2008. The special edition Jaguar variant powered by a 2.2 litre Diesel engine offers a range […]
Bajaj Auto, the country’s biggest maker of premium motorcycles, said it saw a 10% jump in its June sales to 2.87 lakh compared to a year ago. The trend is in line with sales numbers released by competitors like Yamaha and TVS Motors. Bajaj Auto’s increase in sales in June is a break from the […]
Hero Motocorp reported lackluster numbers for June, with sales remaining largely flat. The company sold 5,42,362 motorcyles during the month, more or less unchanged from last year’s 5,41,594 units. In contrast, rival Yamaha Motors and TVS Motors reported strong growth for June. Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. announced a growth of 26% in domestic […]
Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker sold 4,039 units in June 2015 as compared to 3,079 units sold in the corresponding month, the previous year, marking an increase of 31% in overall monthly sales and an increase of 19% in Jan-June 2015. The increase is one of the biggest reported by any auto maker for June, though […]
TVS Motor Company recorded 8% growth in sales for the month of June 2015 with total sales increasing from 205,403 units recorded in the month of June 2014 to 222,099 units in the month of June 2015. The company’s total exports grew by 26% with sales increasing from 34,103 units in the month of June […]
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) said its sales fell 8% in June this year compared to last year due to maintenance downtime at its factory. “We sold 10,464 units in the domestic market last month, due to limited production on account of the planned shutdown. We deeply regret the inconvenience caused to our customers due to […]
Sales of Royal Enfield motorcycles, built by Eicher Motors, has jumped 48% in June, the company said. A total of 37,341 Royal Enfield bikes, including Bullets, were sold in June compared to just 25,303 sold in the June of last year. The number indicates an acceleration in the sales of Enfield motorcycles. They were rising […]
Maruti Suzuki’s entry-level sedan, Ciaz, has seen a deceleration in sales in June after starting off very strong in October last year. The model, priced in the Rs 8-9 lakh category, had seen monthly sales of around 6,500 initially. In April and May of this year, sales was around the 5,000/month level. However, in June, […]
Keeping up its aggressive new products initiative, Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (HMCL), the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, today introduced ‘Xtreme Sports’ – the new sportier and more powerful version of its popular 150-cc motorcycle Xtreme. This is the second product launch from Hero MotoCorp in in the month of June, having earlier rolled out the new […]
Volkswagen will launch the 2015 version of its C sedan Vento today at 12 noon. Dealers have already started taking orders for the new Vento. The Vento competes with Honda City, Maruti Suzuki Ciaz and Hyundai Verna 4S in India. The 2015 model is unlikely to witness any big change on the internals, with the […]
Bajaj Auto said its latest premium motorcycle Bajaj Pulsar RS 200 has seen over 7,000 bookings in the first three months since launch and that the waiting period for the model is now two months. Pulsar is Bajaj Auto’s key profit driver and arguably the most successful motorcycle sub-brand along with Hero’s Splendor. ““The all […]
Mahindra & Mahindra will launch its new mini truck Jeeto in Mumbai on Wednesday, taking on the leader Tata Ace. M&M already has a player in the market – the Gio, but has not been able to make a big dent in this space yet. Tata Ace is currently the leader in the sub-1 ton […]
Terra Motors, a Japanese maker of e-rickshaws and two-wheelers, will open dealerships across the country, the company said. The company is aiming at opening 80 outlets pan India by the end of next year. e-rickshaws are a growing category in India, spurred by the need to cut pollution in India’s big cities and the rising […]
The Tata Motors Group’s global wholesales of vehicles rose 2.2% year on year to 79,244 vehicles, the company said. The number is higher by 2% compared to the previous month as well. Unlike retail sales, wholesale refers to the sale of vehicles to agencies like defence forces, other companies and so on. Most of the […]
BMW launched the Sports edition of its Series 3 Gran Turismo Sport line-up in India today. The new BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo Sport Line is available in a diesel variant (the BMW 320d Gran Turismo Sport Line) at a special launch price (Delhi ex-showroom) of Rs 39.9 lakhs. The price includes VAT @12.5% but […]
Tata Motors saw a big jump in the sales of its passenger cars in May, according to numbers released by the company. Nano, its entry-level offering, saw total sales of 1,365 cars during May compared to just 1,001 in the same month a year ago. A similar jump was seen in its core passenger car […]
