Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd launched the 2018 version of its high-end utility vehicle, the XUV500, with improved interiors and an engine that is about 10% more powerful than the outgoing variant. The XUV500 2018 comes with an mHawk engine that delivers 155 BHP (114 kW) of power, compared to 140 BHP on the outgoing version. […]
Maruti Suzuki India said it has become the No.1 utility vehicle brand in India, overtaking long-time incumbent Mahindra & Mahindra in the financial year ended March 2018. The company said it had a 27.5% market share in the UV/SUV space in the year. Riding on the success of models like Vitara Brezza, Ertiga and S-Cross, […]
Mahindra & Mahindra, India’s largest SUV maker, said it will launch a high-end electric car brand in Europe, with the first model out in 2020. The company will leverage the design talent of Pininfarina, an Italian design car designer it purchased three years ago. The new brand will be called Automobili Pininfarina. “The company will […]
Power generation company JSW Energy Ltd said it has appointed auto industry veteran Sergio Luiz Pegoraro Rocha of Brazil to head its upcoming electric vehicle unit. In his previous stint, he was President, CEO and Chairman of GM Korea (General Motors, Korea), Uzbekistan and Vietnam operations based out of Seoul, South Korea. The power company […]
Mahindra Group and Ford Motor Company will jointly develop new SUVs, and a small electric vehicle as part of several initiatives announced today between the two companies. The two companies signed five new memoranda of understanding (MoU) that they said will further strengthen their strategic alliance and accelerate the development of key products for consumers […]
Automaker Mahindra & Mahindra said it will invest Rs 500 cr at its Chakan plant in Maharashtra for product development and capacity enhancement in its electric vehicle operations. The investment is in addition to the Rs 6,500 cr expansion program that is already going on at the plant that also makes non-EV models, India’s biggest […]
Luxury automaker BMW launched its M3 Sedan and the new BMW M4 Coupé in India at prices of Rs 1.3 cr and Rs 1.33 cr excluding taxes. The prices include GST, but exclude road tax, RTO fees and other local taxes, levies and insurance. “The new BMW M3 Sedan and the new BMW M4 Coupé […]
Maruti Suzki today unveiled the most anticipated new car in years, the new Swift, with a promise of 12.7% more mileage and 28% more luggage space than the outgoing version. The petrol version of the new Swift has been priced between Rs 4.99 lakh and Rs 7.29 lakh in Delhi before taxes, while the diesel […]
Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker, said it has raised the prices of its models by Rs 1,700 to Rs 17,000. The cheapest models, such as Alto, will see the lowest increase in price and the most expensive models, such as the Vitara Brezza, will see the highest increase. The prices have been raised “owing to […]
The Tata Motors Group global wholesales in December 2017, including Jaguar Land Rover, rose 23% to 1.17 lakh. In November, it had risen 22% to 1.12 lakh and and by 2.7% to 1.04 lakh in October. Wholesales of commercial vehicles rose 53% in December to 47,182, compared to 51% in November to 40,845. In October, […]
As part of its efforts to set up a city-wide network of electric vehicle charging stations, Tata Power announced that it has set up two more electric vehicle charging stations in Mumbai, its first on third-party compounds. The two charging stations have been set up at two of the most popular malls in the city […]
India faces steep odds in its race to meet its solar power addition targets for the current year. Last year, the country had added only 5.53 GW of incremental solar power capacity against a target of 6 GW. This year, the target is 10 GW. However, as of November end, it has added only 3.46 […]
Tata Motors today announced that the Company would be increasing prices of its entire passenger vehicles range by up to Rs 25,000, starting January 2018. The company attributed the increase in price is to “rising input costs.” “The changing market conditions, rising input costs and various external economic factors have compelled us to consider the […]
Tata Motors said its overseas subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover saw retail sales grow 0.2% in October to 46,418 vehicles. Jaguar retail sales were down 14.3% to 12,336 vehicles in October, primarily reflecting lower sales of the Jaguar XE, said Tata Motors. Land Rover retailed 34,082 vehicles in October, up 6.8%, led by the introduction of […]
Maruti Suzuki said it sold 1 lakh units of the 2017 Dzire sedan in just five-and-a-half months after it was released, making it the first car ever to do so. Dzire, built over the Swift platform, was initially targeted at those who wanted a roomy sedan with a dicky instead of the stylish hatchback that […]
WagonR, which was India’s ‘big’ small car for over a decade, has become the third car to cross the 2 mln sales milestone, Maruti Suzuki said. Launched in 1999, WagonR and Hyundai’s Santro were the most affordable cars after Maruti 800 and Alto, which ruled as the mass models. With its taller stance and higher […]
Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest car maker, has started taking orders for the 2017 variant of S-Cross, its ‘crossover’ SUV. Booking can be done for an initial payment of Rs 11,000 at any of its 280 NEXA showrooms, or by logging on to nexaexperience.com. The car has not started selling and stocks won’t be available immediately. […]
Czech automaker Skoda has dispelled the uncertainties around the introduction of its performance sedan range, the Octavia RS series, by bringing the RS 230 to India. The model is the most powerful car launched by the company in India and comes with a 2-litre TSI turbocharged, four-cylinder petrol engine with 230 bhp of power and […]
Tata Motors passenger and commercial vehicles total sales including exports rose 14% in August, while domestic sales rose 26%. The company sold 48,988 vehicles in the month, out of which 45,906 were sold in India. It said it found “growing demand across segments and increased positive customer sentiments” in its home market. Domestic – Passenger […]
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, one of the biggest Indian automakers, reported stronger sales for its SUVs. Total utility or SUV sales for the company came in at 18,225 units, up 7% from 17,119 in August last year. With this, the company has been able to post a growth of 2% in SUV sales so far […]
