TVS Motor Company said August sales rose 46% compared to August last year. The growth is faster than what was seen in July, when sales had risen 32% year on year. Total sales during August 2014 was 227,482 units. In July, TVS Motor had sold 203,092 units a year ago. The numbers indicate a pick […]
Ford India more than doubled its sales in May, selling 12,288 vehicles in combined domestic wholesales and exports, compared with 5,993 units sold in the corresponding period last year. The increase was largely the result of strong exports. The company exported 6,235 vehicles, against 1,991 units in the corresponding period last year. Domestic sales […]
Yamaha Motor India reported much better numbers for May than Bajaj Auto. Yamaha said May auto sales were 40% higher in India compared to a year ago. The company sold 47,680 units in May 2014 against 34,021 units sold in May last year in the domestic market. In the export markets, the company sold 19,440 […]
Honda Cars India Ltd reported a strong showing of 13,362 cars sold in India in May, up 18% compared to the previous year. Including exports, Honda India sold 13,880 cars in May, compared to just 11,342 in April. The May numbers were slightly better for Amaze, which has seen its numbers fall sharply after the […]
Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest car maker, reported a 19.2% increase in May auto sales, boosted by strong exports and a pickup in the sales of mid-range compact cars such as Swift and Ritz. Total sales in May was 1,00,925 units, out of which exports accounted for 10,365. Exports for May were up 51.2%. Domestic sales […]
Even as Toyota India reported a better than expected number for car sales, Mahindra & Mahindra reported a 19% decline in sales for passenger vehicle sales in May. Total May auto sales for Mahindra & Mahindra was down 13% at 37,869. The company, which makes the XUV 5oo — one of the most advanced passenger […]
Bajaj Auto Ltd reported a 4% jump in May 2014 auto sales compared to May 2013 due to a rise in the commercial vehicle sales. The company which gets about 11% of its volumes from commercial vehicles such as auto-rickshaws, had been having a tough time in the division. In May, the commercial vehicle division […]
After a bruising stand-off with workers, Toyota Kirloskar Motor bounced back in May, posting a 6% increase in vehicle sales compared to the same month a year ago. The jump was helped by the launch of its Etios Cross SUV and the new Corolla Altis. It may be noted that the Cross enters a segment […]
Ford India said it has re-opened bookings for all variants of its most awarded, urban SUV Ford EcoSport. Ford India had stopped bookings for EcoSport after the waiting time got too long due to high demand. “With 50,000 EcoSports delivered, we have significantly reduced the waiting period and are pleased to extend the opportunity to […]
March continued to be dominated by Honda, with Hero, Yamaha and TVS trying to play catch up. Sales growth in the scooter segment was 53%, while motorcycle growth was 57%. Market share increased to 28% while market share in domestic and exports combined was 26%. It saw the highest monthly and yearly sales in March […]
Indian passenger vehicle industry’s domestic volumes may likely decline by 6-7% in 2013-14 but grow by 2-3% in 2014-15, as demand weakness continues to impact not just the small car segment (that accounts for 55-60% of industry volumes), but also the UV segment that had shown robust growth in 2012-13, says ICRA in its latest […]
Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. said domestic sales of two-wheelers rose 32.5% in February 2014 compared to the previous year. Domestic sales had risen by 6.5% to 31,721 units in January. It was not clear what the exact reason for the sudden jump was, but the company said the launch of its new scooter helped […]
With Honda yet to report its car sales numbers for February, it was clearly Ford which led the industry in terms of sales growth during the month. Tata Motors, on the other hand, was the worst hit, with sales falling 35%. Powered by the EcoSports, which was launched late last last year, Ford reported a […]
Hero MotoCorp, which makes the Hero brand of motorcycles in India, said January shipments rose 0.6% to 561,253 two-wheelers. Two days ago, its former joint venture partner and current competitor Honda Motors and Scooters India had announced a 50% jump in shipments to 344,750 two wheelers in January. Hero, the biggest players in the market, has been […]
Even as market leader Maruti Suzuki reported a 10% fall in January vehicle sales, Ford India said it had seen a nearly 50% rise in sales during the same month. Including exports, Ford sold 10,634 vehicles January 2014, up 49 percent from 7115 units a year earlier. Domestic sales for January remained steady at 6,706 units […]
TVS Motor Company recorded 6% increase in total sales in January, compared to a 2% increase seen in December. January sales was 186,313 units against 175,931 units recorded in the month of January 2013. December sales was 159,495 units. The company’s total exports grew by 39% with sales increasing from 20,723 units in the month of […]
