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 […]
Total retail sales for Jaguar Land Rover increased 4.3% to 38,519 in August, the company said. The increase was “primarily reflecting the introduction of the new Range Rover Velar and the long wheel base Jaguar XFL in China as well as continuing strong sales of Discovery Sport and F-PACE,” Tata Motors said. Retail sales were […]
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 […]
Bajaj Auto, which has not been having the best of years, reported yet another decline in motorcycle sales in India for August. However, overall sales of two-wheelers were up 1% due to a 7% jump in export volumes. The company sold 1.72 lakh two-wheelers in August in India, down from 1.75 lakh in the same […]
TVS Motor Company reported strong auto sales numbers for July, while Tata Motors had a more modest growth in the same month. TVS domestic scooter sales grew by 35.8% to 92,378 in July 2017. Motorcycles grew by 15.1% 109,427 in July 2017. However, moped sales were down. As a result, total domestic two-wheeler sales grew […]
Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, reported strong June auto sales and said it cut prices for its scooters and motorcycles in most states of India. “The quantum of reduction ranges from Rs 400 to Rs 1800 on mass-selling models.” it said. The actual benefit varies from state to state, depending on the pre […]
Bajaj Auto said sales of its motorcycles in India fell 36% in June compared to the same month on 2016 to 1.08 lakh units, allowing TVS Motor Co to overtake the company in domestic motorcycle sales for the month. Bajaj’s total vehicle sales, including motorcycles, three-wheelers and exports, were down 23% at 2.45 lakh. Sales […]
Tata Motors said it saw a 4% decline in its total passenger and commercial vehicle sales volumes in May 2017. Total number of vehicles sold (including exports) in the month was 38,361. The company’s domestic sales fell 3% to 34,461 nos. However, sales of domestic passenger vehicles jumped 27% to 10,855 “due to continued strong demand for the […]
Two- and three-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto said its sales volumes for the month of May fell 10% compared to last year to 3.13 lakh units. Motorcycle sales fell by 10% to 2.77 lakh. Domestic motorcycle sales fell by 13% to 1.57 lakh, while exports fell 5% to 1.21 lakh. This is contrast to April, when […]
Ashok Leyland said its vehicle sales for the month of May fell 8% on year to 9,071 units due to a steep fall in sales of medium and heavy commercial vehicles. However, the fall is less than the drastic decline posted for April. The automaker sold 6,139 medium and heavy commercial vehicles — mostly trucks […]
The Tata Motors Group global wholesales in April 2017, including Jaguar Land Rover, were at 73,691 nos., lower by 4%, over April 2016, the automaker said. Within this, commercial vehicle wholesales including Tata Daewoo were at 18,844, lower by 36%, over April 2016. Global wholesales of all passenger vehicles in April 2017 were at 54,847, […]
Vehicle worth Rs 5,000 cr with BS-III certification could not be sold by the deadline of March 31, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said today. In addition, it said, the industry sustained a loss of about Rs 1,000-1,500 cr due to the deadline, it said, adding that the total loss was about 6,000-6,500 cr. […]
Vitara Brezza, the sports utility vehicle from Maruti Suzuki, has sold over 1.1 lakh units in its first year, the carmaker said in an update marking one year of the car’s launch. In total, around 36 lakh four-wheeled passenger vehicles are expected to be sold in India the current financial year, giving the model a […]
Tata Motors reported its best ever sales performance for its UK unit for the month of February in 2017, with total retail sales up 9.3% on year for the month. Jaguar Land Rover, one of the world’s top manufacturers of luxury vehicles, sold of 40,978 vehicles in the month, the Indian company said. The jump […]
The impact of demonetization on the company’s motorcycles and three-wheelers sales in India has worn off, Bajaj Auto CEO Rajiv Bajaj said. “Sales was down 20% in the aftermath of demonetization, but now it’s 0%,” Bajaj said, adding that he was expecting to have grown his sales by 20% through the year. “We were expecting […]
Tata Motors’ subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover reported its best-ever October retail sales of 46,325 vehicles, up 11% compared to October 2015. “The month’s performance has been driven by strong sales of the Land Rover Discovery Sport, Range Rover Evoque, Jaguar XF and the introduction of the Jaguar F-PACE, as well as strong year on year […]
Maruti Suzuki´s utility vehicle sales doubled in October, riding on the launch of new models like Vitara Brezza and S-Cross. The SUV (utility vehicle) sales increased 90.9 % to 18,008 vehicles in the month compared with last year. This is a continuation of the trends seen in recent months. So far in this financial year, […]
Maruti Suzuki,the country’s leading passenger vehicle maker, said its premium hatchback Baleno had crossed domestic sale of one lakh units. In addition to the domestic sales, 33,800 units of the car were exported across the world including countries like Japan and Europe, said the company. Baleno is also the first car to be exportd to […]
Hero MotoCorp Limited, the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, said it clocked the highest ever two-wheelers sales in a single month as sales grew by 11% to 6.74 lakh units in September from 6.06 units last year. With this, Hero MotoCorp has sold 35.6 lakh units of two-wheelers between April to September this year, its highest […]
