Volvo to launch new models to increase market share
Swedish luxury car maker Volvo Corporation is hoping to garner a 10 percent market share by 2020 by launching new models, expanding distribution network and focusing on brand-building, said a top official of Volvo Auto India.
Jul 03, 2015, 15:41 PM ISTGerman new car sales up in June: Data
During the six months to June, output was steady at 2.917 million vehicles.
Jul 02, 2015, 15:42 PM ISTMercedes-Benz India sales up 43% in April-June
German luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz posted a 43 percent sales growth in India at 3,093 units in the second quarter of 2015.
Jul 02, 2015, 14:48 PM ISTJaguar XF Aero-sport special edition launched at Rs 52 lakh
The special edition variant XF Aero-sport is powered by a 2.2 litre Diesel engine and offers a range of exterior upgrades.
Jul 02, 2015, 12:46 PM ISTAuto component sector to grow 8-10% in current fiscal: ACMA
Banking on revival of commercial vehicle segment, the auto component industry body ACMA expects the sector to grow by up to 10 percent in the current fiscal.
Jun 30, 2015, 16:57 PM ISTSuzuki Motor CEO names son to succeed him as president
Executive VP Toshihiro Suzuki took over the role from his father as president.
Jun 30, 2015, 14:49 PM ISTM&M aims for double-digit growth in Africa
Mahindra and Mahindra has active presence in 20 African countries.
Jun 30, 2015, 13:06 PM ISTGoogle starts testing of prototype self-driving cars
Google is looking for designs that will make the vehicles more approachable.
Jun 26, 2015, 16:45 PM ISTToyota, Nissan to recall more than 3 mn more cars over airbags
Toyota and Nissan, Japan's two top automakers, on Thursday said they will recall more than three million more cars globally because of concerns over airbags involved in eight deaths worldwide.
Jun 25, 2015, 17:43 PM ISTHonda launches new Aviator, Activa-i
With this, Honda has completed eight new two-wheelers model launches in six months of this year.
Jun 24, 2015, 19:52 PM IST'Passenger vehicles' domestic volumes may grow 5-7% in FY16'
The domestic passenger vehicle (PV) industry's volumes are likely to grow by up to 7 percent this financial year, riding mainly on first-time buyers, according to a report by ICRA.
Jun 24, 2015, 19:27 PM ISTAuto exports to Sri Lanka jump four-fold in May: EEPC
Sri Lanka, Italy and Spain provided traction to India?s automobile exports while Mexico, the UK, Algeria and Bangladesh witnessed a major slowdown in shipments in May, engineering exporters' body EEPC today said.
Jun 24, 2015, 18:09 PM ISTGeneral Motors India to hike prices by up to 2% from July
General Motors India plans to hike price of its models by up to 2 per cent with effect from next month to partially offset the recent foreign exchange fluctuations.
Jun 24, 2015, 15:58 PM ISTVolkswagen new Vento hits Indian roads; price starts at Rs 7.70 lakh
The new Vento is available with a range of four-cylinder engines - 1.6 MPI, 1.2 TSI and 1.5 TDI power plants.
Jun 23, 2015, 11:23 AM ISTDaimler India ships trucks to Cambodia
Truck and bus maker Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd (DICV) on Monday said it has started shipping trucks to Cambodia.
Jun 22, 2015, 18:51 PM ISTMahindra plans 6 new tractor launches in 3 years
Homegrown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra plans to launch six new tractors in the next three years, three each under its Mahindra and Swaraj brands.
Jun 22, 2015, 17:33 PM ISTHyundai's Elite i20 reaches 100,000 sales mark
The company had launched the second generation of i20 in India on August 11, 2014.
Jun 22, 2015, 15:33 PM ISTHonda reports eighth death in exploding airbag crisis
Japanese automaker Honda confirmed a new death linked to an exploding air bag crisis -- bringing the global total to eight fatalities -- that has sparked the recall of millions of vehicles.
Jun 22, 2015, 14:36 PM ISTMercedes-Benz expects double-digit growth in 2015
The company's network presence is spread across 73 outlets in 39 cities.
Jun 17, 2015, 21:29 PM ISTMahindra First Choice aims to sell 7,000 SCVs in FY16
The company currently has 57 SCV outlets and a total of 515 outlets across the country.
Jun 17, 2015, 19:44 PM IST