Auto Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …

Nano will not increase congestion: Tata

Looking at making an electric car To enter into defence equipment production DAUNTING YEAR: Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata addressing shareholders at the company's annual meeting in Mumbai on Thursday. MUMBAI: The current fiscal is going to be a difficult year with policy uncertainties, fuel price rise, increasing costs and …

Ford reports $8.7 bn loss in Q2

Bloomberg / Dearborn (Michigan) July 25, 2008, 0:45 IST The company will shift focus from money-losing trucks to fuel-efficient vehicles. Ford Motor Co, the world's third-biggest automaker, posted a record quarterly loss of $8.7 billion and accelerated a conversion to fuel-efficient vehicles to wean itself from money-losing trucks. The second-quarter …

Tough times ahead for auto: Tata

BS Reporter / Mumbai July 25, 2008, 0:33 IST Says fuel price increase and subsequent rise in input prices pushed overall costs. Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Motors said that rising costs of fuel and raw materials are the biggest worry for the automobile industry. Tata also warned of tough …

Renault may revise Indian strategy

Swaraj Baggonkar / Mumbai July 23, 2008, 0:50 IST A year after its joint venture with Mahindra & Mahindra got off the ground, French car maker Renault has decided to revise its sales strategy for India following the Logan's lacklustre performance. The JV begun selling the mid-sized sedan in April-May …

Maruti Suzuki first quarter net at Rs. 466 crore

NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki on Monday reported a net profit of Rs. 465.90 crore in the first quarter of 2008-09, against Rs. 499.60 crore during the same period in the previous year. Net sales stood at Rs. 4,731 crore, a growth of 20.9 per cent over the same period of …

Rising input costs dent Maruti's Q1 net 7%

BS Reporters / New Delhi/Mumbai July 22, 2008, 0:37 IST The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki saw net profit slide 6.75 per cent for the first quarter ended June 2008, from the same period last year, mostly on account of rising raw material costs, a change in accounting norms and …

Maruti Suzuki profit dips 6.7%

Maruti Suzuki, the country's top carmaker, reported a 6.7% drop in the first quarter (April-June, 2008-09) profit on Monday at Rs 465.8 crore against Rs 499.6 crore in the same quarter last financial year (2007-08), due to higher depreciation charge, royalty outgo and manufacturing costs. The company, in which Japan's …

WTO asks China to change auto tax rules

Bloomberg / Washington July 21, 2008, 0:43 IST The decision is the first time China has lost a case since it joined the global trade body in 2001. China violates global trade rules by requiring automakers operating there to buy most components from local suppliers or face higher tariffs, the …

Maruti explores the countryside

IN THE run-up to the Tata Nano's October launch, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has decided to step up its rural marketing drive. For starters, it proposes to penetrate the great Indian heartland, reach every taluka and panchayat by unleashing all its leading economy models at attractive prices. The mission is …

Nano customers prefer to drive 2009 model

After October Launch, Co May Schedule More Deliveries For The New Year Lijee Philip MUMBAI PROSPECTIVE customers of Tata Motors' Nano are learnt to be more keen on owning a 2009 model, compared to a September 2008 make, prompting the auto major to schedule more deliveries in the New Year. …

Car buyers to get third time unlucky

Manufacturers Likely To Hike Prices On Rising Input Costs, Higher Excise Duty Chanchal Pal Chauhan NEW DELHI THE ride is set to get rougher for car buyers, with manufacturers gearing up to hike prices for the third time this year. According to car companies, the two hikes this year were …

ICML readying for world car launch

Sandeep Joshi Enters into a tieup with Pininfarina of Italy Production capacity will be 50,000 units annually NEW DELHI: Gearing up to launch its

How green is your car? Soon, it will get a mileage rating

Energy bureau to give star ratings to cars as per fuel efficiency, five stars for over 25.6 km per litre New Delhi, July 18: Your new set of wheels is going to get its stars. In a first of its kind venture, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is embarking …

M&M unveils CNG pick-up vehicle

ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY: Vivek Nayer (left), Vice President-marketing, Arun Malhotra, Senior Vice President-sales, Mahindra and Mahindra launching the Bolero CNG vehicle in New Delhi on Thursday. NEW DELHI: Mahindra & Mahindra on Thursday unveiled its CNG pick-up vehicle

Hero Honda takes rural road to up sales

S Kalyana Ramanathan / New Delhi July 18, 2008, 0:44 IST India's largest two wheeler company Hero Honda Motors is spreading its wings to capture the commuting bikers' imagination in rural India, after witnessing flat sales growth in 2007-08. The two wheeler market leader plans to cover 100,000 of the …

Nano to cost Rs 1 lakh despite plant cost rise

KOLKATA, July 17: Tata Motors is expected to price its Nano at around one lakh despite cost escalation at their Singur plant but the one time tax you would pay during registration of your newly acquired Nano would go up by Rs 2,000 once the state Legislative Assembly gives its …

M&M to speed up e-vehicles; launches CNG variant of Bolero

AIMING to expand its fleet of environment-friendly vehicles, homegrown utility vehicle major Mahindra & Mahindra plans to introduce an array of alternative fuel variants including CNG and hybrid versions of its flagship SUV Scorpio, besides plans to introduce electric vehicles. M&M; launched a CNG variant of its one tonner pick-up …

Small cars, big bazaars

Has the wheel turned full circle? India is now a car export hub for European & Latin American markets as crude makes world think small HIGH fuel costs and general recessionary trends are forcing car makers overseas to move away from big cars to much smaller makes, opening a huge …

VW`s Indian car soon

Swaraj Baggonkar / Mumbai July 17, 2008, 0:48 IST The story about India enticing world auto majors will add another feather in European giant Volkswagen's (VW) cap as it prepares for its first fully-original Indian Volkswagen car, made with the help of expertise provided by Indian engineers and designers. The …

  1. 1
  2. ...
  3. 85
  4. 86
  5. 87
  6. 88
  7. 89
  8. ...
  9. 101

IEP child categories loading...