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 …
India's largest vehicle maker Tata Motors has received the Thailand government's approval for setting up a greenfield facility to manufacture eco-cars at an estimated investment of Rs 760-1,015 crore. Thailand had invited car makers from around the world for manufacturing environment-friendly cars while proposing to give tax benefits subject to …
The UK-based Ultra Motor Company has pulled out of a technical collaboration with the Munjals of the Hero group for the electric two-wheeler company, Hero Ultra Pvt Ltd. The company sold 11,000 electric scooters in FY08. Ultra Motors already operates in the country through a fully owned subsidiary, Ultra Motors …
The Nano, the Rs 1 lakh vehicle from the Tata Motors stable, has found an unexpected champion - the environmental group, Worldwatch. In a hard-hitting piece, a Worldwatch researcher has raised questions on whether the global environment groups are not following double standards by idolising a vehicle like the Toyota …
Decision comes weeks after the company pulls out of a joint venture with Renault and Nissan for a facility there. Weeks after opting out of a proposed joint venture with Renault and Nissan Motor for a manufacturing facility at Chennai, utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra has decided to set …
Despite the 8% appreciation of rupee since April 2007 and the fact that it had badly hit sectors like textile and IT, the Indian automobile industry actually witnessed a double-digit positive growth in absolute numbers during the financial year 2007-08, thanks to Companies foraying into newer Markets, several new launches …
THE proposed joint venture between Hero Group and UK's electric vehicle (EV) firm Ultra Motor for electric two-wheelers is off. The two have decided to part ways within a year of launching co-branded scooters and bikes in India. While the existing technical collaboration-cum-joint-marketing deal has been disbanded, the proposed 50:50 …
U.S. sales for each of the four largest automakers in the United States fell last month, prompting some executives to forecast a gloomy spring, a period that typically posts strong sales. General Motors and Toyota said they were optimistic about the benefits of declining interest rates and tax rebate checks …
Tesla Motorsplans to begin selling electriccars in Europe next year, taking advantage of the weak dollar. Ze'ev Drori, chief executive of the US start-up, told the Financial Times that Tesla would start selling the roadsters, which will be priced at just under
India's largest carmaker suffers 2 per cent decline in sales. Despite pushing its manufacturing facilities to the limits, Maruti Suzuki, India's largest carmaker, had to suffer a more than 2 per cent decline in sales in March due to a slack demand for its products. However, arch-rival Hyundai posted a …
Days after the Fiat-Tata joint venture announced an investment of more than Rs 2,300 crore in the Ranjangaon plant in Maharashtra, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra have separately committed to invest Rs 7,500 crore to increase capacity at their units in Pune and Chakan, the auto making centres in …
Corporate social responsibility or CSR has come to be regarded mostly as a farce. . Indian companies put a little money into CSR to make themselves look good. It is important for them to be seen as caring. For the record, CEOs pay the usual lip service to development and …
At Rs 1.92 lakh, Maruti is the cheapest small car now Nano, the Rs 1 lakh car, could expect some competition from Maruti's user car business, True Value. As the market launch of Tata Motors' Rs 1-lakh car, Nano draws nearer, Maruti Suzuki's top bosses have already started discussing the …
As part of its long term strategy, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) is considering moving out its small-car design centre to India. However, at present, no time line has been charted out. The Japanese giant is already investing Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,000 crore in its research and development (R&D;) centre …
Spiralling raw material prices are forcing car makers to contemplate a price hike as soon as June or July. While no one is ready to go on record on the quantum of the increase, top executives from the auto industry said the hike could be around 3-5 per cent. Most …
From the common man's car to icons of the upper echelons of society, Tata Motors will now have a presence in all the segments, both in India and abroad. Going by market speculation, it's now just a matter of hours before Tata Motors completes its acquisition of the British marquees …
Tata Motors has formed a team to look into ways of cutting the cost of its Rs 1 lakh car, Nano. "We have formed a team. The input costs have gone up,' Tata Motors MD Ravi Kant said. Tata Motors has formed a team at its plant in Pune. Nano's …
Tata Motors, GM, Ford, Toyota Among Firms Hiring Auto Designers from IITs, NID Pramugdha Mamgain NEW DELHI IF THOSE four-wheeled beauties catch your fancy, why not give their designing a try? Well, many students are. With global car makers eyeing low-cost countries for expansion, and styling and looks gaining in …
Expectations for the New York Auto Show With American car sales falling and some automakers predicting the numbers could be the lowest since at least 1998, the industry is looking toward 2009. Several of those '09 models will make their debuts here this week before arriving at showrooms this year. …
