New marketing and sales head for Mercedes-Benz India operations

After previously working as General Manager with Mercedes-Benz in New Zealand, Lance Bennett heads over to Mercedes-Benz India as its Vice President. He will be responsible for marketing, sales and after sales.

Royal Enfield set to scale a new peak of 8.5 lakh units in FY23

Exports set to cross a milestone of one lakh units in the current financial year accounting for 12 percent of its total production. Ketan Thakkar and Shruti Mishra have the details.

End of the road soon for Honda's long-serving diesel car engines

Honda Cars India (HCIL) will stop offering a diesel engine option in its vehicles by early next year, sources have told Autocar Professional.

'We expect to double our business in India in the next three to five years'

Grupo Antolin s Chairman Ernesto Antolinand CEO Ramon Sotomayor spoke with Ketan Thakkar about the Indian market and how the country was becoming adevelopment hub for its global ops.

India 2.0 Project drives Skoda Auto Volkswagen to record high

The European major which posted over 80 percent growth in output is on course to breach the one lakh cumulative sales barrier and achieve 2.5 percent group market share

India to play big role for Renault-Nissan alliance

Plans include ramping up domestic and export production with investments worth $500 million, return of Duster SUV on new platform among others

'Affordable EVs for Europe can come from India'

Says Chief Executive Officer of Stellantis Carlos Tavares. He tells Ketan Thakkar that the India business is already profitable and insulated from any slowdown as their breakeven point is below 40 percent of revenues.

'We will be coming out with the second wave of investment soon'

Roland Bouchara, MD of Stellantis India spoke with with Autocar Professional’s Ketan Thakkar, Manobhava Baruah and What Car India’s Mughda Mishra about the current status of the brands, their respective aspirations in terms of growth, future investments and plans for electrification.

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Proving to be a hot ticket

India's three big automotive brands Hyundai Motor, Tata Motors and Mahindra Mahindraare alllooking to ramp up production and arein theracetoacquire GM's Talegaon plant for this.

Exide moves into Lith-ion battery biz

Lead-acid makers’ Advance Cell Chemistry batteries project going ahead despite missing out on government's Production Linked Incentive scheme. Shruti Mishra has the details of the plan.

India's PLI capex to surge to Rs 170k crore

The governmentis also considering PLIschemes for a few moresectors like containers and electrolysers.

Force Motors details all-new 2022 Urbania MPV variants with prices

Urbania will offer crash and rollover compliance with air bags for driver and co-driver.

Bridgestone India's MD Parag Satpute assumes global role

Parag Satpute had assumed the role of MD of Bridgestone India in November 2017.

Rane Group chairman L Ganesh conferred Deming Award for TQM

TVS Motor chairman Venu Srinivasan was conferred with the Deming Award for TQM in 2019.

Brand new Toyota Innova Hycross SUV to be offered with hybrid powertrain

The new Innova will ditch its rear-wheel-drive IMV platform for a lighter, more sophisticated front-wheel-drive TNGA modular architecture.

PMV Electric in talks with private equity investors to raise funds

The electric quadricycle maker aims to raise Rs 300 crore over the next two years and plans to use the funds to invest in its current and future expansion plans.

Maruti Suzuki hits retail milestone with 3,500th new car sales outlet

The milestone coincides with the 40th anniversary of Maruti Suzuki in India.

McLaren, now in India officially

The brand’s initial focus for the Indian market will be to create an experience centre in Mumbai and expand operations as business grows.

Grupo Antolin design centre in Pune

Spain-based interior solution specialist to use Indian unit to service global auto OEMs, writes Ketan Thakkar

Multibrand TVS Motors riding high on new products

One of the most innovative 2W makers in India expects to produce 10,000 units of the iQube electric scooter in November 2022 and targets 25,000 units by March 2023. Mayank Dhingra has the details.

Best and brightest shine at world's most anticipated two-wheeler show

For motorcycle and scooter aficionadoes, 2022 EICMA was the the platform where all the action took place.

Banking on wedding season sales

Retail industry watchers think that the forthcoming marriage season will witness higher two-wheeler offtakes compared to the April-March wedding season. Amit Vijay M examines the possibilities.

Mahindra sells controlling stake in Peugeot Motorcycles to Mutares

Indian automajor will remain a co-shareholder and will support new product launches for the French brand.

Bajaj Auto to ramp up production of electric and premium models

Capital investment of Rs 750 crore is the highest in recent times. Shruti Mishra has the full story.

Gains made by Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India should worry rivals

Honda takes an aggressive approach to amp up volumes. Shahkar Abidi and Ketan Thakkar have details.

Hero MotoCorp to shed its budget appeal in favour of premium pitch

Although the two-wheeler makers' revenue increased by 7.4 percent, it thinks it is the right time to enter 300cc market with premium models and strengthen its partner brand offerings. Amit Vijay M reports.

Domestic ICE 2W sales rebound on the back of strong festive demand

India's two-wheeler industry is seeing green shoots of recovery as domestic dealer dispatches grew by 1.33 percent at 14,96,052 units for October 2022 as against 14,77,335 last year. Amit Vijay M has the full story.

Castrol India chalks out major business diversification plan

India's second-largest lubricant maker will invest Rs 500 crore by FY27 in its existing business and will also explore new business opportunities in the EV ecosystem. Amit Vijay M checks out the new initiatives.

Saietta VNA India-made e-motor trials to commence in 2023

The start-up JV set-up has designed e-motors specifically for Indian conditions, writes Mayank Dhingra.