This ‘Boring Business Stock’ Turned $10,000 to $4 Million

AutoZone stocks have grown 40,520% since its 1991 IPO. If you had invested $10,000 in the IPO year, it would have become over $4 million today. Why isn’t this stock on top of everyone’s list? One possible reason it has managed to stay under the radar is that it has nothing to do with AI … Read more

Hyundai sales rise 9.5 pc to 63,701 units in April

Hyundai Motor India on Wednesday said its wholesales rose by 9.5 per cent year-on-year to 63,701 units in April. The automaker had dispatched 58,201 units in the same month last year. Domestic wholesales saw an increase of 1 per cent to 50,201 units last month from 49,701 units in the year-ago period. Exports rose by … Read more

BH series car number plate is your choice? Court has just quashed some conditions

The Bombay High Court has quashed a circular issued by Maharashtra’s transport commissioner imposing certain conditions while deciding on applications for registration of vehicles under the BH series. A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Firdosh Pooniwalla, in its judgment on April 12, said the circular was issued “without any authority and, hence, flawed … Read more

car sales: Discounts, freebies drive in as automakers seek to push sales

Carmakers have started offering discounts and freebies this fiscal after a hiatus of three years, hoping to entice new buyers and clear record inventory levels. Car dealership stock reached an all-time high of 310,000 vehicles at the start of the financial year. This is leading companies into pushing sales by expanding into smaller towns and … Read more

Vehicle registrations rise by a modest 3% in March

Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – went up by a modest 3% last month to 2.13 million units due to subdued demand during the inauspicious period of holastak ahead of Holi, as per data collated by industry body Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA). While passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle retails declined … Read more

Domestic car sales in last financial year grew by nearly 9% to a record 4.23 mn units

Car sales in the local market in the last financial year grew by nearly 9% to a record 4.23 million units amid improved supplies and sustained customer demand, cementing India’s position as the third largest market for passenger vehicles in the world. Around 370,000 cars, sedans and utility vehicles were sold last month, compared to … Read more

Nissan targets 1 million car sales growth over next three years

Nissan Motor said on Monday it would launch 30 new models by the financial year ending in March 2027 and aim to raise its global sales by 1 million vehicles while cutting costs to improve profitability. Announcing an update to its medium-term business plan, Japan’s third-largest automaker by sales said it would target an operating … Read more

4.2 million car sales may blast their way to record

New Delhi: India’s car industry is on track for a record-breaking year, with sales expected to touch about 4.23 million vehicles, buoyed by a double-digit sales surge this month. The robust performance would cement India’s position as the world’s third-largest passenger vehicle market, staying ahead of Japan for the second year in a row. As … Read more

A mini industry spawns under the hood of a booming car market

Fuelled by rising disposable incomes, an influx of new sport-utility vehicles, and attractive loan rates, India’s car market is racing ahead. India’s passenger vehicle sales surged past 4 million units for the first-time ever in calendar year 2023. As per industry estimates, about 4.1 million passenger vehicles were sold in the last calendar year, an … Read more

Sales of cars, sedans, utility vehicles see their best-ever February

Sales of sport utility vehicles, motorcycles and scooters in the local market increased in healthy double digits in February, on the back of improved supplies and sustained consumer demand. Sales of commercial vehicles and tractors though remained muted, on a high base and amid a cyclical slowdown in demand. As per industry estimates, passenger vehicle … Read more