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

Vehicle registrations rise 15% in Jan driven by strong demand for passenger vehicles and two-wheelers

As per data collated by Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) from the VAHAN portal of the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) as many as 2,127,653 vehicles were registered last month, compared to 1,849,691 units in the same period last year. With rural markets on a recovery mode, vehicle retailers are optimistic of … Read more

Car sales in India drive past 4-million mark in 2023

India’s passenger vehicle sales surged past 4 million units for the first-time ever in calendar year 2023 buoyed by rising disposable incomes, an influx of new sport-utility vehicles, and attractive loan rates. More than 4.1 million cars, sedans and utility vehicles were sold in the domestic market last year, an 8.2% increase from the 3.79 … Read more

car sales: Fantastic four – Hyundai, Tata, M&M and Toyota – fire up Motown, drive into record books

New Delhi: In a record year for car sales, only four companies – Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Toyota – hit new highs, amid weak demand at the lower end of the market. Market leader Maruti Suzuki got to 1.71 million units, but that was still short of its pre-Covid record of 1.73 … Read more

India’s record car sales in 2023: Here’s a look under the hood

India’s passenger vehicle market, valued at Rs 4.5 lakh crore, has been outpacing volume growth. It has just passed a milestone as annual volumes of cars, sedans and utility vehicles breached the four million mark for the first time in 2023. As per industry estimates, about 4.1 million passenger vehicles were sold in the local … Read more

Efforts to boost localisation adding on to revenue of component firms

India’s love for larger, feature-rich vehicles, coupled with efforts being undertaken by stakeholders to deepen localisation, is turning into a boon for local autos parts makers with component sales in the country surging to a whopping $ 36.1 billion in the first six months of the current financial year. An increase in value of sales … Read more