Spoilt for choice: How changing consumer preferences & tech advancements driving upgrades in electronics and car

Spoilt for choice: How changing consumer preferences & tech advancements driving upgrades in electronics and car

Kolkata | New Delhi: Hyundai Motor India gave the third significant upgrade to its flagship sports utility vehicle Creta this January, almost nine years after its launch in 2015 and about four years after its second generation in 2020. But the next big development followed in just three months with the performance-focused Creta N Line … Read more

Auto sales enter slow lane in May, expected to bounce back in the festive season

Auto sales enter slow lane in May, expected to bounce back in the festive season

Automobile sales slowed down in May as a combination of factors such as heatwaves, election-related uncertainties and a high base led to a decline in dispatches from the manufacturers to the dealers over the year-ago period, said executives at manufacturers that released the monthly sales figures on Saturday.Automobile manufacturers in India count dispatches to dealers … Read more

car inventory: Car dealers may end up with ₹44,000 crore worth of inventory as demand cools off

car inventory: Car dealers may end up with ₹44,000 crore worth of inventory as demand cools off

Carmakers expect to face a record stockpile of 400,000 vehicles worth ₹44,000 crore by this month-end as demand cools in India after a 3-year run of scorching sales. With car despatches to dealers outpacing demand, passenger vehicle registrations, taken as a proxy for retail sales, are also expected to fall by 5% in May from … Read more

Hyundai ties up with Laxmi Group to commence Venue production in Nepal

Hyundai ties up with Laxmi Group to commence Venue production in Nepal

NEW DELHI: Hyundai Motor India on Monday said it has commenced local assembly of its compact SUV Venue in Nepal in collaboration with Laxmi Group. The plant, the first automotive assembly facility in Nepal, has an annual installed capacity of 5,000 units. “Hyundai Venue will be the first locally assembled model to roll off the … Read more

Hyundai: Expect rural sales contribution at record levels this fiscal: Hyundai

Hyundai: Expect rural sales contribution at record levels this fiscal: Hyundai

NEW DELHI: Hyundai Motor India expects sales contribution from rural areas to remain at record levels in the current fiscal as well on account of various factors including anticipation of a favourable monsoon, according to a senior company executive. The country’s second-largest automaker, which sells models like Creta and Venue, reported 11 per cent growth … Read more

Automobile exports from India dip 5.5% in FY24

Automobile exports from India dip 5.5% in FY24

Automobile exports from India declined 5.5 per cent in FY24 due to the monetary crisis in various overseas markets, according to the latest data shared by industry body SIAM. Overall exports stood at 45,00,492 units in the last fiscal compared to 47,61,299 units in FY23. Commenting on the drop in overseas shipments last fiscal, SIAM … Read more

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

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

Better supply and demand drive PV sales to new monthly record

Better supply and demand drive PV sales to new monthly record

Passenger vehicle sales in India reached a new high for February last month amid better supplies and strong consumer demand, making it the fourteenth straight month of best monthly sales, data from industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) showed. Two-wheeler sales zoomed 35% on year, but fell short of the monthly record set … Read more

Hyundai: We will continue to strengthen our presence in the Indian market, says Hyundai Motor India MD Unsoo Kim

Hyundai: We will continue to strengthen our presence in the Indian market, says Hyundai Motor India MD Unsoo Kim

Korean auto major Hyundai said it will continue to make strategic investments towards increasing production capacity, setting up new manufacturing units, introducing new products and technologies to strengthen its presence in the Indian market. Unsoo Kim, Managing Director, Hyundai Motor India, said, India is a “focal” market for the company. “As we look forward to … Read more

Tata Motors Surpasses Hyundai In Domestic PV Sales In February 2024

Tata Motors Surpasses Hyundai In Domestic PV Sales In February 2024

Last Updated: March 05, 2024, 10:06 IST Tata Motors Surpasses Hyundai Motor In Domestic PV Sales In February 2024. Tata Motors emerges as a formidable contender in India’s auto industry, securing 2nd place in PV sales, surpassing Hyundai domestically. Tata Motors looks to be on the course of becoming a supreme force in the Indian … Read more