Maruti, Hyundai report muted domestic wholesales in October

Maruti, Hyundai report muted domestic wholesales in October

Auto majors Maruti Suzuki India and Hyundai reported muted sales performance in October as the companies curtailed dispatches to dealers in order to cut inventory build up. The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said its total domestic passenger vehicle wholesales were at 1,59,591 units last month compared with 1,68,047 units in the year-ago … Read more

Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors eye record festive sales

Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors eye record festive sales

New Delhi: Led by robust demand in the festive period, Maruti Suzuki India and Tata Motors are looking to have record retail sales in October. The companies are also eyeing bumper deliveries to customers on Dhanteras. The country’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, said it has delivered about 30,000 units to customers on Tuesday. “We are … Read more

GST appeals authority upholds demand notice of Rs 139 cr against Maruti Suzuki

GST appeals authority upholds demand notice of Rs 139 cr against Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Wednesday said a Haryana GST appeals authority has upheld a tax demand of Rs 139.3 crore against the company. “The Commissioner (Appeals) has passed an order for period July 2017 to August 2022 upholding the demand of Rs 1,393 million, in matter of tax liability under reverse charge basis on … Read more

india auto inventory: The curious case of 300,000 missing cars: It is automakers vs dealers in inventory mystery

india auto inventory: The curious case of 300,000 missing cars: It is automakers vs dealers in inventory mystery

Carmakers and their dealers are battling each other over inventory levels amid slowing demand. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) says their members are carrying stock equivalent to over two months of sales, that is, 730,000 units. Carmakers argue it’s about half that — 400,000-410,000 units. FADA has written to the Society of Indian … Read more

Maruti to raise deferred tax liability provision by Rs 850 cr in Q2 on indexation removal

Maruti to raise deferred tax liability provision by Rs 850 cr in Q2 on indexation removal

Maruti Suzuki India on Saturday said it would need to increase provision for deferred tax liability by around Rs 850 crore due to the withdrawal of indexation benefit while calculating long-term capital gains on debt mutual funds. The company was making accounting provisions for deferred tax liability on fair value gains on these investments, Maruti … Read more

Automobile exports from India rise 15.5 pc in Q1

Automobile exports from India rise 15.5 pc in Q1

New Delhi: Automobile exports from India rose 15.5 per cent year-on-year in the June quarter with all verticals, barring three-wheelers, recording growth in shipments, according to the latest SIAM data. Overall shipments stood at 11,92,577 units in the first quarter the current fiscal year, as compared with 10,32,449 units in the same period of the … Read more

Maruti launches limited editions of Alto K10, S-Presso Celerio to boost small car sales

Maruti launches limited editions of Alto K10, S-Presso Celerio to boost small car sales

Mumbai: Car market leader, Maruti Suzuki India has fired its first salvo to revive small car sales. The local arm of the Japanese carmaker has launched limited editions of Alto K10, Celerio and S-Presso models under the “Dream Series” at Rs4.99 lakh. It has also reduced prices of the automatic (auto gear shifts) variants of … Read more

PV exports rise by 2.68 lakh units in last 4 years; Maruti accounts for 70 pc of incremental shipments

PV exports rise by 2.68 lakh units in last 4 years; Maruti accounts for 70 pc of incremental shipments

Passenger vehicle exports from India rose by 2.68 lakh units in the last four financial years with Maruti Suzuki India accounting for nearly 70 per cent of the incremental shipments during the period. As per the industry data, passenger vehicle exports in the 2020-21 fiscal stood at 4,04,397 units. It rose to 5,77,875 units in … 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

Suzuki says will continue to expand SUV portfolio to recover market share in India

Suzuki says will continue to expand SUV portfolio to recover market share in India

New Delhi/Tokyo: Japanese car maker Suzuki Motor Corporation on Monday said it will continue to expand SUV portfolio in India to recover its overall market share in the passenger vehicle segment. The company, which currently has around 58 per cent stake in Maruti Suzuki India, said its net sales increased by 732.6 billion yen (15.8 … Read more