Motown shifts gears: Carmakers move towards premium segments as mass-market growth slows

Motown shifts gears: Carmakers move towards premium segments as mass-market growth slows

Mumbai: Leading mass-market carmakers are recalibrating product strategies to make more higher-margin vehicles, seeking to offset the impact of a circumspect 3-4% industry-level growth and rely instead on a customer segment that’s less sensitive to prices — and business cycles. The most telling signal of this shift is that about four-fifths of sales are now … Read more

Apple dominates global premium smartphone market in 2023, but Huawei gains ground on the back of its new 5G handsets

Apple dominates global premium smartphone market in 2023, but Huawei gains ground on the back of its new 5G handsets

The global premium smartphone market, where handsets are priced from US$600, saw Apple remain the “undisputed leader” last year with a dominant 71 per cent share, according to the latest industry report released on Tuesday by Counterpoint Research. Samsung retained the global No 2 spot in the premium segment with a share of 17 per … Read more