AUTO
PV Dealers Set For 10-12% Growth As Strong Demand Drive Sales: Crisil
Domestic passenger vehicle (PV) dealers are expected to sustain strong growth of 10-12% this fiscal, supported by healthy demand, premiumisation and periodic price hikes by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), according to a Crisil Ratings analysis of 102 PV dealers. The growth outlook follows a 13% increase in dealer volumes last fiscal, when demand rebounded sharply […]
CW Bureau
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Aug 23, 2026
AUTO
Vehicle Sales Roar Ahead: PVs, Two-Wheelers Post Double-Digit Growth
India’s automobile industry posted its strongest-ever July sales, with passenger vehicles, three-wheelers and two-wheelers registering robust double-digit growth, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). The industry’s performance comes ahead of the festive season, with sustained sales momentum signalling improving consumer sentiment. Passenger vehicle (PV) sales surged 34.3% year-on-year to 4,57,810 units in […]
CW Bureau
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Aug 13, 2026
AUTO
Maruti Suzuki Sees Small-Car Market Gaining Pace Over Next Five Years
India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), expects the small-car market to grow significantly faster over the next five years than it did during the previous five-year period, as the overall passenger vehicle market expands. The company is currently working on a detailed assessment of the likely growth trajectory of the Indian car market […]
CW Bureau
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Aug 9, 2026
AUTO
Organised Used-Car Market To Cross 7 Mn Units As Profitability Improves
India’s organised used-car market is expected to maintain its growth momentum this fiscal, with sales projected to cross 7 million units, driven by robust demand from first-time buyers, improving digital adoption and better financing access, according to a Crisil Ratings report. The report estimates used-car volumes will grow 7-9% during the current fiscal, while the […]
CW Bureau
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Aug 5, 2026
AUTO
Hyundai Motor India PAT Drops 35% On Production Issues, West Asia War
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) reported a 35% decline in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) for the first quarter of FY27, with a fire at a key supplier’s manufacturing facility near its Chennai plant and geopolitical disruptions in West Asia impacting both domestic production and exports. The company posted a consolidated PAT of ₹888 crore […]
CW Bureau
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Jul 30, 2026
AUTO
Maruti Suzuki Hits Global Milestone With 1-Million-Unit Gujarat Factory
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has crossed a historic manufacturing milestone by commencing commercial production at the fourth plant of its Hansalpur facility in Gujarat, taking the complex’s annual production capacity to 1 million passenger vehicles—the first time any Suzuki manufacturing site worldwide has achieved the feat. The expansion also makes Hansalpur India’s largest passenger vehicle […]
CW Bureau
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Jul 30, 2026
AUTO
Maruti Suzuki Set To Hike Car Prices By Up To ₹30,000 From Next Month
India’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), will increase the prices of its passenger vehicles by up to ₹30,000 across its portfolio from August 2026, citing persistent inflationary pressures and a sustained rise in input costs. The company said it has been absorbing a significant portion of the cost escalation over the past several […]
CW Bureau
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Jul 21, 2026
AUTO
Maruti February Sales Rise 7% to 2.14 Lakh Units; Exports Jump 56%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) reported a 7% year-on-year increase in total sales for February 2026 at 2,13,995 units, compared with 1,99,400 units in the corresponding month last year, driven largely by a sharp surge in exports. Total domestic sales, comprising passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles and supplies to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), saw a […]
CW Bureau
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Mar 1, 2026
