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Saturday, September 6, 2025
TopicAuto Industry

Topic: Auto Industry

Investors in Indian bonds should keep their eye on roads, not cars

Tax cuts for auto industry may cheer equity markets. Bond investors need to watch how much Modi govt can spend on roads, a high fiscal multiplier.

Auto industry says slowdown will cause more job losses, calls for reducing GST on vehicles

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said the high tax rate on automobiles has social consequences, and wants the govt to consider reducing GST to 18% from 28%.

Maruti Suzuki to shut down Gurugram and Manesar production plants for 2 days

Car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki's decision to shut production for 2 days comes at a time the company, along with the auto industry, has taken a big hit.

Car sales in India drop to record low as economic slowdown worsens

Weak sales are forcing manufacturers to cut production or shut factories, leading to at least 15,000 job losses in the industry so far.

This is how transporters are hitting back at Modi govt for not listening to their demands

The transporters' grievances range from categorisation of trucks & tyres under 28% GST slab to 2% TDS on cash withdrawals of over Rs 1 cr.

Caught in a slowdown, India’s auto sector sees no hope for growth until festival season

Lack of easy credit to consumers from banks and crisis-hit NBFCs has led to weaker vehicle sales. Below normal monsoon could make it worse.

Consumption has long propped up India’s economy, so its decline is cause for alarm

The macroeconomy appears sombre because of old difficulties like financing and investment, and new ones like consumption demand.

Auto stocks have lost $42 billion in 16 months & suddenly become India’s worst sector

Slowdown in consumption amid cash crunch has left carmakers with a pile of unsold vehicles in one of world’s fastest-growing auto market.

Growing slump in India’s $70 billion auto industry should worry the govt

With unemployment sky-rocketing and expenses growing, people in India don't have the purchasing power for vehicles anymore.

Car industry could be the next victim of US-China tech cold war

Dilemma of US automakers over technology illustrates how any serious US effort to block high-tech exports to contain China would be both delusional & self-destructive. 

On Camera

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

As floods ravage orchards & highway closures choke trade, Kashmir apple growers fear Rs 200 cr loss

New Delhi: On 4 September morning, apple growers in south Kashmir’s Pulwama woke up to knee-deep water in their orchards, ripe apples scattered all over,...

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?