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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Topic: automobile industry

Shanghai Auto Show marks China’s automotive rise. Western carmakers need to gear up

Western car company executives who attended the Shanghai Auto Show in China are now petrified of the oncoming Chinese electric onslaught.

Maruti to expand manufacturing capacity by 10 lakh units a year, launch hybrid ‘path-breaker’ car in 2 months

Company Wednesday announced highest-ever annual sales of 1,966,164 vehicles, highest-ever exports of 2,59,333 units and crossed Rs 1 lakh crore in annual turnover for first time.

The pressing need to improve R&D in India & why it can’t emulate the East Asian model

Unlike its East Asian neighbours, India has scale manufacturing in only handful of sectors. Our trading success may lie more with value-added exports for which R&D becomes crucial.

Auto Expo kicks off this week after 3-yr gap. Over 70 new rides, focus on EVs & alternative fuel

An array of manufacturers expected to focus on displaying their electric prowess this year, but visitors may be left wanting with some notable luxury manufacturers skipping the expo.

Airbag industry to more than double in worth to Rs 6,000-7,000 crore by FY27, says ICRA

New rules to kick in from October 2023, mandate six airbags per car, but increasing domestic manufacturing capacity is crucial if this target is to be met, said the ratings agency.

Off The Cuff with R.C. Bhargava

In this edition of ThePrint 'Off The Cuff', R.C. Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki India, speaks to Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Associate Editor Yuthika...

Deathtrap or economic miracle? Rise of e-rickshaws show safety should go beyond cars

Yes, e-rickshaws are a boon for blue-collar workers in metropolitan cities. But the sector isn’t exactly organised, or safe.

Indian cars no longer dependent on foreign designs. Maruti promises to boost it further

As the world’s third-largest car market after China and the US, India could also become a hub for enhanced design and engineering facilities.

AMT, IMT, CVT, DCT — why you must know your automatic car before you buy one

Over 10% of all passenger cars sold in India had some form of automatic transmission or another. But all automatics are not created equal.

Remember Skoda’s Laura? Car names can go horribly wrong and no one wants to be bold anymore

Not just lawyers, in order to avoid a repeat of the ‘Laura incident’, most car companies employ teams of linguists across the world.

On Camera

A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.