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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicAutomobile industry

Topic: automobile industry

In Pune auto hub, an engineer is selling paan, another is roaming around with his CV

India’s auto sector is struggling with a prolonged slowdown, with vehicle sales for July seeing their sharpest drop in nearly two decades.

Concrete plan & not foolish theories will fix economy: Rahul Gandhi on Sitharaman’s remark

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi picked on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement that millennials' preference for Ola and Uber hurt the auto sector.

Millennials’ preference for Ola, Uber added to auto sector slowdown: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said several factors have led to the slowdown, and cited studies that said there was a change in the mindset of millenials when it comes to transport.

Slowdown is choking Tamil Nadu auto hub, but talking about it can get workers fired

Employees in Tamil Nadu talk about HR threats to avoid media interactions and protests about job cuts in its famed auto industry.

Maruti Suzuki’s car sales in India drop to lowest in seven years

Maruti Suzuki suffers from a stale portfolio, but the drop also indicates that the slowdown in Asia’s third-largest economy may be worsening.

They’re actually reinventing the wheel to keep up with robocars

Car-makers are developing smart tyres & putting semi-conductors & sensors inside headlights, glass and seats to make them intelligent.

This is why India’s automobile industry has had its worst month in 8 years

SIAM data shows that automobile sales declined by 15.93% in April 2019, but industry experts say this was only to be expected due to a number of factors.

The moon is becoming a hot destination for carmakers

Car companies in China and Japan are working with aerospace projects to build vehicles that could explore the moon in the next decade.

Car & bike stocks with dealers pile up to ‘alarming’ levels as demand slumps

New FADA data shows inventory for passenger vehicles has reached 50-60 days, 80-90 days for two-wheelers and 45-50 days for commercial vehicles.

Dim outlook for India’s car market likely to continue well into 2019

There is a clear consumer demand slowdown as there is a reduction in registrations across the segments.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.