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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicAutomobile

Topic: Automobile

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

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

Musk or Buffet? The tussle between two EV giants continues

Anjani Trivedi -
Over the last couple years, BYD has improved their strategy and is giving Tesla a run for their money. The two continue to fight over a greater share in the auto market.

India doesn’t need speed breakers. Modi govt right to help automobile, telecom

Seshadri Chari -
Ease of business and industrial output should not remain shackled to constantly changing political processes and rigid bureaucracy.

Maruti Suzuki announces price hike in July-September quarter amid increased input costs

PTI -
The company did not reveal the quantum of the proposed price hike but said that the increase shall vary for different models.

Indian Army wanted Royal Enfield Bullets — Nehru ensured they were ‘made in India’ first

Amrit Raj -
In ‘Indian Icon’, Amrit Raj traces the journey of Royal Enfield setting up an Indian company with Madras Motors because the Army wanted hardy bikes.

Maruti sees car sales making a comeback due to social distancing

Ragini Saxena -
There is possibility of a car boom after the lockdown is lifted as social distancing becomes a common practice, Maruti chairman Bhargava says.

Wrong to raise alarm over slowdown in India’s consumption

Rama Bijapurkar -
Consumption cannot bail out an ailing economy. It is the consequence of a good or bad economic environment, no matter which way we calculate GDP.

Haryana’s experience shows Bt brinjal is safe. New govt should lift embargo

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

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

Lambretta: The Italian two-wheeler that became a ‘dad scooter’ for the big Indian family

Himani Chandna -
The much-loved Lambretta is scheduled for a comeback in India with its retro-cool look.
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Opinion

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Shailaja Bajpai -
Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

Why electoral ‘reform’ is cause for worry—the Modi govt uses it to cement political hold

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Economy

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Udit Bubna -
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Defence

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Tejas Bhatotia -
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

National Interest

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

Shekhar Gupta -
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.

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