Sunday, 26 June, 2022
TopicCar sales

Topic: car sales

India loves French jets, but their cars? Good thing Citroen C3 is a mass market product

Kushan Mitra -
Citroen India says the price of C3 will be a ‘surprise’. Anything under Rs 5 lakh would mean the hatchback will take on the likes of Maruti-Suzuki Celerio and Tata Punch.

Santro, the car that launched Hyundai in India, drives into the sunset. But shed no tears

Kushan Mitra -
Indians loved Santro. Proof: Hyundai today stands heads and shoulders above its peers not just in India but across the world.

India’s car sales could take a year to return to pre-Covid levels, Mahindra & Mahindra says

Ragini Saxena -
India’s auto industry had just begun to recover from its worst-ever slowdown before the nation was hit by the second wave of Covid.

Before Maruti 800, there was the quirky Sipani Dolphin, a hit in motorsport circuits

Pia Krishnankutty -
The Dolphin’s two-door design and fibreglass body were some features that made it a hit among racing enthusiasts.

Car sales in China shine as rest of world reels from virus

Bloomberg News -
Deliveries of sedans, SUVs, minivans and multipurpose vehicles in China have increased to 7.4% in September from a year earlier to 1.94 million units.

Message we get is we don’t want you – Toyota stops expansion in India saying taxes too high

Anurag Kotoky -
Indian governments keep taxes on cars, motorbikes so high that companies find it hard to build scale & buyers find them out of reach, Toyota says.

Already a billionaire, car-parts supplier Vivek Chaand Sehgal aims to triple sales in 5 yrs

Anurag Kotoky -
Vivek Chaand Sehgal of Motherson Sumi is targeting to triple sales to $36 billion by 2025 by buying up distressed companies as they run out of money.

Maruti Suzuki reports quarterly loss in India for the first time ever

Anurag Kotoky -
India’s automobile market is going through its worst slowdown ever, and an industry group doesn’t expect sales to rebound to pre-crisis levels for at least another four years.

Coronavirus is not only boosting car sales, it’s changing how we shop for them

Hannah Elliott -
A host of issues will factor in to the new world of car buying, including e-commerce, independent mechanics’ shops, and strict franchise laws.

Car sales drop for the 10th month in a row, this time by a record 41%

Anurag Kotoky -
The automobile sector is a key part of India's economy, employing millions of people directly or indirectly and contributing more than 7% to the GDP.
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Not Russia, a point-less Wimbledon 2022 affects young tennis players most

Srushti Joshi -
Young underdogs have often defeated tennis titans. But Wimbledon 2022 removing ranking points sets them back instead of making a geopolitical impact.
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Does breaking up big states boost economy? Data doesn’t back up hype, says Indian study

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The study by researchers at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research looked at economic impact of reorganising Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar in the year 2000.

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Almost 4,000 enrol for IAF’s Agnipath recruitment scheme on day 1 of online registrations

Raghav Bikhchandani -
These registrations pertain to the Indian Air Force's Agniveer Vayu programme. The online portal for the first phase was opened at 10 am Friday, and will close on 5 July.

National Interest

With Agnipath, Modi govt’s shock & awe doctrine may have misfired a vital reform, yet again

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Modi govt's biggest flaw has been its disinclination to accept limitations of electoral majorities. This ruined land acquisition and farm reform, stalled labour codes.

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