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TopicIndian automobile industry

Topic: Indian automobile industry

Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

Import duties, Trump, and Tesla—India’s auto sector caught in the crossfire

Indian auto manufacturers have expressed concern over slashing import tariffs on EVs and have requested for a gradual reduction to 30 per cent rather than dramatic cuts.

Gadkari urges automakers to invest in scrapping centres, says it will boost new vehicle sales

Scrapping & recycling will help reduce component costs by 30-40%, says Union minister. This, he adds, will help reduce steel imports by 65 lakh tonnes & create 35,000 more jobs.

‘Overambitious’ car manufacturers pose risk to India’s auto market despite no dearth in demand

Automobile dealers’ body asserts there has been no slowdown in demand, but original equipment manufacturers are dumping vehicles for which there is stock already available.

India needs $323 bn investment in EV tech to decarbonise auto sector by 2070 — climate research firm

Auto sales between 2020 and 2070 to create $19 trillion in revenue & taxes, with EV sales contributing $12.9 trillion, says the report by Climate and Sustainability Initiative.

BMW India chief’s Union Budget wishlist — stable policy, import duty cuts, level playing field

Central government should consider introducing measures in interim budget to 'fuel demand' for four-wheelers, says BMW Group India president Vikram Pawah.

India is ready for microcars – and it won’t settle for a cheap-looking Tata Nano this time

As MG Comet microcars finally start hitting Indian streets and Ligier tests its Myli subcompact car in the country, is there a chance for a next-generation electrified Nano?

Indian automobile sales saw a record high in May 2023. But there’s troubled water ahead

May sales were quite good on the surface, but going through them with a fine comb requires understanding all sorts of subsidiary and interlinked issues.

On Camera

This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.