As fortunes reverse, Mahindra & Mahindra begins offering discounts

Wednesday 15 May '13

Mahindra & Mahindra was the only car maker among the top five to not offer major discounts or schemes.

Maruti gears up to develop models for Africa, Southeast Asia

Monday 13 May '13

The initiative signals that Maruti will play lead role in Suzuki's expansion plans in emerging markets.

Motown flashes output cut signal as sales slide

Thursday 9 May '13

The ghosts of 2012 seem to be haunting car makers in the current fiscal as well.

Carmakers' rumbles against quadricycle grow louder

Sunday 5 May '13

Bajaj RE60 is being seen as a threat by competitors in fast-growing rural market space.

Honda may boost Amaze output on heavy bookings

Thursday 2 May '13

Amaze compact sedan has seen bookings cross the 20,000-unit mark in first 30 days of launch.

Volkswagen Polo: Hot hatch for everyday life

Saturday 27 April '13

If you are out in the market for a small car that makes sense to the mind and to your wallet.

Meet fuel efficiency norms in 3 years or shut shop: Govt tells carmakers

Friday 26 April '13

Auto industry feels that three years is a very tight timeframe for carmakers.

Amaze: Honda's game-changer

Saturday 6 April '13

If Honda does not make pricing mistake it made with Jazz initially, there is no reason why Amaze should not do well.

EU FTA: Cars may not see sharp cut in customs duty

Saturday 30 March '13

Instead the levy is likely to be around 50-60 per cent, which is half of the 100 per cent basic customs duty currently levied on all completely-built unit (CBU) car imports, senior government official...

Maruti moves to offer buybacks, discounts

Tuesday 26 March '13

Never-before-seen discounts, freebies, no cash down payment modes are on offer to lure buyers.

CCI's ruling may help only 20% of car buyers

Tuesday 19 March '13

Anti-competitive practices by automakers allegedly led to charging of higher prices.

Some SUVs may escape excise duty hike

Friday 8 March '13

Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) may be spared the 3% excise duty hike announced in the Budget.

Sub-Rs 10 lakh SUVs may escape hike in excise duty

Friday 8 March '13

Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) under Rs 10 lakh may be spared the 3 per cent excise duty hike announced in the Union Budget.

Tata Motors slashes Nano production, signals mega slowdown

Tuesday 5 March '13

After scaling back production of other vehicles, Tata Motors has now slashed output of Nano.

Wage battle hots up, Hero faces strike

Tuesday 19 February '13

Hero MotoCorp''s Gurgaon plant workers have warned of a strike if the next round of wage talks on Tuesday remains inconclusive

Hero workers to go ahead with strike

Wednesday 23 January '13

The workers had threatened the same on Monday after talks on a wage deal with the company management broke down.

Hero Moto''s Gujarat plant faces delay on land issues

Monday 21 January '13

Hero MotoCorp has pushed back its plans to start production at its fifth plant in Gujarat by a year to the second quarter of 2014-15, as it faces delays in land acquisition.

Drive well, stay safe & pay back loans to save on auto premium

Monday 7 January '13

If you have a bad credit history, reside in a place that is prone to accidents or thefts, or are simply a bad driver, you may soon have to fork out higher motor insurance premiums.

Luxury cars rev up, overtake premium sedans with lower prices, discounts

Saturday 5 January '13

The premium sedan segment, consisting of cars such as the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry and Skoda Superb, is facing some serious competition from new models by luxury carmakers with similar or lower pri...

Gujarat could be bigger home for Maruti by 2020

Thursday 27 December '12

Haryana may be Maruti Suzuki''s first home, but Gujarat could become its main production base.

Petrol power

Saturday 1 December '12

Ever since diesel cars started getting popular, a plethora of options have cropped up across the market.

'India''s next F1 driver is in a go-kart today''

Friday 26 October '12

One of the only two Indians to have driven in Formula 1, Karun Chandhok comes from a family long associated with Indian motorsports.

'BIC has emerged as one of the most challenging circuits''

Friday 26 October '12

Though team mate Sebastian Vettel has been performing exceedingly well over the last three years, Red Bull Racing''s Mark Webber has managed to hold his own.

The formula behind the fastest cars

Friday 26 October '12

Formula refers to a single set of rules/specifications that all competing cars must comply with in terms of car design and technology.

New Alto leads charge with 17,000 bookings

Saturday 20 October '12

In what could be one of the first encouraging signs for cars running on petrol, Maruti Suzuki''s new Alto 800 is leading the company''s charge in the festive season with over 17,000 bookings in the fi...