Auto market

Toyota Supra shares much of its engineering and mechanics (chassis, engine) with the Z4, BMW’s $50,000 coupe. Photo: Bloomberg

Turbocharged Toyota Supra, first in 21 years, unveiled

2 min read . 15 Jan 2019

Tesla, which recently launched pre-sales of its new Model 3 car in China, added in its statement that the car’s pricetag would start from 540,000 yuan ($77,928.83) for a dual motor all-wheel drive version, and 595,000 yuan for a performance version. Photo: Bloomberg

Tesla cuts China car prices to absorb hit from trade war tariffs

1 min read . 22 Nov 2018

The unimpressive growth in realizations and pressure on profitability are dampeners for Bajaj Auto investors. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Q2 results: Bajaj Auto’s aggressive pricing strategy hits profits

2 min read . 25 Oct 2018

A Bajaj Auto plant at Chakan on the outskirts of Pune. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Bajaj cuts prices of some models to grow market

3 min read . 07 Jun 2018

Volkswagen’s planned tie-up with Tata announced last year was aimed at achieving cost savings and technical synergies but was scrapped in five months. Photo: Bloomberg

Volkswagen open to revisiting Tata tie-up for India mass market

2 min read . 25 Apr 2018

Perhaps a year of faltering sales may not be worrisome for a firm of Bajaj Auto’s size and stature. Photo: Mint

Is Bajaj Auto losing the game in motorcycles on home turf?

2 min read . 04 Apr 2018

In his televised address, Donald Trump used cars as an example of China’s unfairness by citing a 25% tariff on US vehicles sold in China compared with only 2.5% on Chinese-made cars coming in. Photo: AFP

Carmakers fearing retaliation keep pushing against China tariffs

1 min read . 23 Mar 2018

If we are not careful, then electric vehicles can take us back to that situation where everything will become imported, says company MD Pawan Goenka. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Leaders won’t remain leaders after EV dust settles, says M&M’s Goenka

8 min read . 06 Feb 2018

Since last January, lead prices have risen by 22% and battery makers Amara Raja Batteries and Exide Industries, for whom lead is the principal raw material, are feeling the heat.

Strong auto sales lower pain from rising lead prices for battery makers

1 min read . 15 Jan 2018

Hero MotoCorp sold a record 7 lakh units in September, the highest ever in monthly sales by any company. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Hero MotoCorp sells over 3 lakh units on Dhanteras

1 min read . 20 Oct 2017

Bajaj Auto’s domestic motorcycle sales in September comprised 58% of total sales during the month, and rose by 7.3% over a year ago. Photo: Mint (Mint)

Bajaj Auto sales rev up but will margins follow suit?

2 min read . 04 Oct 2017

Maruti is now the 11th largest auto maker in the world with a market capitalization of $38.49 billion, racing ahead of peers such as Audi AG, Renault SA, Subaru Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Maruti Suzuki second-best performing auto stock in the world after Tesla

2 min read . 13 Sep 2017

Indian buyers have traditionally been hesitant to shift to automatics because they are slightly costlier. Photo: HT

India’s traffic is so bad, it’s changing the cars people buy

2 min read . 11 Sep 2017

In recent years, lending practices in the subprime auto industry have come under increased scrutiny. Photo: Bloomberg

New US subprime boom, same old sins: auto defaults are soaring

8 min read . 17 Jul 2017

Bajaj Auto motorcycle sales declined 25% to 2,04,667 units as against 2,73,298 in June last year. Photo: Rajkumar/Mint

Bajaj Auto sales slide 23% to 2,44,878

1 min read . 03 Jul 2017

GM needs to turn around its money-losing business in India, where its sales fell by more than a fifth last year to just 28,949 vehicles. Photo: Bloomberg

General Motors adapts $1 billion recipe for tough Indian market

3 min read . 19 Jan 2017

Kia Motors will choose a site by August for its first factory in India. Photo: Bloomberg <br />

Tamil Nadu offers 400 acres to South Korea’s Kia Motors

1 min read . 12 Aug 2016

Demand for the Kwid minicar, built with an SUV-like stance, paced Renault’s increase to 11,968 deliveries last month. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint<br />

Renault’s seven-fold surge extends India car sales growth run

1 min read . 10 Aug 2016

Pretty much every carmaker is rushing to introduce electric cars to end use of gasoline and diesel. Photo: Reuters<br />

Oil isn’t the only commodity threatened by Tesla’s rise

1 min read . 06 May 2016

Ford posted quarterly pretax earnings of $3.8 billion, a record for any quarter, aided by a record North American margin of 12.9%. Photo: Reuters<br />

Ford profit surges to record as sales of SUVs, F-150 gain speed

3 min read . 28 Apr 2016