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VinFast breaks ground on Indonesian plant, delays US facility opening to 2028

Ajit Dalvi     calendar16 Jul 2024

In what clearly marks a shift of focus to emerging markets, Vietnamese EV OEM breaks ground on Indonesian plant which is slated to begin manufacturing operations in Q4 2025. Meanwhile, VinFast has deferred the opening of its facility in Nor...

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Maruti Suzuki takes early lead in car and SUV exports in FY2025, Elevate powers Honda to No. 3 Analysis Sales
Maruti Suzuki takes early lead in car and SUV exports in FY2025, Elevate powers Honda to No. 3

By Ajit Dalvi calendar16 Jul 2024

The No. 1 passenger vehicle exporter for the past three fiscals has opened FY2025 on a strong note with 69,962 units, ...

BorgWarner opens new HV test lab at its India Propulsion Engineering Centre in Bengaluru News
BorgWarner opens new HV test lab at its India Propulsion Engineering Centre in Bengaluru

By Mayank Dhingra calendar15 Jul 2024

The American Tier-1 major will engineer and test electric propulsion systems such as traction motors, inverters, and D...

Maruti Grand Vitara breaks through 200,000 sales in just 22 months Analysis Sales
Maruti Grand Vitara breaks through 200,000 sales in just 22 months

By Ajit Dalvi calendar15 Jul 2024

Launched on September 26, 2022, Maruti Suzuki India’s flagship model wins over buyers with its fuel-efficient hybrid s...

Tata Punch is India’s No. 1 SUV in April-June 2024, Hyundai Creta and Maruti Brezza on podium Analysis Sales
Tata Punch is India’s No. 1 SUV in April-June 2024, Hyundai Creta and Maruti Brezza on podium

By Ajit Dalvi calendar13 Jul 2024

The utility vehicle segment continues to buffer the slowdown in hatchback and sedan demand and accounted for 63% of PV...

Car and sedan sales down 17% in April-June 2024, Toyota sole OEM to register growth Analysis Sales
Car and sedan sales down 17% in April-June 2024, Toyota sole OEM to register growth

By Ajit Dalvi calendar12 Jul 2024

At 341,293 units sold in Q1 FY2025, demand for hatchbacks and sedans continues to slide. All but one of the nine carma...

Electric 2-wheelers to become cheaper than ICE variants in 4-5 years - report News
Electric 2-wheelers to become cheaper than ICE variants in 4-5 years - report

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar12 Jul 2024

Under the ₹15,000 per kWh subsidy scenario, upfront cost parity for short- and mid-range E2Ws would be expected to eme...

SIAM confident automakers will address rising dealer inventory News
SIAM confident automakers will address rising dealer inventory

By Mayank Dhingra calendar12 Jul 2024

Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has sought to allay concerns over rising PV inventories in the count...

JLR to roll out Pirelli FSC-certified natural rubber tyres across its range News International
JLR to roll out Pirelli FSC-certified natural rubber tyres across its range

autherAutocar Pro News Desk calendar12 Jul 2024

The British luxury car manufacturer will be the first to adopt FSC‑certified tyres at scale, transitioning all tyres f...

Volvo sells 388,073 cars in H1 2024, up 14%, electrified models share rises to 45% News International
Volvo sells 388,073 cars in H1 2024, up 14%, electrified models share rises to 45%

By Ajit Dalvi calendar12 Jul 2024

In the first six months of 2024, sales of electrified models at 173,668 units were up 27% YoY and accounted for 44% of...