Page 18 - Automobile

Mahindra group going slow on niche-segment hiring as auto slowdown bites

'Fresh hiring will be limited. If a huge growth comes then we have to do a lot of hiring', the company said

Auto slowdown: Component makers, vehicle manufacturers differ on recovery

Passenger vehicle sales fell around 20 per cent year-on-year in the April to October period, first seven months of this financial year

Auto slowdown: Component makers, vehicle manufacturers differ on recovery

Passenger vehicle (PV) sales fell around 20 per cent year-on-year in the April to October period, first seven months of this financial year

Nifty Auto index falls 2% in two days after rallying 13% in October

Maruti Suzuki India, Hero MotoCorp and TVS Motor Company slipped 2 per cent each, while M&M, Eicher Motors, Bajaj Auto and Ashok Leyland were each down 1 per cent today.

Some festive boost for automobile sector, but the cheer is missing

Car sales decline due to increase in retail sales in festive season, Maruti sales rebound to growth

Auto firms' warehouse leasing down amid vehicle sales slump: JLL India

According to JLL data, total warehousing leasing stood at 24.1 million square feet during January-September

Toll collections hit roadblock as traffic tapers due to auto slowdown

Experts say while traffic and toll collection will take a hit in FY2020, toll rates may also not rise much in FY2021 due to a lower WPI

Automotive sector becomes the new sweet spot for IT services firms

Most of the IT services players are seeing a spike in demand from the sector.

September passenger vehicle sales dive 24% as slowdown persists: SIAM

Car and auto component makers have cut thousands of jobs and halted some production

Electric cars and the coming revolution

Just as it happened in the digital arena, electric and driverless cars are going to be disruptive for companies that resist change

Auto components maker Carraro relies on new tech to drive India business

The move will help the company to tide over the slowdown, said Alberto Negri, chief executive

Vehicle owners trimming cost per service, says JD Power study

Passenger vehicles sales in India have been on a decline for over a year

Volkswagen India to merge all subsidiaries under single company

The move comes as part of the company's ongoing Skoda-led gameplay for the country, analysts say

No need to ban petrol, diesel vehicles; EVs picking up pace naturally: Govt

Gadkari says all buses would be electric in two years

Auto crisis: FADA urges GST Council to take definitive decision on rate

Hero MotoCorp urged the Centre to consider a phase-wise reduction in GST on automobiles, cutting rates for two-wheelers in the first stage, and deferring tax cut on four-wheelers to a later stage

Crude shock: Rise in oil prices may deepen India's auto crisis, say experts

Spike in oil prices will translate into a matching or higher increase in fuel prices in domestic market

Maruti Suzuki blames increase in ownership cost for declining car sales

Company indulging in heavy discounts to get customers back

Concept cars gleam, but executive dread clouds Frankfurt Auto Show

A global downturn, technology shifts putting unprecedented pressure on automakers

Best of BS Opinion: Price cuts as good as tax cuts to boost a slow auto mkt

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

States rule out GST rate cut on automobiles amid grim revenue situation

Says slowdown in sector not linked to GST