The Auto Industry has been following the initiative of Make in India long before the Prime Minister started going gaga about it. Exports play a major role in gauging how things are for the initiative and auto industry, which is also a major contributor to GDP, has a pivotal role to play in it. So … Read more
The Hyundai Verna in its present iteration, despite being a great product is not getting the South Korean firm the necessary volumes. Hope now lies on the next generation model which is expected to hit the road sometime next year. The updated version was recently unveiled for the first time at the Chengdu Motor Show. … Read more
Ever wondered how many vehicles were registered last year? 1.96 crores! Yes, that my friend is a huge number. Want to guess where the number stood in the early 90s? Less than 10 lakhs a year. The rising income capacity of urban middle class and the chain reaction of ever increasing options has been a … Read more
Volkswagen, as we all know, has been clogged with the dieselgate scandal. While sales volumes globally have not shown any major impact, but fines and repair expenditure alone is costing the company millions of dollars. The company is in a cost cutting mode and reports are coming in of postponing future models. This time, the … Read more
In a price-conscious Indian market, manual transmissions have been ruling the roost. Yes, in comparison to the previous decade, the market share of automatic transmissions have increased. Things though are still in a very nascent stage. However, folks at ICRA approximately 15 percent of new car sales will have automatic gearbox by 2020. While 90 … Read more