In an effort to revive sagging sales figures, Tata Motors today unveiled eight new variants across its passenger car and utility vehicle portfolio. Manu P Toms reports.

This may be the best time for you to buy a car. Auto companies are offering all-time high discounts to push sales. These discounts are expected to continue for two months.
Sumant Banerji reports.
With India leading the small SUV market, US auto major Ford is looking to make the country its hub in the area.

After a near three-year unchallenged run, Harley Davidson will get some competition. Within the next one year a range of super bikes will hit the Indian roads.
Sumant Banerji reports.

The Mahindra & Mahindra Group formed a global alliance with Spain’s CIE Automotive to form an auto components company with a global presence and revenues of over
Rs. 15,000 crore.

Renault's Global chief operating officer Carlos Tavares maintains that the final button has not yet been pushed on a 800-cc small car entering the market

Swedish carmaker Volvo on Friday launched its compact entry level crossover vehicle V40 Cross Country at
Rs. 28.5 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The car will compete with the likes of BMW X1, Audi Q3 and the two Mercedes small cars A and B Class.
HT reports.
Two days after announcing its takeover of US-based Cooper Tire and Rubber Co, Indian tyre major Apollo Tyres sought to calm investors

Volkswagen Polo GT is the most powerful yet unpretentious small car in town. For a beast of a machine only a thriller will work, replete with a twist in the end. Read on.
Sumant Banerji reports.

Shares of car maker Maruti Suzuki India today fell by nearly 3% in early morning trade amid a one day production shut-down at its two plants at Gurgaon and Manesar today ahead of a six-day scheduled maintenance closure later this month.

Maruti Suzuki India, the country's biggest carmaker by sales, said it would shut production for a day at both of its plants on Friday to adjust inventory levels in response to falling sales.

Ford Eco Sport has been one of the most awaited sub-4 metre compact SUVs for quite some time. The car is an attempt to provide urban customers with an SUV that has bold looks, an aggressive stance, comfort, and, on and off road capability.

For the first time ever, a sedan has emerged as the bestselling car in a month in India. Maruti’s entry-level sedan Dzire has outsold its sibling Alto, the long time bestseller, with sales of 17,265 units compared to the latter’s 16,411 units sold in May.
Sumant Banerji reports.

Car makers are altering their products to make smaller, cheaper entry-level sedans. Japanese auto giant Honda recently launched the Amaze, a sedan based on its small car Brio, and cut its size to below 4 metres to avail lower excise duties.
Sumant Banerji reports.

Automobile sales declined for the seventh month in a row in May, as the domestic automobile industry continued to reel under the impact of high interest rates and fuel prices that deterred consumers from buying vehicles,
HT reports.
No relief in sight