Why top-notch real estate companies are entering the affordable housing market

It is heartening to note that the government has appreciated the concerns of the industry. Indiscriminate import and dumping of tyres from China has been hurting the interests of the industry denying it a level playing field, says Sharma.

Though real estate, cement's main consumer, is in the doldrums, Vinita has ensured her company thrives.

Jatin Ahuja, Founder & Managing Director, Big Boy Toyz, the biggest player in the pre-owned luxury car brands like Maserati, Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz talks to Chanchal Pal Chauhan about the impact on GST taxes.

Arun Agarwal, vice president at Authentication Solution Providers Association, tells Chanchal Pal Chauhan about the measures to curb spurious and fake products in the auto industry with the use of latest technology and the new 'mojo tags'.

Gautam Tewari, founder of SmartVizX, one of the country's highest funded Virtual Reality start-up, talks to Business Today's Chanchal Pal Chauhan about the technology initiatives taken by the company, to tap the real estate market in India and overseas. Edited Excerpts.

The two new models was part of Mercedes-Benz's global celebration of '50YearsOfAMG' and have been hand-made in a special facility in Affalterbach, Germany, like all AMG models.

How malls are reinventing themselves to counter the threat of e-commerce and boosting retail real estate in the process.

The three wheelers sales too declined 21.33 percent in April-July 2017 over the same period last year.  

Amid a cheering market response to the reduction in ex-showroom prices of up to Rs 11 lakh, following lower taxation post - GST, the luxury carmakers are crying hollow over hiked cess to 25 per cent from the earlier 15 per cent.

Jose Roman, Corporate VP & Global Head of Datsun for Nissan Motor tells Chanchal Pal Chauhan that the company is looking at the next level of affordable mobility solutions.

The automobile sector, hit hard by demonetisation and BS-IV ruling in 2016/17, may see short-term volatility due to GST.

The GLC 43 4MATIC Coupe is the 8th product launched by the brand in 2017, which had sold a record 7171 units in the January-June 2017 period, a 9 per cent growth to 6597 units sold in the previous year. It leads the luxury space where global rivals like Audi, BMW and Tata Motors owned JLR also compete.

The new car was launched at its brand new dealership, Scandia Motorcars in Delhi, Volvo's fourth facility in the NCR region and 18th in India. It's part of a strategy to take the network to 25 by end of 2017.

Electric vehicles are the key to a sustainable future.

According to the data shared by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers' or SIAM, domestic passenger vehicle (PV) sales declined by 11.21 per cent to 1,98,399 units in June from 2,23,454 units in the same month last year.

What went wrong? Honda was a company with strong brand equity, known for its attention to quality and stylish, technology-driven products which enabled it to command a premium over competitors. How did it fritter away the early goodwill? Can it make a comeback?

Mercedes-Benz India attributed the sound 18 per cent growth to its newly launched E-Class sedan that continues to be the single highest selling model for Mercedes-Benz in the second quarter of 2017.

Leading luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz has launched the new GLA compact SUV, adding features at a time when the segment is the biggest beneficiary of GST benefits, unleashing massive price cuts.

SAIC Motor Corporation Ltd, one of the largest automotive companies in the world, has announced its plan to enter the Indian automobile market with a fully owned car manufacturing facility, to be set up in the country.