Onset of new emission norms is expected to make petrol vehicles more expensive by Rs 20,000 for cars and Rs 6,000 for two-wheelers and Rs 100,000 for diesel vehicles

As footfalls decline at Auto Expos globally, what is the way forward?

Budget laid foundation to make India $5 trillion economy, says FM SitharamanUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the government has enlisted the various provisions in Union Budget 2020 to make India a $5 trillion economy. In the Budget, the Centre has laid the foundation of reviving consumption while ensuring that the government's investment is deployed to build infrastructure leading to a $ 5 trillion economy by 2024-25, Sitharaman said while interacting with ...

A total of 164,793 cars were dispatched to dealerships across the country last month, an 8 per cent decline over 2019 while the sale of vans declined 28 per cent at 12,992

Share Market Update: BSE 30-share S&P Sensex ended 164 points lower at 40,979 and NSE 50-share index Nifty50 closed 66 points lower at 12,031.

India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India kickstarted the 15th edition of the biennial Auto Expo on Wednesday showcasing the concept Futuro-e electric SUV concept that will be the foundation of its electric car portfolio during the course of the decade; India and the US are set to seal a trade deal during President Donald Trump's planned visit to India in the last week of this month, multiple sources said. Trade officials of India and the US are giving final touches to the deal expected to cover specific sectors; Deaths from the new Coronavirus rose to 490 in mainland China while new cases on a Japanese cruise ship, in Hong Kong and in Thailand showed the increasing spread of the outbreak and renewed attention toward containing it. This and more news on News Blast.Also Read: Auto Expo 2020: No Chinese delegates at motor show due to coronavirus' threat

With the death toll from a new coronavirus outbreak in China nearing 500 and cases of the disease spreading across the globe, organisers of the show are reassuring visitors that officials arriving from China will not be in attendance.

Auto expo 2020 India: Bookings for Mahindra eKUV100 will open in March and the deliveries will begin in April. It comes with an electric motor that delivers 54hp and 120Nm of peak torque and has an automatic transmission

In India and elsewhere, the electric vehicle story has not quite lived up to the overzealous projections of a few years ago. A course correction is under way

2020 Auto Expo news: This year's Auto Expo will feature a host of launches and unveilings from different companies like -- Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra and Mahindra, TATA Motors, Kia Motors, Vespa, Hyundai, Hero electric among others

The industry has been in the midst of a protracted slowdown as consumers at large, faced with rising unemployment and an unsure future, have stopped spending

The industry, this budget has sought measures such as reduction in GST rates on vehicles, incentive-based scrappage policy, increase in re-registration charges of vehicles and the abolition of duty on import of lithium-ion battery cells

A clutch of Chinese companies including MG Motor, Great Wall Motors and BYD is participating in this edition

Car shipments saw 4.44 per cent growth at 4,04,552 units, while utility vehicle exports saw a rise of 11.14 per cent at 1,33,511 units during the April-December period, said SIAM

In the upcoming Union Budget, the auto industry has sought measures, such as reduction in GST rates on vehicles and abolition of duty on import of lithium-ion battery cells, to encourage electric mobility

Car sales 2019: Sales of passenger cars are expected to be flat in the fiscal year starting April 2020 due to continuing weak demand and the onset of tighter emission norms that will drive up car prices

The SIAM report indicated that passenger vehicle sales in 2019 declined by 12.75 per cent to 29,62,052 units as compared with 33,94,790 units in the year-ago period

Share Market Update: In terms of sector, except private banking, all the other indices traded higher today, with metal and realty indices gaining 1% each.

More than a dozen automakers includingtwo wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp, Honda Motorcycles and,  Honda Cars India, Ford, Nissan and Ashok Leyland are all giving it a miss this time

Large hybrid cars do not get any incentive from the government right now but Maruti along with its partner Toyota has been lobbying behind the scenes in favour of hybrids as a suitable intermediate technology before the country is ready for EVs