The manufacturing sector continues to struggle with labour strife. It is time for some soul searching.

India has emerged as one of the fastest growing markets for Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which posted record sales for 2013 on Sunday as the iconic British luxury brands sold 425,000 cars worldwide.

In what was one of the most challenging years, adverse exchange rates, after the rupee went on a downward spiral against dollar; higher input costs and fuel prices; and government hiking excise duty on sports utility vehicles (SUVs) compounded problems for automobile companies.

Nobody likes the quadricycle. But its maker Rajiv Bajaj doesn't care. He never did, as he built a company in defiance of what others, including his father, thought.

India will soon become the global hub for Ford Motor Company's compact SUV segment. This was announced by Alan Mulally, President and CEO of Ford Motor Company.

Nearly a century-and-a-half after constructing the London-Calcutta telegraph line, the German engineering giant is still going strong in India. The company's progress in India has been in sporadic bursts. It founded its India unit in 1922, but it was only after independence that it started expanding.

The first BJP government in South India has squandered its chance to boost growth. The political merry-go-round has resulted in poor governance and uncertainty, dragging down the gross state domestic product.

Car market shrinks; Confusion reigns; Petrol cars lose market; Diesel prices rise; Higher excise hobbles SUVs; Hatchbacks hit a wall; and new capacity may lie idle.

According to the Sunday Times, an announcement of the latest recruitment drive is expected in time for the Detroit Motor Show which begins on Monday.

The company is undertaking this step in order to adjust production to meet the demand for products and to avoid unnecessary buildup of inventory, it said.

With vehicle sales continuing to dwindle due to high interest rates and petrol prices, many automobile manufacturers in India are planning to shut down their plants temporarily to reduce inventories.

Maruti Suzuki India says the new 700-acre plant near Mehsana will be set up in a phased manner with an initial investment of Rs 4,000 crore by 2015-16.

Coal shortage in the country in 2011-12 was around 54 million tonnes, the generation loss due to which was 8.73 billion units in the first 11 months up to February.

The country's top number crunchers talk about their winning approach.

This year, the World Economic Forum attracted over 2,500 businessmen, economists and policy makers from around the world, including a sizeable group from India.

Former Samajwadi Partyleader Amar Singh, after being arrested in the cash-for-votes scandal. Hejoined a growing band of VIPs in Tihar Jail: former telecom minister A. Rajaand DMK leader Kanimozhi, both accused in the 2G spectrum scam, formerJharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and Commonwealth Games chief SureshKalmadi.

As India's ambition to become a global auto hub is curbed, manufacturers focus on the domestic market. But that is where the turmoil is.

While the company has already started exports of completely built units of the Nano to Sri Lanka and Nepal, it is considering assembling the Nano abroad, including ASEAN region and Latin America.

A Bill amending the old landacquisition law is slated for introduction in the forthcoming monsoon sessionof Parliament. BT examines key issues the amended legislation mustaddress.

The brand of paint that coats the Howrah Bridge has seen three ownership changes. A fourth may be on the anvil.