Total production of passenger vehicles, three-wheelers, two-wheelers and quadricycles in December stood at 1,907,811 units against 1,750,347 units in December 2019, recording 9% growth

Auto sales FY21: The strong growth has seen a reduction of inventory levels across segments, something that will soothe the nerves of dealers

Farmers' protest: According to farmers' unions this tractor march is just a rehearsal of the proposed march on January 26

Launched in April 2019 with a plan to put at least 1 million high-speed electric two-wheelers on the road by March 2022, the actual cumulative sale since January 2019 has been only 52,959 with the scheme accounting for 31,813 units of these

As per the the Finance Ministry's latest monthly economic review, the impending COVID-19 vaccination is set to accelerate the momentum in economic activity globally

The company, which primarily makes two-wheelers and three-wheelers, had sold 2,31,571 units in December 2019, TVS Motor Company said

The Centre and farm unions had reached some common ground on Wednesday but remained deadlocked over the main contentious issues of the repeal of three farm laws and a legal guarantee for MSP

In the commercial vehicles space, it said the light commercial and intermediate commercial vehicle (LCV/ICV) segment is gaining momentum driven by demand for last-mile connectivity and rural demand

With gradual opening of colleges and universities expected from next year, the two-wheeler industry is also banking on student buying to add to the sales momentum

The plan comes on the heels of online retailer Amazon India's move to deploy EVs for last-mile delivery. The company is reportedly in touch with Mahindra Electric and Kinetic Green for vehicle supplies

After the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is expected that the auto industry will see stronger growth in 2021-22, said Ashim Sharma, partner and group head at NRI Consulting & Solutions India

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Efforts are underway by the unions to draw support from farmers in other states like Bihar for their demand to enact a law assuring Minimum Support Price as the protest at the border points have been going on for almost four weeks now

Farmers' protest: Along with the hunger strike, the farmers have also said that they would block NH9 if farmers were not allowed to move towards the Ghazipur border in 24 hours

The prime reason why HSRP has been made mandatory is that the old number plates are quite easy to temper with and can be misused by car thieves

Two possible scenarios are likely to play out in the Indian mobility landscape of the country - one where normalcy returns by January 2021 and the other where normalcy is restored after June 2021

Innovations such as mixed-model mobility solutions where the same assets are used for multiple services over the week can help fleet operators drive up asset utilisation, drive down unit prices for consumers and deliver better economics

The auto industry recorded a turnover of $15.9 billion during the during the first half of 2020-21 against $26.2 billion in 2019-20, which itself was lower than $29 billion in the same period of 2018-19

The transport department's enforcement wing will start fining cars without the necessary requirements a fine of Rs 5,500 from Tuesday

Earlier this week, the Centre had offered amendments to the farmers, which were concordantly rejected by the latter. Instead, the farmers announced to intensify the protests in response, after a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah yielded no consequence.