Small car sales revive after GST cut, first-time buyers return
Small car sales in India have shown signs of revival after the GST rate cut on entry-level vehicles, with volumes growing 27% to 5.9 lakh units in the first five months of…
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CEA urges E10 option for old vehicles, no govt plan yet
Chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran has argued that the government should offer E10 petrol as an option for older vehicles, even as officials say there is no plan to bring back…
Auto lobby opposes star rating plan for electric two-wheelers
Indian automakers are resisting a government plan to introduce energy-efficiency star ratings for electric two-wheelers (e2Ws), according to Mint. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), representing top e2W makers including Hero…
E20 petrol contamination concerns flagged by automakers disputed by government
A dispute has erupted over India's E20 fuel programme. The Federal reports that internal emails from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) showed that automakers representing about 67 per cent of…
July auto sales hit record with 34% jump in passenger vehicles
India’s automobile industry posted its strongest-ever July sales, with passenger vehicle dispatches rising 34.3% year-on-year to 4,57,810 units, SIAM data showed. Two-wheeler sales grew 22.6% to 19.23 lakh units, while three-wheelers rose…
Top carmakers flagged E20 fuel contamination before backtracking
Leading Indian automakers Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra privately communicated serious worries about contamination in E20 petrol weeks before their industry lobby publicly withdrew a warning to the government.…
Passenger vehicle sales jump 34.3% in July, strongest ever: SIAM
Passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers rose 34.3% year-on-year to 4,57,810 units in July 2026, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said. Two-wheeler sales climbed 22.6% to 19,23,483 units, while…
SIAM withdraws E20 warning, Team Bharat meets Puri
Citizens’ advocacy group Team Bharat met Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri on July 29, urging the government to keep supplying E10 petrol and make pure E0 petrol available at all pumps at…
SIAM withdraws E20 fuel warning, seeks authentication of chloride data
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers has withdrawn a letter to the Petroleum Ministry that flagged possible corrosion and wear in vehicle parts linked to chloride in E20 fuel. SIAM said the…
Government rejects US ethanol imports as E20 concerns grow
The Commerce Department said India has offered no concessions to the US on ethanol imports for fuel blending and is importing none from the US for that purpose. It said the programme…
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