Looking for a bigger show in the next year auto show: SIAM

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 19:11

With new participants like Chrysler of the Fiat Group, DSK Hyosung and Isuzu Motors in the list, the expo will have 41 companies showcasing their new products.

Domestic car sales up for first time in 10 months; rises 15.37%

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 11:08

Snapping a nine-month streak of decline, domestic passenger car sales grew by 15.37 per cent to 1,33,486 units in August this year, compared to 1,15,705 units in the same month last year.

Vikram Kirloskar is new SIAM President

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 17:42

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Vice-Chairman Vikram Kirloskar has been elected as the new President of automobile industry body SIAM.

There is case for stimulus for automobile industry: Patel

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 13:53

He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of the annual convention of SIAM.

Car sales drop for 9th month, temporary workers face the heat

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 11:08

Domestic passenger car sales declined to 1,31,163 units in July this year from 1,41,646 units in the same month of 2012.

Hiring slump in auto sector just a temporary phase: Experts

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 12:06

The automobile industry may be seeing a freeze in hiring activity and some firms even resorting to layoffs, but experts believe that all this is just a temporary phase and a revival in recruitments will occur as soon as the economy is back on high-growth path.

Patel to take up stimulus package for auto sector with PM

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 19:02

Stressing upon the need to take immediate steps for arresting the decline in auto sales, Heavy Industries Ministry has said it will soon take up the issue with the Prime Minister and seek stimulus package to revive the sector.

Discounts galore as car-makers try to woo customers

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 12:14

Reeling under prolonged spell of declining sales, major car makers in India are offering a variety of schemes, ranging from cash discounts to buyback benefits to special interest rates, to bring back customers back to the showrooms.

Auto majors join hands to fight spurious spares

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 20:47

The move is part of the World Anti-Counterfeiting Day, falling on June 8, head of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM's) anti-counterfeiting cell Sanjoy Gupta, who is also the vice president, customer care at M&M, said here on Friday.

Car sales plunge after 10 yrs; fall 7% in 2012-13

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 15:02

The decline in passenger car sales last fiscal was also the steepest in the past 12 years when the segment declined by 7.73 percent in 2000-01.

Car sales posts first yearly fall in a decade

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 11:03

Domestic passenger car sales declined by 22.51 percent to 1,80,675 units in March this year compared to 2,33,151 units in the same month of 2012.

Cutting duties on imported cars under FTA retrograde step: SIAM

Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 20:20

Automobile industry body SIAM Monday said custom duties on fully imported cars and engines must not be lowered as is being proposed in the ongoing free trade negotiations between India and EU, stating that such a step will severely damage the sector.