BMW Group India has recorded its highest-ever first-half sales performance, delivering 9,075 cars between January and June 2026, a 17% year-on-year increase. The strong momentum continued through the second quarter as well, with 4,507 cars delivered between April and June, also reflecting 17% growth year-on-year. The performance was driven by robust demand across electric vehicles, […]
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Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Announces Leadership Transition in Sales and Marketing Division
Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited has announced a leadership transition in its Sales, Marketing and Digital function. Jan Bures, Executive Director – Sales, Marketing and Digital, Škoda Auto Volkswagen India, will complete his global assignment in India. While continuing with the Group, he will take on a new role at Volkswagen AG, effective September […]
Volkswagen India Celebrates Four Years of the Virtus With Special Benefits
Volkswagen India is marking four years of the Virtus with a series of special anniversary benefits for customers across its network, celebrating a sedan that has held its ground at the top of India’s premium sedan segment for over two years running. Since its launch in 2022, the Virtus has sold at a pace of […]
India’s PV Market Sets a June Record – Everyone Grew, But Not Everyone Won
India’s passenger vehicle segment recorded its best-ever June performance, with total retail registrations reaching 4,10,853 units — a significant jump from 3,19,412 units in June 2025. The 28.63% year-on-year surge was broad-based, with gains visible across virtually every price point and brand, though the market share movements revealed a more nuanced story of winners, steady […]
MG Windsor Crosses 75,000 Units — and It’s Only Been Two Years
JSW MG Motor India’s Windsor has crossed the 75,000-unit sales milestone in less than two years since its launch, cementing its position as India’s best-selling electric vehicle. With over 19,000 units already sold in 2026 alone and a steadily growing order book, the Windsor has become a defining product in India’s EV story — reaching […]
Mercedes-Benz India Posts Best-Ever First-Half Sales, Led by the CLA BEV and V-Class
Mercedes-Benz India has recorded its best-ever first-half sales performance, retailing 9,768 units in the January to June 2026 period, a 9% increase over 9,013 units in the same period last year. The company also posted its best-ever second-quarter performance, with 4,637 units retailed between April and June 2026, up 10% from 4,238 units in Q2 […]
India’s Auto Industry Clocks Broad-Based Growth in June 2026
India’s automotive sector closed June 2026 on a strong note, with broad-based growth across passenger cars, two-wheelers, commercial vehicles, and tractors. Several manufacturers posted record monthly or half-yearly sales figures, electric vehicle volumes continued their sharp upward trajectory, and export numbers added further momentum to an already encouraging picture. From mass-market scooters to heavy trucks, […]
EnerG G1 Sonic PLUS 0W-20 Receives Mercedes-Benz MB 229.71 Approval
EnerG Lubricants, one of India’s emerging premium lubricant manufacturers, has announced that its flagship passenger car engine oil – EnerG G1 Sonic PLUS 0W-20 API SQ / ACEA C6 – has officially received the prestigious Mercedes-Benz MB 229.71 approval. The achievement marks another significant milestone in EnerG’s journey towards establishing itself as one of India’s […]
Volvo Car Bets on Safety, Sustainability & Electrification for India Growth
By Ravichandran Srinivasan For Volvo Cars, India represents far more than just another growth market. As the luxury automotive space gradually evolves from traditional internal combustion vehicles to electrified mobility, the Swedish luxury carmaker is positioning itself at the intersection of safety, sustainability, premium customer experience and digital transformation. At the helm of this transition […]
Renault India Refreshes the Kwid With Simpler Choices and Sharper Pricing
Renault India has updated the Kwid, its popular entry-level hatchback, with a refreshed design, a simplified variant lineup, and competitive new pricing aimed at first-time car buyers. The new range is available at dealerships across India and through Renault’s online sales platform. The updated Kwid is now offered in just two variants — Evolution and […]
Bimal Auto’s Blueprint for Scalable After-Sales Excellence
By Ravichandran Srinivasan In India’s highly competitive passenger vehicle retail ecosystem, scale alone is no longer enough. The real differentiator lies in how effectively dealerships can balance growth with profitability, customer retention, operational discipline, and workforce capability. Few dealer groups exemplify this balance as effectively as Bimal Auto, one of the largest and most influential […]
Kia India Adds New Top-Spec Variants to the Seltos Range
Kia India has expanded its All-New Seltos lineup with the launch of two new top-of-the-range variants — the GTX(O) and X-Line(O) — priced from ₹21.57 lakh. The additions bring the brand’s most comprehensive package of safety, connectivity, and convenience features to the Seltos for the first time. The headline addition across both variants is Kia’s […]
How Every Millimetre of the Tata Sierra EV Was Engineered to Work
Tata’s engineers didn’t just fit a battery into an SUV. They rethought the entire car from the ground up — and the result is the fastest India-made EV yet. Here’s a tricky problem most people never think about: a car needs to crumple a bit in a crash to protect everyone inside. But it also […]
Tata Launches Sierra.ev, Calls It ‘The Only Car a Family Will Ever Need’
Tata Motors has launched the all-electric Sierra.ev, reviving an iconic nameplate with a 500-plus kilometre real-world range, a 5.8-second sprint to 100 km/h, and an interior built more like a living room than a car. Bookings open, with prices starting at ₹18.79 lakh. Tata Motors has brought back one of its most beloved names — […]
Mercedes-Benz Brings Its ‘140 Years. 140 Places.’ World Tour to India
Mercedes-Benz India has announced the India leg of its much-awaited transcontinental drive — ‘140 Years. 140 Places.’ — marking 140 years since Carl Benz filed the patent for the world’s first automobile in Germany in 1886. Three S-Class luxury limousines, named Gotlieb, Carl, and Bertha, are currently undertaking an epic journey covering more than 60,000 […]
















