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JAPAN: Suzuki nine-month profit falls
6 February 2012
Suzuki Motor nine-month operating profit dipped 5.1% to JPY87.7bn on sales down 6.7% to JPY1.8 trillion due to a volume fall in India, ongoing effects of the Japanese earthquake, and yen appreciation, the automaker announced.
INDIA: Maruti January sales up 5.2%
1 February 2012
Indian car market leader Maruti Suzuki sold 115,433 vehicles in January, up 5.2% year on year.
INDIA: Maruti Alto world's best selling small car
25 January 2012
India's largest-selling car, Maruti Suzuki's Alto, has emerged as the best-selling small car in the world for the second straight year in 2011, outpacing Volkswagen and Fiat models.
INDIA: Maruti Suzuki profits slump in market slowdown
23 January 2012
Maruti Suzuki has reported a bigger than expected fall in profits for its third fiscal quarter as it continues to struggle with falling sales in the Indian market and the weakness of the local currency.
INDIA: Maruti Suzuki to begin Gujarat construction in 2013-14
23 January 2012
Maruti Suzuki will start construction of its new Gujarat factory in fiscal 2013-2014, a top executive said.
INDIA: Fiat increases diesel engine supply to Maruti Suzuki
19 January 2012
Fiat is to supply 100,000 more small diesel engines to Maruti Suzuki as demand in India increases.
INDIA: Maruti Suzuki to spend US$12m on logistics hub
18 January 2012
Maruti Suzuki has announced plans to spend INR650-800m (US$12-15.3m) on a logistics hub in West Bengal.
INDIA: Maruti increases prices
17 January 2012
Maruti Suzuki raised the prices of all its models this week, immediately sparking a share increase, up as much as 11%, as investors rallied behind the company after months of falling sales levelled out in December.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Global debuts list (now with model summaries)
6 January 2012
Our list of all the production models and concepts which made their global debuts at the New Delhi Auto Expo on the 5 January media day.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Our Auto Expo overview
5 January 2012
The Auto Expo in Delhi in many ways is a microcosm of India - a country that seems to be outgrowing itself.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Maruti Suzuki shows small SUV concept
5 January 2012
Maruti Suzuki has pulled the wraps off its XA Alpha design study at the Delhi show.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Global debuts list
5 January 2012
Our list of all the production models and concepts which made their global debuts at the New Delhi Auto Expo on the 5 January media day.
NEW DELHI PREVIEW: Ford to reveal 'global vehicle'
20 December 2011
Ford says it will reveal an 'all-new global vehicle' at the New Delhi Auto Expo in January.
INDIA: Low rupee adds to carmaker pricing woes
14 December 2011
After the rupee hit an all-time low on Tuesday, coupled with steadily rising input costs, Indian carmakers are again contemplating price rises in the face of lower consumer demand.
INDIA: Government’s EV plan to cost US$4.3bn
12 December 2011
The government's ambitious plan to set up a platform for electric vehicles in India could cost an estimated INR225bn (US$4.26bn) according to a study commissioned by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and the Ministry of Heavy Industry.
INDIA: Maruti cancels plans for smaller cars
7 December 2011
Maruti Suzuki will not introduce a small car that was expected to rival the Tata Nano.
INDIA: Maruti to export CKD kits to Asia
7 December 2011
Maruti Suzuki India plans to export CKD (completely knocked down) vehicles for assembly overseas.
INDIA: Maruti inks diesel engine supply with Fiat
2 December 2011
Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) will begin purchasing diesel engines from Fiat's local unit in January. This will reduce the long waiting list for some of India's top carmaker's best-selling models.
INDIA: Maruti sales off 19% last month
2 December 2011
Top Indian automaker Maruti Suzuki India reported total sales of 91,772 units in November 2011, down 18.5% year on year.
INDIA: Bearing maker setting up fourth unit in Gujarat
2 December 2011
National Engineering Industries (NEI), a pioneer in the bearing manufacturing industry in India, plans to invest around INR1bn (US$19.5m) annually for the next five years boosting capacity in three existing plants and setting up a fourth plant as well as increasing R&D spend to 1% of turnover.
INDIA: Maruti Suzuki eyes sub-800cc segment
1 December 2011
Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) is considering contesting the sub-800cc segment in India, according to a local media report.
NEW DELHI PREVIEW: Suzuki Ertiga world premiere
29 November 2011
Maruti Suzuki will reveal the Ertiga, a compact people carrier, at January's biennial New Delhi Auto Expo.
UK: Suzuki launches arbitration against VW
24 November 2011
The spat between Suzuki and Volkswagen AG moved to London today (24 November) and the International Court of Arbitration where the Japanese automaker is seeking an order to compel VW to dispose of its Suzuki shares to Suzuki or Suzuki's designated third party.
INDIA: Maruti to reveal SUV concept at Delhi show
18 November 2011
Maruti Suzuki India plans to enter the fast-growing sport utility vehicle segment and will display a concept at the Auto Expo in Delhi next January.
INDIA: Magneti Marelli establishes suspension JV
18 November 2011
Magneti Marelli has inked a 50/50 joint venture through its Sistemi Sospensioni unit with India's largest gasket maker Talbros Automotive Components (TACL) for manufacturing suspension systems and modules in India.
INDIA: National union body pleased with Maruti Suzuki powertrain deal
17 November 2011
India's Trades Union Congress (AITUC) says it is satisfied with the pay deal reached at Maruti Suzuki's powertrain plant although issues still remain unresolved concerning some suspended workers.
INDIA: Motherson Sumi net off 72% in Q2
17 November 2011
Motherson Sumi Systems said the fiscal second quarter ended 30 September 2011 was the toughest quarter in recent history.
INDIA: Skoda sales soar in 2011
16 November 2011
Skoda India is riding high on the success of the Fabia small car with overall sales already up by almost 50% year on year so far in calendar 2011. Skoda sold around 20,160 units in 2010; this year it has already passed sales of 24,500 units.
INDIA: Hyundai to launch 15 cars by 2016 – report
10 November 2011
Hyundai India will launch 15 cars in the next four to five years to boost its market share, India's Economic Times reported.
INDIA: Maruti blamed as car sales fall 24%
9 November 2011
New car sales in India fell 23.8% in October, the biggest monthly percentage decline since December 2000 and the fourth consecutive month of decline, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). Part of the fall was blamed on industrial unrest at India's leading car maker Maruti Suzuki.
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