Indian Automotive Sector

[republic_roi97]

Tata harrier, Hexa get 6 airbags, ABS, EBD, Hill Assist, Corner Stability Program, Brake Asist, Two zone climate cintrol, harrier gets 8.8" range rover velar ice, JBL speaker + subwoofer, rain sensing wipers, electric tail gate and electric fuel lid unlock. Moreover it gets the best Ride and Handling balance. Tata makes better steerings than Hyundai. And not to mention the build quality of a Tank. These are surely meant to stay here as people get more educated about safety and value.

 

[republic_roi97]

We haven't even been 100% successful in building self driving cars yet. Fully automatic flights me thoda time hai aur.. anyways, they are not drones. Pilots will always be needed.

In the future also, if the planes can be flown remotely; the planes can be hacked remotely as well. A fail safe will always be needed to cut the hard lines and take matters into your own hands.

TMETC :- Its a division of Tata Motors based in Europe though but works on Tata Products and JLR products, Tiago and Hexa are in their portfolio of test vehicles.

Note:- The above quoted post is from a different thread, I think it would be worthwhile to mention this important achievement of Tata Motors over here.

 

[Kshatriya87]

That's what they should learn from TATA. To find a proper partner to produce better cars for the future..the tin cans that they are selling ryt now will all become obsolete once the new safety norms are in place.

Yeah. They are barely keeping up with the new rules. Few cars have tasted success but only because the traditional indian buyers trust Maruti for their easily available parts and cheap maintenance.

 

[Kshatriya87]

Veerey di wedding earned more than parmanu.. that's the mentality of indian public. Nobody in this country gives a s*** about quality

Masala matters more to Indians, doesn't matter if it is bad. Whether it is in movies or food or news or politics.

 

[Kshatriya87]

Maruti isn't making good cars so that it can earn profit.
In long term as income levels go up, Maruti will either improve or disappear. Let's hope that Tata & Mahindra don't go that way before we have to import automoblies too.

Tata will be safe I guess. Especially after investing so much in buy outs.

 

[Kyubi]

Tata will be safe I guess. Especially after investing so much in buy outs.

True, it was Maruti's foray into small cars segment , with cheap materials and zero accountability to safety that led to the boom in the automotive scene for india .. they paved way for other manufacturers to follow suit leading to years of unimaginative design philosophy and at the same time active safety features for the passengers was never made mandatory... they created an environment where every other car manufacturer in India followed a similar business model to sell their cars.. its actually a shame that only till recently we've had Nexon score a very good NCAP results.. whereas the world around are way ahead on this...Dont know how many lives could have been saved had these manufacturers had actually worked towards making a body shell more robust to impact forces as well as having mandatory safety features installed ..

To say we dint have the tech is a load of bullcrap.. all you need is a serious investment in R&D with a full spectrum Lab Facility to design and test every thing..
Which obviously our car companies didnt do..

So in hindsight Indian Car Companies now claiming to be making worldclass cars is a shame , it had to be done or else days of these companies are numbered.

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[republic_roi97]

The real deal is the fact that Nexon scored 16+ out of 17 in Global NCAP while Maruti Vitara Brezza scored a little more than 12 in the same, leading Nexon towards a 5 star rating while Brezza scores just a 4 and that too barely.
Interestingly Tata has 2 cars in top 5 safest, Nexon and Zest.

 

[Kshatriya87]

True, it was Maruti's foray into small cars segment , with cheap materials and zero accountability to safety that led to the boom in the automotive scene for india .. they paved way for other manufacturers to follow suit leading to years of unimaginative design philosophy and at the same time active safety features for the passengers was never made mandatory... they created an environment where every other car manufacturer in India followed a similar business model to sell their cars.. its actually a shame that only till recently we've had Nexon score a very good NCAP results.. whereas the world around are way ahead on this...Dont know how many lives could have been saved had these manufacturers had actually worked towards making a body shell more robust to impact forces as well as having mandatory safety features installed ..

To say we dint have the tech is a load of bullcrap.. all you need is a serious investment in R&D with a full spectrum Lab Facility to design and test every thing..
Which obviously our car companies didnt do..

So in hindsight Indian Car Companies now claiming to be making worldclass cars is a shame , it had to be done or else days of these companies are numbered.

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But what was stopping maruti to get tech from suzuki all these years? Being probably the first car company to colaborate with a Japanese one, Maruti should have been leading the small to mid range automobile game in India.

 

[cobra commando]

FCA be like: "dem Mahindra boys at it again"!

New Mahindra Thar 4×4 spied again with Jeep styled front and rear

 

[ezsasa]

But what was stopping maruti to get tech from suzuki all these years? Being probably the first car company to colaborate with a Japanese one, Maruti should have been leading the small to mid range automobile game in India.

Indian consumer was stopping maruti from getting tech from suzuki, that and disadvantage of starting very early in the game which increases their wage cost there by increasing their production cost.

Indian consumer was very price conscious, but this will change in next 5-10 years.

 

[republic_roi97]

FCA be like: "dem Mahindra boys at it again"!

New Mahindra Thar 4×4 spied again with Jeep styled front and rear

But they really can't do anything about it, legally mahindra is licenced to make this.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

India Races Forward in Electric Cars

 

[Indx TechStyle]

India’s vehicle production crosses 3.15 crores in 2018 – Grows 14.56 percent

 

[Indx TechStyle]

India’s electric vehicle goals being realised on two wheels, not four

 

[Why so serious?]

Hyundai Kona electric SUV to be made in India – To keep cost low
Hyundai Kona will be manufactured at company plant in Chennai, India.

By Rishabh Jain on January 30, 2019
The Indian EV space is all set to see more entrants coming into the market in 2019. At the moment, there are just a handful of products from Mahindra Electric which are available for retail customers. However, Tata Motors, Nissan, Audi and Hyundai seem determined to bring in attractive offerings this year.


It is well known that first EV from Hyundai will be the Kona SUV (scheduled for a launch in H2 – 2019), however what is interesting is that Hyundai is planning to manufacture the EV in India. In a recent Investor summit, Hyundai announced that it will be bringing in an additional investment of INR 7,000 crores which will result in additional employment opportunities for 1,500 individuals.

This investment will be used to equip the existing plant to manufacture the EV and ramp-up the total production capacity for Hyundai. Currently, Hyundai’s production capacity stands at 7 lakh units per annum, which will to go up to 8 lakh units post the infusion of these additional funds.

Hyundai mentioned that the initial goal of the investment is to make products for domestic consumption however later the electric Kona(s) produced in the plant will get exported too. Talking about the Kona, it is sold in various configurations globally. India will be getting the EV version which will be priced somewhere around INR 25 lakhs.

Hyundai Kona on test in India.
The model which Indian market is expected to get has a range of 350 kms and comes with a fast charging capacity which allows a 0-80% charge in just an hour. Total power output of the motor is 136 PS while the max torque output stands at 395 Nm.

The motor draws power from a 39kWh battery pack. Internationally, there is also a variant with a longer range and a larger battery pack, however it is highly unlikely that it will come to India as it will come with a higher price tag and hence, reduced interest from potential buyers.

 

[Haldiram]

Ashok Leyland signs MoU with ELBIT Systems for high mobility vehicles

As part of this agreement, Ashok Leyland will provide HMV for mounting Elbit Systems’ artillery guns and systems, a release said. The integrated systems are targeted for worldwide export markets.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Two-wheeler exports from India rise 19.5 per cent in April-January
Leading the two-wheeler export bandwagon is Bajaj Auto, which shipped a total of 14,50,766 units in the April-January period, a jump of 24.87 per cent.

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Two-wheeler exports from India rise 19.5 per cent in April-January (Representational Image)

New Delhi: At a time when two-wheeler manufacturers are finding sales moving at a slow pace in the domestic market, their exports have risen by 19.49 per cent in the April-January period this fiscal, according to the latest data from auto industry body SIAM. Total two-wheeler exports during the period stood at 27,59,935 units as compared with 23,09,805 units a year ago, showed the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) data.

The growth in exports of two-wheelers from the country is driven mainly by motorcycles and scooters. Motorcycle shipments to foreign markets during the period stood at 24,12,800 units as against 20,34,250 units in the corresponding period last fiscal, up 18.61 per cent.

Likewise, scooter exports zoomed by 26.67 per cent to 3,32,197 units as compared to 2,62,253 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said. Exports of mopeds grew by 12.3 per cent to 14,938 units, against 13,302 units a year ago. Recovery in markets such as Africa and Latin America has helped two-wheeler manufacturers crank up their exports from India, industry observers said.

Leading the two-wheeler export bandwagon is Bajaj Auto, which shipped a total of 14,50,766 units in the April-January period, a jump of 24.87 per cent. Chennai-based TVS Motor Co's exports also zoomed by 29.18 per cent to 5,04,799 units during the period, as per the SIAM data.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India also posted a 10.3 per cent increase in its two-wheeler exports to 3,25,759 units during the period. India Yamaha Motor posted a 2.39 per cent increase in its exports to 2,09,352 units, while Hero MotoCorp's shipments stood at 1,63,480 units, up 5.74 per cent.

The rise in exports comes at a time when two-wheeler sales in India have slowed down to single-digit growth. According to SIAM, two-wheeler sales in the domestic market stood at 1,81,25,656 units in the April-January period this fiscal as against 1,67,71,630 units in the corresponding period last fiscal, a growth of 8.07 per cent.

 

[Innocent]

Two-wheeler exports from India rise 19.5 per cent in April-January
Leading the two-wheeler export bandwagon is Bajaj Auto, which shipped a total of 14,50,766 units in the April-January period, a jump of 24.87 per cent.

Photo Credit: Thinkstock
Two-wheeler exports from India rise 19.5 per cent in April-January (Representational Image)

Wow, bajaj auto export sale's were greater than all of them combined.
Looks like Bajaj have established themselves in African and Latin American market quite well

 

[DG7867]

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indi...h-2019-indian-car-sales-figures-analysis.html

4-wheeler sales for March 2019, data from team-bhp.com

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Electric two-wheeler penetration to touch 40% by 2030
It may well have a transformational impact on domestic auto companies like Hero Motors and TVS Motors.

Hero electric’s ele

A research report by investment firm Morgan Stanley, published in June, expects a wide transformation in India’s two-wheeler business with the advent of electric bikes. For two simple reasons: India is the largest gasoline-powered two-wheeler market and more than half the miles traveled in India are on two-wheelers.

The report estimates that by 2025, electric two-wheeler penetration will be at 10%, rising to 40% by 2030. The increased penetration is expected even as new two wheeler sales are expected to rise from 21 million in 2018 to 47 million by 2030, at a 6.8% CAGR.

Three key factors will play a role in the shift towards electric two-wheelers in India. Firstly, cost economics and value proposition are turning favourable. Though electric bikes cost more than conventional ones, which are expected to see a price increase post implementation of the BS VI emission norms. This coupled with lower running costs for electric bikes is expected to even out the cost of ownership over a 10-year ownership period. This is only expected to improve in favour of electric bikes as battery prices head south in the coming years.

Secondly, electric two wheelers don’t require special charging infrastructure and their batteries can be charged once-a-day at home. Fast home chargers cost ₹10,000, while normal ones cost ₹5,000-6,000, making them affordable. Further, two-wheeler batteries are detachable and discharged batteries can be swapped for charged ones at kiosks. According to the report, Taiwan-based Kymco and 22 Motors India are planning to offer battery swapping stations key metros by 2020.

And finally, the segment is expected to have a supportive government policy to kickstart growth. Already, under FAME II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles), the government has set aside $285 million and is offering ₹10,000 incentive per kWh. In addition, few states are also waiving the road tax enabling the customer to get almost 25% off the retail selling price. The government is targeting sales of 1 million electric two wheelers by April 2022.

The firm admits that currently it gets no questions on the future of electric two-wheelers in India but it believes that this debate will start soon and 2020 will be year of electric two-wheelers. To start off, it anticipates that biennial auto show in 2020 to unveil several electric two wheeler models with at least 10 lithium battery-based models on sale by the end of 2020. It also expects the battery-powered vehicles to hit a market share of 1% in any single major metro of India by the end of 2020. It also says that the BS VI rollout (April 2020) will lead to 10-12% price hike for gasoline vehicles, bring forward the debate on electric vehicles for customers.

The report, in the work for several months, built three scenarios to estimate the size of the market. In an extreme bull case, where all the costs for the electric two-wheelers fall into place, it predicts a 65% penetration by 2030, but in a bear case if battery prices don’t come down or there are regulatory glitches, then that number is only 20%. It’s standard, base case assumption of 40% penetration hinges on higher prices of gasoline engine vehicles and favourable government policy.