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Entry-level hatchbacks regain ground after GST cuts, but SUVs continue to dominateTax cuts on small cars have increased their market share, rising from 2.3% to 3.3% recently. Sport utility vehicles have continued to gain ...- First-time car buyers make a comeback as lower GST boosts small-vehicle demandFirst-time car buyers are returning to India's market, increasing their sales share significantly. Lower taxes have revived demand for entr...
- ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 75: Delisting, merger, demerger: Long restructuring story of one auto ancillaryLast week's auto-ancillary story dealt with another major participant in the same broad industry. This week's business is dramatically narr...
- Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles to cost up to ₹25,000 more from September 1Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles will raise vehicle prices by up to ₹25,000 from September 1 across its portfolio, including petrol, diesel a...
- Independence Day 2026: 79 years of an India on the rise as its households dream biggerIndependence Day 2026: Today's Indian consumers are transforming their financial habits, with a declining focus on food expenditure within ...
- Automatic for the people: Rising incomes reshape India's car marketAs incomes rise and family earnings change, India's automotive market is poised for a notable shift. In the coming decade, middle-income ho...
- ET Graphics | Compact cars gain momentumMini car sales saw a significant increase last quarter, doubling after a three-year slump. This surge followed recent Goods and Services Ta...
- Maruti, Tata lead hatchback revival as India's carmakers rediscover the mass marketIndian carmakers are rediscovering the hatchback. For years, SUVs dominated sales. Now, rising prices and economic challenges mean small ca...
- Hatchback sales in India rebound as GST-led price cuts revive demand for small carsThe hatchback market in India is experiencing a revitalization, with a remarkable 20% surge in sales reported for the last quarter of 2025....
- Entry-level hatchbacks decline for five years as SUV sales soar: ReportIndia's car market is changing. SUVs are now the top choice for buyers, surpassing hatchbacks. This shift is driven by people earning more ...
- Maruti launches limited editions of Alto K10, S-Presso Celerio to boost small car salesMaruti Suzuki India launches limited editions of Alto K10, Celerio, and S-Presso under the 'Dream Series' to revive small car sales at Rs4....
- Small cars will be big again, says Maruti SuzukiMaruti Suzuki anticipates a recovery in small car sales due to economic growth. The company aims to capitalize on this trend by introducing...
- India's love for sub-4 metre compact cars fades as SUVs gain groundIndia's preference for compact vehicles under 4 meters in length is declining, with their market share dropping from 62% in 2021 to 50% in ...
- The year of the SUV: When Indian automakers started riding higherSUVs have seen a four-fold increase in their share among first-time buyers in the country over the past decade. About a third of first-time...
- India's craze for SUVs: There's more to it than meets the eyeThe fall in sales of small cars and the rise in SUV sales may not be only due to Indians now ditching small cars and preferring to buy SUVs...
- With right tweaks, SUVs are trendingThe roomier vehicles have a special value proposition in India where cars carry more people than in other countries. The higher driving pos...
- Small cars to remain a significant part of Indian market, says Maruti SuzukiWith the Indian economy on a revival model and poised to grow among the fastest globally, income levels are expected to rise, supporting fi...
- Utility vehicles' share in new car sales expected to be on upward trajectory: Fitch RatingsFitch said that UV's volume share in overall car sales increased to 49 per cent in the previous fiscal, up from 28 per cent in the year-ago...
- Compact SUVs overtake small cars as India's largest segment in FY22Compact SUVs are set to overtake premium small cars to become the top-selling segment in the Indian passenger car market this fiscal year e...
- Growing aspiration makes premium hatchbacks new mass market carsSmall, entry-level, no-frills hatchbacks that drove sales for decades are not what Indian customer wants now.
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