Maruti Suzuki steps up SUV bet with higher market share, eyes more launches in next 5 yrsMaruti Suzuki's share in the SUV market has climbed to 19.6 percent. The company plans seven new SUV launches in the coming years. This exp...
17 Mar, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
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...
16 Dec, 2023, 07.12 PM IST
SUV launches jam sales highway as sedans and hatchbacks take a backseatThe number of SUV launches hit a new high this calendar year at 108, reaching the three-figure mark for the first time. In the overall pass...
13 Dec, 2023, 01.03 PM IST
Hyundai to take on rival Tata in sub-Rs 10 lakh market with SUV ExterThe carmaker has so far added three new products - micro SUV Exter, premium sedan Verna and high-end EV Ioniq 5 - in its portfolio this yea...
11 Jul, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
Expect substantial increase in SUV market share this fiscal: Maruti Suzuki"In July we were at 7.1 per cent (market share) in the SUV segment...it increased to 10.8 per cent in August, 13.01 per cent in September a...
20 Nov, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
One in four SUVs sold in India is from HyundaiHyundai Motor India grew sales of sports utility vehicles 5 per cent to 180,237 units to overtake homegrown automaker Mahindra & Mahindra (...
11 Jan, 2021, 11.14 AM IST
Hyundai gains slender edge over Maruti in SUVs to become India's top-selling off-roader companyHyundai has pipped Maruti Suzuki in the SUV segment and has surged past the country’s biggest carmaker to become the top-selling off-roader...
12 Aug, 2020, 03.26 PM IST
Auto makers expect demand for compact SUVs to revive sector hit hard by lockdownsFunctionality, space and comfort -- along with great driving experience and manoeuvrability – has led to more consumers preferring this cat...
02 Aug, 2020, 11.25 AM IST
Another motown beauty from Mercedes: New GLE SUV launched in India at Rs 73.7 lakhSince its launch in India, the GLE has sold over 13,000 units.
29 Jan, 2020, 06.30 PM IST
Slowdown fails to halt premium SUVs’ runThe premium SUV market in India has bucked the trend in the overall passenger vehicle sales, growing by a third in the past year as consume...
06 Jan, 2020, 07.21 AM IST
SsangYong to join Mahindra-Ford alliance in product sharingBoth the B (B772) and C segment SUVs (W601), which are under development for the JV company, will be shared by Ssangyong Motor Company. Sim...
03 Jan, 2020, 11.25 PM IST
BMW bets on SUVs to set the paceBMW expects one out of every two vehicles it sells in the country to be an SUV.
17 May, 2019, 09.08 AM IST
Hyundai eyes pole position in utility vehicle market with compact SUV VenueThe launch of Venue comes at a time when the passenger vehicle market is growing at its slowest pace in five years.
17 Apr, 2019, 08.44 PM IST
It's raining SUVs, 20 new models coming in 2019Such is the craze for SUVs in India that even debutant brands — South Korea’s Kia (a Hyundai group company) and MG Motors (subsidiary of Ch...
15 Jan, 2019, 10.41 AM IST
Tata Motors to hike PV prices across models by up to Rs 40,000 from Jan 1The company would be increasing prices of its entire passenger vehicles range by up to Rs 40,000 (depending on the model and city), startin...
13 Dec, 2018, 11.53 AM IST
Tata Motors starts production of upcoming SUV HarrierThe first unit of Harrier was rolled out from the company's manufacturing unit at Pune, Tata Motors said in a statement.
30 Oct, 2018, 05.21 PM IST
Kia Motors, SAIC and PSA Group plan to bring in their sports utility vehicles to India next yearSales of utility vehicles have nearly doubled in the Indian market in the past five years, and automakers expect the segment to expand 14-1...
27 Mar, 2018, 08.18 AM IST