Auto Inc turning to cleaner fuels, but SUVs still chug on dieselDiesel engines remain popular for Indian SUVs, offering torque and efficiency for long drives. However, upcoming BS7 emission standards wil...
11 May, 2026, 09.55 AM IST
Hyundai Creta spy images hint at major redesign and premium upgradesHyundai is testing its next-generation Creta. The popular SUV will see major design changes, adopting a squarer, more assertive look. It wi...
04 May, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or Bankrupt - Part 56: An acquisition, a divestment, and a JV for EV. Ready for re-rating?Bulls argue this company is becoming a complete mobility-platform supplier in India: Power solutions and aftermarket, braking and safety. B...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.24 PM IST
Stoves to cars: India expands ethanol use amid West Asia warIndia has a massive surplus of ethanol, pushing policymakers and industry to find new uses. Ethanol-powered cooking stoves are being tested...
08 Apr, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
Toyota, Maruti get into top gear with marketing for hybrids in Uttar PradeshJapanese automakers Toyota and Maruti Suzuki are aggressively marketing their hybrid cars in Uttar Pradesh, leveraging tax waivers to attra...
03 Sep, 2024, 06.44 PM IST
Compact diesel vehicles sub-₹8 lakh find few takersConsumers are increasingly preferring petrol cars, given that the price differential between BS-VI diesel and petrol cars has increased sub...
23 Jun, 2020, 10.24 AM IST
Toyota to stop selling small diesel vehicles in India post BS VIToyota is looking at stopping sale of small diesel vehicles post the transition to BS VI emissions standards.
19 Nov, 2019, 09.53 PM IST
Toyota to keep selling diesel models in India as it expects demand to continueViswanathan said the company will keep rooting for hybrid vehicles despite the government favouring only EVs in the country.
25 Aug, 2019, 02.20 PM IST
Auto sector declining, Maruti to stop producing below 1300-cc diesel cars: RC BhargavaBrezza will become BS-VI. We will have a petrol BS-VI Brezza, says Bhargava
26 Apr, 2019, 09.17 AM IST
Indian market will soon bid adieu to a dozen small diesel carsThe introduction of BS-VI emission rules next year will make several models unviable.
01 Mar, 2019, 11.22 PM IST
Electric cars will not be cheaper, says MarutiMaruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava said that affordability is one of the key factors that will decide the adoption and popularity of elect...
22 Dec, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
Toyota plans to challenge Maruti, Hyundai dominance with its 'safest' 'most-fuel efficient' small carToyota Kirloskar, which failed to make major inroads in the small car space, is banking on the integration work between Daihatsu and Toyota...
02 Jan, 2017, 02.18 AM IST
Toyota lifts India investment freeze; to launch more carsHiroyuki Fukui, CEO for Asia, Middle East & North Africa region at Toyota Motor, said the car maker will focus more on India and introduce ...
30 Aug, 2016, 05.29 AM IST
Diesel ban puts brakes on Toyota's fresh investmentsAnother Japanese maker Honda, which had shifted focus on diesel in the last two-to three years, is also disappointed with the slump in dema...
20 Jul, 2016, 11.22 AM IST
- BMW to supply diesel engines to Toyota
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world's largest maker of luxury vehicles, will supply Toyota Motor Corp. with diesel engines.
02 Dec, 2011, 04.21 AM IST
- Japanese carmakers vie to be greenest
From a nightclub on wheels to a car shaped like a hat, cars unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show over the years have been sent to the annals of aut...
21 Oct, 2007, 09.17 PM IST
- Japanese carmakers increasingly eye foreign markets
Japan's automotive industry is increasingly pushing into overseas markets like China and India as sales turnovers at home are declining slo...
10 Sep, 2007, 09.02 AM IST