Cumulative vehicle registration across categories fell year-on-year by 28.64 percent in March, said a dealers’ association on Thursday. The fall comes despite last year’s low base. Auto sales had come to a standstill owing to a seven-day lockdown last March. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) warned that the lockdown in Maharashtra to contain … Read more
New models of all cars will have to provide airbags for the front passenger seat from April 1 while all existing models can be sold after August 31 this year, only after being fitted with this safety gear. This mandatory provision was notified by the road transport ministry on Tuesday. “This has been mandated as … Read more
Auto1 could IPO in Frankfurt next month, Insider understands. Auto1 said Wednesday that it seeks to raise $1.2 billion, but did not give detail on a valuation. The mooted higher valuation comes amid strong performance from Auto1’s US competition. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Auto1 Group, a European platform for used car sales, … Read more
Indian automakers replenished stocks before the new year, helping wholesale auto sales witness healthy growth. Inventory was lower than usual for passenger vehicles and tractors, leaving headroom for higher inventory filling in the coming months, industry executives said. They said spillover demand from the festive season and inventory refilling would drive demand for passenger vehicles … Read more
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If you live in Turkey or Pakistan and are looking to sell your car, the world’s biggest independent oil trader wants to make a deal. Vitol Group, which traded more than 8 million barrels of oil and petroleum products a day in 2019, is getting into the used-car business. The storied trading house, founded more … Read more