Recent Articles Published by Brian De Souza
Toyota Kirloskar Motor rides SUV-MPV demand, sells 20,542 units in October

By Ajit Dalvi calendar01 Nov 2023

October is the fourth month in a row that TKM’s sales have surpassed the 20,000-units mark. Cumulative April-September...

MG Motor India sells 5,108 units in October, up 17%

By Ajit Dalvi calendar01 Nov 2023

The company, which retails four ICE models and two EVs and has effected substantial price cuts recently, sees demand r...

Electric two-wheeler sales exceed 71,000 units in festive October, 10-month retails surpass record 2022 total  

By Ajit Dalvi calendar01 Nov 2023

October turns out to be best month after the FAME subsidy was slashed in June; cumulative 10-month sales at 688,442 un...

Sixty percent of global 2- and 3-wheeler sales to be electric by 2030: World Energy Outlook study

By Ajit Dalvi calendar25 Oct 2023

EVs, which account for around 15% of auto sales today, are on course to reach a share of 40% by 2030. Latest IEA and W...

Suzuki invests in Inmotive to accelerate joint development of two-speed EV transmission

By Ajit Dalvi & Autocar Pro News Desk calendar23 Oct 2023

Japanese automaker makes investment in Inmotive Inc, the Canada-based inventor of the Ingear, an ultra-efficient multi...

Winners and losers in India's bike and scooter market in first-half FY2024

By Ajit Dalvi calendar21 Oct 2023

A total of 8.73 million two-wheelers were dispatched in April-September 2023, marking 4% YoY growth. Of the 14 OEMs, e...

TVS, Suzuki, Yamaha, Ather and Bajaj increase scooter market share in first-half FY2024

By Ajit Dalvi calendar20 Oct 2023

Scooter wholesales at 2.86 million units in April-September 2023 indicate slow recovery; market leader Honda sells 1.2...

Honda Shine 125 and SP 125 clock 3 million sales in western India

By Ajit Dalvi calendar18 Oct 2023

While the first 1.5 million sales took 15 years, the next 1.5 million units were sold in just six-and-a-half years. Ma...

Tata, Toyota and VW buck industry decline in car and sedan sales in H1 FY2024

By Ajit Dalvi calendar18 Oct 2023

Even as PV sales crossed the 2-million mark for the first time in the first-half of a fiscal, demand for cars and seda...

SUVs capture 57% of India's PV market: Maruti leads with 26% market share, M&M at 18% in H1 FY2024

By Ajit Dalvi calendar18 Oct 2023

With 1.18 million units and 21% growth, utility vehicles are the movers and shakers of the PV market. While Maruti Suz...