It seems like a fairy tale!
A luxury car within a week of its launch vrooms ahead to create a new national record and thereby enters the India Book of Records!
German Engineering, Amazing Driving Experience, Great Features, Gorgeous Looks, Spacious and Plush Interiors, Reasonable Cost of Ownership come together in the #VWVirtus
Continue reading “VW Virtus enters the India Book of Records within a week of Launch”
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Tata Motors, on the occasion of the World Environment Day, signed an agreement with BluSmart Electric Mobility for delivering 10,000 XPRES T EVs to the company. This deployment of 10,000 units makes this the biggest ever EV fleet order in India. With deliveries starting soon, these vehicles are an addition to the 3,500 XPRES T EV order, which was signed by both the companies in October last year, and will be used across the country for commuters, in turn helping minimize the carbon footprint. Continue reading “Tata Motors signs an agreement with BluSmart Electric Mobility for 10,000 XPRES T EVs”
Mumbai, June 2nd 2022 – In a development that is expected to boost electric vehicle (EV) adoption and mobility in India, MG Motor India and Castrol India are set to collaborate with Jio-bp to explore mobility solutions for electric cars. Under the partnership, Jio-bp, MG Motor and Castrol will explore setting up four-wheeler EV charging infrastructure and expand Castrol’s existing auto service network to cater to EV Customers.
The partnership is in line with Jio-bp and MG Motor’s commitment to provide a vast and reliable charging infrastructure to electric car customers and accelerating EV adoption in India. Jio-bp is creating an ecosystem that will benefit all the stakeholders in the EV value chain and last year, the company constructed and launched two of India’s largest EV charging hubs. The JV’s electric mobility business, offering charging infrastructure to Indian consumers, operates under the brand Jio-bp pulse. With the Jio-bp pulse mobile app, customers can easily find charging stations nearby and seamlessly charge their EVs. Continue reading “Jio-bp, MG Motor and Castrol sign partnership to boost Electric Mobility in India”
Around 2,94,087 passenger cars were sold in the Indian market for May 2022. The sales increased 185% when compared to May last year. The spike is due to low base last year which was primarily impacted due to Covid-19 induced restrictions. However, the Industry remained flat when compared to April 2022 and is still grappling with semiconductor supplies.
The Volkswagen India team had invited Team WAF for the Unveiling of their upcoming sedan the VW Virtus.
Till we saw the car, our minds were full of ” 5 Whys”
Continue reading “Virtus is Here | The ‘All Rounder’ Sedan from Volkswagen”
by Anita Bahadur
It was hardly a coincidence that World Auto Forum hosted the EV Innovators’ Network EVIN 2022 on World Earth Day, at Holiday Inn, New Delhi Aerocity – to talk about how best this upcoming mode of transport can positively impact the environment. The conference brought together the best brains in EV Tech, Business, and R&D Ecosystems, thought leaders and innovators to analyse and action the course of electric vehicles in the near future.
Continue reading “Key Takeaways of WAF EV Innovators Network | WAF EVIN 2022”
While the Industry was reeling under the influence of second COVID wave last year, one car maker was busy spreading Sales & Marketing initiatives in the deep interiors and rural parts of India.
Continue reading “WAF Industry Best Practice for Rural Marketing | Renault India”
Highlights –
CNG (11% mix) has emerged as an alternate choice of fuel to diesel (19%) in BS6 era due to low running cost
Diesel mix settled around sub 20% level due to lack of products with diesel engine
Electric mix reached to considerable 1% level
Continue reading “Passenger Vehicle Mass Market fuel mix analysis report – Q1 2022”
At a special ceremony on 14 May 2022 at Pune in India there were several soldiers, veterans and families with disabilities who got empowered with the gift of mobility!
They were presented Neobolts – India’s first indigenous motorised wheelchair vehicle.
The presentation ceremony was presided by Mrs. Anita Nain – Regional President, Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA), Southern Command with Capt Pranav Prasoon (Retd) – Head HR, Renault India and Mr. Ramakrishnan Ramanathan – VP Engineering and CSR Leader – Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India (RNTBCI).
Passenger vehicle market growth (-1.5%) is hampered by semiconductor shortage
Tata Motors (4.4%) and Mahindra (2.5%) gained significant market share with new products onslaught
SUV/Crossover body style gained highest market share, ahead of hatchback category
Wagon-R continues to be the best-selling passenger vehicle in India
by WAF Think Tank
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WAF AutoNews had been ranking 6th on a google search of World Auto News
It steadily rose up the search results. However it hovered at no 3 position for several weeks.
Last week, it came at no 1 position!
Many thanks to the Media Partners and WAF Community for making this happen!
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Continue reading “MG India Tops JD Power SSI 2021 Study | Ahead of Toyota & Hyundai”
by WAF Think Tank
Earlier this month, India’s leading Car Company MG Motor India rolled out an interesting and one of its kind EV Charger Program called MG Charge.
Under this innovation, the company plans to deploy 1,000 EV Chargers in the next 1,000 days at residential areas across India
An EV has come in the consideration set of the Changing Indian Car Consumer. Around 40% of the consumers evaluate buying an EV, when deciding their next car. Charging infrastructure and range anxiety still bogs people down.
Continue reading “1k EV Chargers in 1k Days | An Innovation Powered by MG Motor India”
by PTI
Electric two-wheeler maker One Moto India on Thursday said it has partnered with Reliance General Insurance to provide motor insurance to its customers. The company, which has launched three electric scooters — Byka, Electa, and Commuta, said the partnership will enable easy insurance service to its customers.
One Moto India Vice-President, Marketing & Sales, Aditya Reddy said the company has been strengthening its services and product portfolio.
As the company moves ahead in sync with the strategy, he said the association with Reliance General Insurance is another milestone achieved.
by WAF Think Tank
VW Taigun is being manufactured at India and shall be exported to 30 countries. It’s the company’s first product under the strategic India 2.0 initiative. The Prowess of German Engineering with upto 95% Localisation. Best of both the Worlds!
Teams at VW India, their suppliers and network have all gone beyond the call of their duty despite the pandemic to conceptualise, plan, produce and realise the Taigun. It has made it to the Top Three Finalists at 2022 World Car Awards in the World Urban Car Category.
The World Car Finals continues with the announcement of the Top Three in the World finalists. In just a few short weeks, the winners in all six categories will be declared live at the 2022 New York International Auto Show on Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Continue reading “India Made VW Taigun amongst Top 3 Finalists of World Car Awards”
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by WAF Think Tank
Volkswagen India released their February 2022 sales numbers. They have sold 4,028 cars last month. It’s a 84% jump compared to Feb 2021 Sales performance. It’s their strongest sales performance in last 4 years.
Teams at VW India have worked really hard to make this happen. Several innovations like Sarvottam 2.0, launching class leading Digital Tools, Service cost estimator, service workshop live cams, reducing cost of spares by upto 13 percent and consumables by upto 30 percent have powered this success!
Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, Volkswagen India said,’The outstanding performance registered is a testament to the right product strategy developed for the Indian market. It is the love and endorsement by customers for Volkswagen products including the newly introduced Taigun and the Tiguan that has driven this strong result along with the continuous efforts by the brand towards enhancing customer experience.
Continue reading “Volkswagen India shows Strongest Sales Performance in 4 years | Sales up 84%”
Maruti rules in the Petrol and CNG cars sales. However; Tata’s portfolio was the most balanced with a combination of Petrol, Diesel, and Electric models last year. Tata Motors strengthened its hold with the launch of CNG models in January 2022 and sold over 3,000 units of Tiago CNG and Tigor CNG in the first month itself!
Continue reading “Petrol vs Diesel vs Electric vs CNG vs Hybrid Cars Sales in India – 2021”
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World Auto Forum (WAF) Awards 2022 were held virtually recently. WAF Awards, over the years have become synonymous with platinum performances across the Automotive & Mobility segment. One of the most coveted awards, they follow a 7 – steps process, setting high benchmarks in the industry. WAF Stars, as the 154 WAF award winners are known in the industry, for the last 9 years, have all gained great recognition, and moved on to bigger, better roles and opportunities.
Continue reading “9th WAF Awards held | Check out the WAF Stars | Stellar Media Coverage Yet again”
Electric Passenger Vehicles Market Size:
BEV sales have reached 14,690 units in 2021
The industry is in a nascent stage and is experiencing growth with the addition of successful new products
Let’s understand how Electric and normal cars differ.
Price of Acquisition of an EV – Electric Vehicle
by WAF Think Tank
The year was 1997 and the auto retail was fairly nascent in the country. A young entrepreneur with stars in his eyes had a dream to build an automotive retail business which creates new standards of excellence. His name was Sanjay Thakker. Honda Cars India had just set up their shop in the country. Mr Thakker applied for their dealership at Ahmedabad along with his partner & childhood friend Late Milan Shah.
They impressed the Honda management and were granted the Dealership LOI. And thus started the journey of Group Landmark. After 4 years they also began the super successful Landmark Insurance business.
Continue reading “Group Landmark | Dream to Reality in 25 years”
by WAF Think Tank
Mr Arora is an Industry Veteran with decades of experience in Automotive Company Operations. He had been with Mercedes-Benz Group for more than a quarter century.
He has vast experience and deep insights in Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Purchase & Logistics. He strikes a fine balance with his Technical knowhow, understanding of Business Strategy and Global Markets.
He had been leading Operations for Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd. , Mercedes-Benz Indonesia and Mercedes-Benz Vietnam
Continue reading “Meet the New MD at Skoda Auto Volkswagen India | Piyush Arora”
by WAF Think Tank
The automotive supply chain for manufacturing cars, trucks, buses and other vehicles is one of the most complex in the world. It’s becoming more global too, second only to the electronics sector for the spread of suppliers, manufacturers and other third parties around the world. Globalization adds some unique complexity to the automotive supply chain, and demands practical solutions from vehicle manufacturers and brands.
It’s not just globalization that creates difficulties for automotive suppliers and builders. Changes in manufacturing processes, consumer demands and new, disruptive trends – all impact on the vehicle supply chain network for raw materials, parts and finished automobiles. Both internal and external factors require automotive supply chain managers to minimize costs, optimize manufacturing and distribution, and ensure that parts and products get to the right organizations at the right time.
Continue reading “WAFinar no 25 : How to Master Supply Chains in 2022”
Maruti Wagon-R became the best-selling car in 2021 for the first time, and also achieved the best-ever annual sales in a lifetime, though it was a photo finish between siblings – Swift and Baleno.
In reality, Maruti Baleno+Toyota Glanza (cross badged), with a combined sales of 1,98,563, is the best-selling product in 2021
Maruti continues to dominate the top 10 space with 8 products
MUV Ertiga+XL6 became the 5th best selling product line in India
As per the reports shared by FADA, Luxury Cars Retails in India for December saw an upward trend and grew by 19.7% when compared to December 2020. Luxury Car Sales is usually the highest in December and is a high sales month where OEMs continue to offer the best discounts to clear the inventory due to change of year. Hence the luxury car registrations is a clear indication of how the demand still persists and the economy too is on a positive note currently. Continue reading “Luxury Car Retail Sales Statistics for December 2021”
The Top 25 Selling Cars constituted over 78% of the cars sold in December 2021. It had 11 models from Maruti, 4 from Tata, 3 from Hyundai and Mahindra, 2 from Honda, and 1 from Toyota & Kia each. In terms of volumes, Maruti Suzuki models contributed to just over 58 percent volumes in the Top 25!
Continue reading “Top 25 Selling Cars in India for December 2021”
Around 2,54,270 passenger cars were sold in the Indian market for December 2021. The sales dropped by 8 percent YoY. However; the sales increased by a marginal 3.7 percent when compared to November 2021.
Tata Motors has emerged as India’s second-largest manufacturer of passenger vehicles for the month of December 2021 by overtaking Hyundai! 2021 has been a stellar year for Tata Motors and the OEM has achieved several benchmarks in the Calendar Year – Continue reading “Tata Motors posted CY sales of 3,31,178 units in CY21, highest ever since inception!”
Continue reading “WAFinar no 25 : How to Master Supply Chains in 2022”
by WAF Think Tank
This has also been featured across 2 pages at the Patriot Newspaper on Dec 24
The 7th India Vehicle After Sales Summit 2021, was organised online on Saturday 11th December by the World Auto Forum in yet another effort of theirs to offer us the opportunity to connect with top automotive heads and experts of the Auto industry for expert knowledge sharing.
In 2020, India was the fifth-largest auto market, with ~3.49 million units sold in the passenger and commercial vehicles categories. It was the seventh-largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in 2019. Vehicle owners today place a significantly high premium on after-sales experience and customer satisfaction.
As vehicles age and owners lose interest when the warranty expires – usually four years after the initial sale –is when loyalty created through strong after sales comes into play, enabling vehicle makers to reinforce their ties.
Continue reading “Key Takeaways from Top Leaders at India Vehicle After Sales Summit 2021”
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is one of the biggest health and humanitarian crisis of 21st century. It has placed a significant burden on global health and economic well-being, an estimated 2.7 billion people, or more than four out of five workers in the global workforce have been affected by the lockdown and stay-at-home measures.
Businesses and government leaders have been challenged to both respond to the crisis quickly and rethink their work strategies in real time.
The first priority for most organizations the world over, has been crisis response and emphasizing health, safety, essential services and the virtualization of work and education.
Continue reading “Keeping Workforce Safe and Businesses Running in the Next Normal”
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