Don’t bury the Lede The shrinking of the automobile market for newly assembled vehicles is almost palpable and can be felt (by... Published 21 Oct, 2024 09:12am
BR Research Autos: It’s not over In a great display of resilience, automobile sales have remained consistently strong on May 24 after delivering a... Published 21 Jun, 2024 08:59am
BR Research Misery meets company If the worthy reader too cannot keep up with the barrage of news on price cuts being offered by various automobile... Published 20 May, 2024 08:49am
Business & Finance Lamborghini posts record 2023 sales, helped by SUVs MILAN: Italian sportscar manufacturer Lamborghini on Thursday reported record sales in 2023 with worldwide ... Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:44am
BR Research Autos: Unpromising! In two more months, the automotive industry would have reached the half-way point into the fiscal year that is FY24,... Published 16 Nov, 2023 08:39am
BR Research Bad romance In the last recorded quarter (Jun-23), none of the three listed automotive assemblers in Pakistan was in losses,... Published 13 Oct, 2023 08:52am
BR Research Autos: The scatter here is too great The headlines haven’t changed—automobile volumes are down (in FY23, volumes shrank by 55 percent for passenger cars,... Published 24 Aug, 2023 08:44am
BR Research The reckoning Automotive industry is large enough and auto OEMs are making enough profits for analysts to talk about it endlessly.... Published 18 Aug, 2023 08:38am
Business & Finance India’s Mahindra and Mahindra Q1 profit nearly doubles BENGALURU: India’s Mahindra and Mahindra on Friday reported a first-quarter profit that nearly doubled, surpassing... Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am
BR Research Siren song Imagine for a moment, an industry whose market size has been halved within a span of a single year despite new ... Published 04 Aug, 2023 08:18am
Business & Finance MG HS Excite and 2.0 AWD: MG Pakistan to launch two new variants LAHORE: MG Pakistan – a joint venture between SAIC, the number one Chinese and the sixth-largest global automobile... Updated 25 Jul, 2023 08:00pm
BR Research The rich and the resilient Pricier cars becoming more uneconomical, mounting cost of borrowing at prevailing kibor rates close to 23 percent,... Updated 13 Jul, 2023 10:11am
BR Research Autos: Head-on collision While March numbers would give pause and indicate there may still be ample demand in the market for newly assembled... Published 11 May, 2023 09:01am
Business & Finance India’s passenger vehicle sales up 26.7% in FY23 NEW DELHI: India’s passenger vehicles sales grew 26.7% in the fiscal year 2022-23, as chip shortages eased and... Published 13 Apr, 2023 12:19pm
BR Research Auto: Idle hands The automotive market—including, passenger cars, light commercial vehicles (LCVs) and SUVs—has shrunk 43 percent... Published 11 Apr, 2023 08:53am
BR Research Crash and burn Automotive assemblers are trying to make do. In the first half of the fiscal year, volumes have shrunk 38 percent... Published 19 Jan, 2023 07:58am
Business & Finance Ford recalls nearly 519,000 US vehicles over fire risks Ford Motor Co is recalling nearly 519,000 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in the United States over fire risks from... Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:53pm
BR Research Auto: Flailing volumes FY22 is not panning out very well for the automotive industry. This was anticipated early on as overall inflation,... Published 19 Sep, 2022 08:31am
Business & Finance Ford recalls 39,000 US SUVs after engine fire reports WASHINGTON: Ford Motor Company said Thursday it was recalling 39,000 SUVs after reports of 16 fires, and has advised... Published 19 May, 2022 03:56pm
BR Research Auto market size: Standing still! The automobile industry saw a number of new entrants come into competition to the three Japanese players, due to... Updated 14 Mar, 2022 11:35am
BR Research Autos: Calm before the storm The auto industry has certainly ended the calendar year with a bang. In the cumulative first half of the fiscal ... Published 14 Jan, 2022 08:01am
BR Research Autos: New Year (warning) bells December numbers are not available yet, but by November, cumulative auto sales (including passenger cars, LCVs and... Published 30 Dec, 2021 07:16am
BR Research Auto policy: poor timing? The upcoming auto policy carries a mix bag of presents. Some industry players are unhappy. Government and ... Published 28 Dec, 2021 08:25am
BR Research Autos: Seasonality or downturn? Car sales are certainly performing better than they were last year. In the 5M period, passenger cars, LCVs and SUVs... Published 16 Dec, 2021 07:20am
BR Research Autos: tis the season to be jolly The sudden, almost dramatic, increase in sales in the automobile industry specially in passenger cars is an... Published 25 Aug, 2021 07:40am
Business & Finance Ford recalls 775,000 Explorer SUVs "Affected vehicles may experience a clunk noise, unusual handling, or a misaligned rear wheel," Ford said. Published 16 Jul, 2021 08:20pm
BR Research Autos: Take ‘em for a spin! The automotive market for FY21 has expanded by 62 percent (passenger cars, LCVs and SUVs) compared to last year,... Published 16 Jul, 2021 08:03am
BR Research Auto Policy 2021-26 pivots towards EEEs The automotive policy 2016-21 has been a success. The domination of three Japanese players in four-wheeler segment... Published 08 Jun, 2021 07:25am
Markets Ford boosts EV spending, outlines 2030 sales targets, shares near 5-year high Ford and other global automakers are racing to shift their gasoline-powered lineups to all electric power under pressure from regions like Europe and China to cut vehicle emissions. Published 26 May, 2021 10:54pm
Business & Finance HAVAL Jolion by Sazgar arrives in Pakistan SEWL is all set to stir the local market with two HAVAL SUVs: HAVAL H6 and HAVAL Jolion. According to reports, the CBU Units of HAVAL Jolion have already arrived at the Sazgar’s factory in Lahore. Updated 22 Apr, 2021 04:23pm