The Toyota stall is likely to be another star attraction at the exhibition, with the Japanese carmaker slated to showcase the new Innova, one of its best-selling offerings in India, whose teasers have managed to generate significant curiosity so far. ![]() ![]() Some of the new cars on display from the Tata Motors stable include Zica, a new hatchback KITE 5, a new compact sedan and SUVs like the Hexa, Nexon and Safari Storme Tuff. “We will unfold an exciting line-up of over 20 modern and contemporary passenger and commercial vehicles,” the spokesperson said. In response to an email questionnaire, a Tata Motors spokesperson said that Tata Motors would be hosting the largest OEM (original equipment manufacturer) stall at the Expo with a theme that blends smart technology and smart products, called #TataMotorsSmartHub. The carmaker that has been struggling over the past few years, losing market share to rivals like Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai, is banking on a slew of new launches to turn around its fortunes in the Indian passenger car market. While green technologies will be in vogue at the motor show, the expo wouldn’t be bereft of its usual dose of big launches and star attractions either.Īuto Expo 2016 is likely going to be an important event for Tata Motors, a part of the $100 billion-Tata Group. Noida-based Lohia Auto is likely to showcase India’s first lithium ion-batter operated electric two-wheeler, whereas M&M will be showcasing its smart electric scooter GenZe 2.0, the first of its kind from the Anand Mahindra-led company’s stable. Companies like Toyota and Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker, have gone on record to say that hybrid variants of existing and upcoming models will be a key part of their future strategy in India and it will be interesting to see how many such technologies are showcased at the Expo.Īlong with the usual gas-guzzling superbikes, electric scooters are also likely to find a meaningful place at the exhibition this year. This implies that the spotlight may well be on clean and green technologies on display at the Expo. This may encourage other state governments to follow Delhi’s example in curbing the use of passenger vehicles. What would be worrisome for carmakers is that the air quality of most major Indian cities is not much better than Delhi’s, and rightly or wrongly, traffic congestion and vehicular pollution tends to get isolated as a major contributing factor for degradation of the atmosphere. This directly impacts the sales prospects of domestic and international carmakers like Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), Mercedes and Toyota, who even moved court against the order, but to no avail. Furthermore, the registration of new diesel vehicles with an engine capacity of 2,000 cc and above have been banned till March 2016. Commercial vehicle sales have also been tepid.īut just as the passenger vehicles sector appeared to be at the cusp of a turnaround, owing largely to positive sentiments on future economic prospects under a new government voted to power in May 2014, environmental concerns have raised a question mark about the way cars are made, sold and used in the country.ĭue to dangerously high levels of air pollution in Delhi, the state government imposed restriction on vehicular movement by imposing the odd-even rule (where cars bearing odd and even registration numbers could ply only on odd and even days of the month respectively) for a certain period of time. Also, the rural distress the country is witnessing on account of two consecutive monsoon failures has impacted two-wheeler sales adversely. ![]() In an encouraging sign, after four years of tepid demand for automobiles due to a sluggish economy, passenger vehicle sales grew by a little under 8 percent at 2.77 lakh units in 2015, though this was nowhere near the double-digit percentage growth witnessed by the industry in earlier years. ![]() The biennial motor show to be held in Delhi from February 5 to February 9, 2016, jointly organised by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Automotive Component Manufacturing Association of India (ACMA) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), is expected to be the largest of its kind held in India ever with over 70 product launches and 7 lakh visitors in attendance spread over the five-day gala.Īuto Expo 2016 is taking place at a very interesting time for the Indian automotive industry. Keeping the Indian auto sector relevant to emerging realities facing carmakers – ranging from a nascent revival in demand to leveraging technology for innovation and tackling environmental concerns – is the backdrop against which the 13th Auto Expo is being organised this year. Indian and international bike manufacturers will be keen to show their prowess at the Auto Expo 2016 (Archived image: for illustrative purposes only)
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