General Motors says China sales set new record; sales in first 9 months up 55 percentOctober 9th, 2009 General Motors says China sales set new recordBEIJING — General Motors Co. said Friday it set a sales record in China in September and total sales for the first nine months of the year rose 55 percent to nearly 1.3 million vehicles.
Maruti sales up 33 percent in JulyAugust 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki Saturday reported a 33.4 percent increase in sales for July to 78,074 units compared to 58,543 units in the same month last year. Of these 10,546 cars were exported.
Tractor maker CNH global posts loss in 2nd qtr as weak construction demand trims salesJuly 22nd, 2009 Tractor maker CNH Global has loss in 2nd qtrBURR RIDGE, Ill. — CNH Global NV, which makes Case and New Holland tractors for farmers and builders, said Wednesday it had a loss in the second quarter as weak demand offset cost cuts and lower production.
Mahindra's tractor sales up 52 percent in JuneJuly 1st, 2009 CHENNAI - Automobile manufacturer Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) Wednesday said its tractor sales jumped 52 percent last month to 18,243 units from 12,008 units sold in the like period last year. The company's domestic sales went up from 11,054 tractors in June 2008 to 17,811 last month, while exports fell from 954 units to 432, it said in a statement.
Maruti Suzuki sales up 22.6 percent in JuneJuly 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Passenger car market leader Maruti Suzuki Wednesday reported a 22.6 percent surge in its sales in June, compared to the same month a year ago. The company sold 75,109 units, including export of 13,336 units, this June as compared to 61,247 in the same month last year, it said in a statement.
Hyundai domestic sales down 4.1 percent, exports upJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hyundai Motors, the country's second largest passenger car maker, Monday registered a 4.1 percent decline in domestic sales in May even as its exports jumped 27.8 percent during the month. Hyundai sold 23,503 units last month in the domestic market as against 24,510 vehicles in May last year.
Bajaj Auto net slips 13.2 percentMay 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - The country's second largest two-wheeler maker, Bajaj Auto, Thursday reported a 13.2-percent decline in net profit for 2008-09 while managing a 7.8 percent increase in fourth quarter profitability. The company, with a product line-up that includes commercial three-wheeler vehicles, reported a profit of Rs.654.5 crore in 2008-09, down from Rs.755.7 crore earned the previous fiscal.
Three killed in Ghaziabad accidentApril 18th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed when the tractor trolley they were travelling in collided with a truck on National Highway-24 near here, police said. The incident occurred around Friday midnight near Bamheta locality of Ghaziabad.
BJP president Rajnath Singh has narrow escapeApril 12th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh had a narrow escape Sunday when the car he was travelling in was hit by a tractor trolley near here, police said. The accident took place at 1 p.m., when Singh's Ambassador car took a u-turn and was hit by the tractor at Duhai locality of Ghaziabad on Meerut Road.
Italian subsidiary to expand tractor capacity at Tamil Nadu plantMarch 5th, 2009 CHENNAI - Agricultural machinery manufacturer Same Duetz-Fahr India, a subsidiary of the Italian major, will expand its Ranipet plant capacity near here on an outlay of Rs.500 million (Rs.50 crore), and will focus on the tractor segment, said a top company official Wednesday. 'We will increase the tractor capacity to 11,000 units by the end of 2010,' Shripad Shidore, company managing director told reporters here.
Nine killed in road accident in JharkhandMarch 3rd, 2009 RANCHI - At least nine people were killed and 15 injured when a tractor carrying a marriage party hit a bus here, police said Tuesday. The tractor carrying around 25 people to Irba village after a wedding here hit the bus near Bahu Bazar late Monday.
One killed in Punjab train-tractor collisionMarch 2nd, 2009 AMRITSAR - One person was killed when the Amritsar bound Paschim Express late Sunday evening rammed into a tractor-trolley that was loaded with green chillies near here, the police said. According to the police, both the engine driver and the tractor driver were seriously injured in the accident and were taken to the hospital.
Nine killed in tractor accident in NepalJanuary 25th, 2009 KATHMANDU - At least nine people were killed and nearly two dozen others injured in a tractor accident in south-western Nepal, the police said Monday. The accident happened in Kapilvastu district, about 200 km south-west of here, early Monday morning.
11 killed, 30 injured in Uttar Pradesh accidentJanuary 24th, 2009 LUCKNOW - At least 11 people were killed and 30 injured when a passenger train collided with a tractor-trolley and a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in Rae Bareli district of Uttar Pradesh early Sunday, a police official said. The accident took place near the Unchahar railway station in Rae Bareli district, some 40 km from here.
Nine killed, 35 injured in Uttar Pradesh accidentJanuary 24th, 2009 LUCKNOW - At least nine people were killed and 35 injured when a passenger train collided with a tractor-trolley and a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in Rae Bareli district of Uttar Pradesh early Sunday, a police official said. The accident took place near the Unchahar railway station in Rae Bareli district, some 40km from here.
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