Maruti offers free five-year warranty to tide over sales slump
Posted on 21st August 2019 |
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| To arrest the fall in demand for diesel cars, Maruti Suzuki has announced it will offer free warranty for five years or 1 lakh km to customers across the country on models such as Dzire, Swift, Vitara Brezza and S-Cross. The development comes after sales of Maruti’s diesel engine fell after the announcement made by the company to stop manufacturing these vehicles from April 1, 2020, when the BS-VI emission norms will come into effect. The company stated that the price of a BS-VI diesel engine would be significantly higher due to higher upgrade costs compared to the petrol powertrains. Poor demand and negative sentiments related to the fuel pulled down the share of diesel cars to 14% in the April-June quarter of this financial year from around 48% in 2012-13. Maruti’s diesel vehicle sales also fell at 22% of the overall sales, down from over 28% a year ago. The warranty scheme provided by Maruti will include components and their replacements, including the high-pressure pump, compressor, electronic control module (ECM), critical engine and transmission parts, and suspension struts. Maruti Suzuki executive director (marketing & sales) Shashank Srivastava said Dzire, S-Cross, Swift and Vitara Brezza are flagship products, which played a pivotal role in transforming the Indian automotive industry. “We are offering the warranty on the entire diesel line up of these models to ensure a worry free ownership experience,” Srivastava said. |
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Bharti Airtel defers Q2 results till Nov 14 over ambiguity on AGR verdict
Posted on 29th October 2019 |
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Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it has postponed its second-quarter earnings report to mid-November, as the wireless operator sought clarity on the court ruling asking telecom firms to cough up overdue payments to the government.
Shares of the company, which was expected to release its quarterly numbers later in the day, dropped 3.3 per cent in early trade. |
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Rupee slips 8 paise vs US dollar in early trade amid drop in oil prices
Posted on 7th October 2019 |
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The rupee on Monday opened eight paise lower at 70.96 against the US dollar amid drop in crude oil prices and rise in Asian equities. The domestic unit on Friday closed almost flat at 70.88 against after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a widely expected move cut key interest rates by 0.25 percentage point. On a weekly basis, the local unit slumped by 32 paise. |
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LIC pips private insurers in first-year premium growth during April-August
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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In the first five months of the current financial year, first-year premiums of life insurance companies grew by 39.84% (year-on-year) at Rs 1.05 lakh crore as compared to Rs 75,588.35 crore in April-August of 2018-19. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) continued to grow at a faster pace compared to private insurance players, shows the data from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai). |
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Apollo Hospitals rules out further stake sale
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (AHEL) has ruled out further dilution of promoters’ stake in the company. The company also said its Rs 1,337-crore stake sale of Apollo Munich Health Insurance with mortgage major HDFC will be concluded by October. Following these stake sales, the promoters’ pledged position will come down from a high of 76% to 54% by October and eventually to 20% by November or December, company sources said here. |
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World trusts India on Kashmir, not us: Pakistan minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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In a major embarrassment for Pakistan and its Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country's Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah, a retired brigadier, said the international community didn't believe Pakistan's narrative on Kashmir; instead it is India whose version is trusted. |
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