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Retail Asia26/05/2021

Bengaluru-based car repair and service provider, Pitstop recently announced its foray into electric vehicle servicing. Quoting Mckinsey’s future of mobility report, Pitstop says that there is a growing demand for electric vehicles in India, especially electric two-wheelers, and the company seeks to provide EV servicing facilities at the customer’s doorstep for both two-wheelers and four-wheelers. […]

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Retail Asia21/05/2021

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The Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched an anti-dumping probe into solar cells originating from China, Thailand and Vietnam. It follows a petition by the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association. The dumping margins related to the products under investigation have not been disclosed, with the ministry merely saying they exceed the 2 percent threshold. […]

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Retail Asia21/05/2021

Mercedes-Benz India has announced a host of warranty and service initiatives to support its customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the ongoing lockdown, the carmaker is offering an extension on timelines to honor warranty claims and warranty protection against lapsed service. This means Mercedes-Benz car owners, whose warranty or free service plans have or will […]

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Retail Asia17/05/2021

Electric cars are the future, and the year 2021 will offer the slightest glimpse of the electric vehicle (EV) revolution. Though EVs represent a very small percentage of global car sales, several automakers have already made massive investments in electric mobility foreseeing the demand it could create in the coming years. As India is moving […]

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Retail Asia14/05/2021

Honda has filed patent registrations for the PCX electric scooter in India, and rumors are abuzz about the possibility of the PCX electric scooter being considered for an India launch. Now, Honda did showcase the PCX electric scooter at the Auto Expo 2018, but filing a patent doesn’t necessarily mean the product is being considered […]

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Retail Asia05/05/2021

Citi is keen to exit its India consumer banking operations soon and would like to sell the entire set-up in one go, sources told India media. Talks with DBS Bank are at an advanced stage and they are keen to take up the entire consumer banking operation,» a person familiar with the matter said. DBS […]

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Retail Asia03/05/2021

Mobile data service revenue in India is expected to rise from US$6.3bn in 2020 to US$12.5bn in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.7% driven by the continued rise in smartphone subscriptions and the subsequent surge in mobile data consumption, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s India Mobile […]

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Retail Asia30/04/2021

Triumph Motorcycles India has increased the prices of the Street Triple R and the Rocket 3 range in India by up to ₹ 1.05 lakh. The Street Triple R is now priced at ₹ 9.15 lakh, the Rocket 3 R is now priced at ₹ 19.35 lakh and the Rocket 3 GT is priced at […]

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Retail Asia29/04/2021

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) will temporarily halt manufacturing at its four plants in India, from May 1, 2021 to May 15, 2021 keeping in mind the current COVID-19 scenario in the country. The company said it will utilize these days to carry out maintenance activities at all its plants. Keeping an eye on […]

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Retail Asia26/04/2021

Tesla is all set to roll out its first electric car in India this year and the American EV manufacturing company has started establishing its base in our market. It had registered itself in Bengaluru earlier this year and according to it is now setting up its office in Lower Parel-Worli area in Mumbai. The […]

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Retail Asia19/04/2021

America’s Citigroup will exit 13 international consumer banking markets, including Vietnam, to shift its focus to four wealth centers. The move is part of the bank’s strategic decision to direct investments and resources to businesses with the greatest scale and growth potential, it stated, adding its main markets will include Singapore, Hong Kong, the United […]

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Retail Asia16/04/2021

A struggling 261-year-old U.K. toy-store chain is seeking a new lease of life in the hands of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, who’s looking to India where about a fifth of the world’s babies are born to fuel its revival. Hamleys, a British retail icon that hasn’t made a profit for a number of years, plans to […]

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Retail Asia16/04/2021

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has announced setting up a new overseas business vertical with the aim to promote India as a global export hub for Honda. HMSI says that the new vertical will spearhead the company’s ambition to export two-wheelers to other global markets. The new overseas business vertical aims to unlock new […]

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Retail Asia16/04/2021

Thousands of Indian small businesses will organize an event this week in protest at the business practices of foreign e-tailers like Amazon.com taking a dig at the U.S. group’s summit with their own event. Starting Thursday, Amazon is organizing a virtual summit in India named “Smbhav,” which phonetically means “possible” in Hindi, to showcase opportunities […]

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Retail Asia14/04/2021

Most two-wheeler manufacturers have increased the prices of their models in India April 2021 onwards. Royal Enfield too has increased the prices of its 350 cc range of motorcycles significantly. In fact, some of the models get a price hike of over ₹ 10,000. The motorcycles already received a price hike of up to ₹ 3,000 in […]

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Retail Asia13/04/2021

Leo Burnett is a global multi-disciplinary consultancy firm that specializes in, advertising, brand consultancy, communication, marketing, and so on. While the company isn’t active in the business of road safety, Leo Burnett recently introduced a first-of-its-kind product in India. Called the ‘StreetEye’, this two-wheeler mounted device is designed to detect potholes and alert a two-wheeler […]

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Retail Asia12/04/2021

Tesla in January registered a local subsidiary in India, which is expected to import and sell the Model 3 sedan by as early as mid-2021. Tesla has recruited Manuj Khurana, a former executive of India’s investment promotion body Invest India. Tesla Inc is scouting for locations to open showrooms in three Indian cities and has […]

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Retail Asia12/04/2021

Home-grown commercial vehicle manufacturer, Ashok Leyland’s global electric mobility arm, Switch Mobility has entered into a partnership with German technology conglomerate, Siemens Limited. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) towards building a cooperative technological partnership in the electric commercial mobility segment and work on eMobility projects in India. The company says […]

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Retail Asia08/04/2021

In India, the expansion will span Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and Kerala, and globally, new outlets will open in Singapore, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE. In India 12 new stores are slated to open in Q1 of the fiscal in Chennai, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Mumbai, […]

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Retail Asia01/04/2021

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Eccentric Engine’s One 3D platform has been powering the virtual showroom and 3D catalogs for various automobile OEMs has released a survey which reveals 7.6 million Indians chose to experience cars virtually in 3D on platforms enabled by its technology in 2020. It reports a 300 percent increase from 2019 for its visualization platform One […]

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