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Mahindra and Mahindra announced its financial results today and along with it, also gave us an insight into its future plans, particularly the automotive business. The company announced that it plans to launch eight new cars in India by the end of 2026.

The growth in the auto business is primarily attributed to a strong quarterly performance where the sales of SUVs went up by 18 per cent at 1,06,333 units as compared to 90,481 units sold in the same quarter last year.

Skoda Auto India has become the newest automaker to offer extensions on warranty and maintenance services to its customer. The carmaker has announced that it will be extending the validity of the aforementioned services to support its customers during the ongoing lockdown.

Maruti has collaborated with Airox Nigen Equipments, SAM Gas Products and Gaskon Engineers to increase the production of oxygen generators.

The new-generation Skoda Octavia is one of the highly anticipated launches for this year, and the car is likely to go on sale in India on June 10, 2021. While there is no official confirmation on the date, an image of a dealer communication sent to a customer has surfaced online, which states the launch date.

Ford India has halted production at its Tamil Nadu plant for two days. The company has announced 'no production days' on May 28 and 29 following a demand from a section of workers to suspend operations at the Maraimalai Nagar facility, near Chennai.

McLaren has reengineered the windscreen in a bid to make this supercar road legal,, though it has resulted in a slight increase in its kerb weight.

The tyre major has attributed the growth to record consumer replacement volume throughout the quarter and a robust rural demand.