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Maruti Suzuki share price: Maruti Suzuki India said its revenue from operations rose 1.4 per cent to Rs. 21,459.4 crore for the fourth quarter of financial year 2018-19. Maruti Suzuki India share price fell as much as 2.23 per cent to an intraday low of Rs 6,749 on the BSE on Friday. Maruti Suzuki India shares were on course to finish lower for a sixth session in a row.

The country's biggest automaker, majority owned by Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp, said it expected production and sales to grow between 4 per cent and 8 per cent for the financial year

Maruti Suzuki India said its revenue from operations rose to Rs 21,459.4 crore for the fourth quarter of financial year 2018-19.

Under the terms of the deal being negotiated, Ford will form a new unit in India in which it will hold a 49 per cent stake, while India's Mahindra will own 51 per cent

Domestic passenger vehicle sales rose 2.7 per cent in the 12 months to March 31, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers

Land Rover had its second best ever March sales month with 9,492 units, a decrease of 13 per cent from 10,972 in March 2018, the company said in a press release.

Tata Motors commercial vehicle sales in the domestic market for FY19 (April 2018 - March 2019), recorded a growth of 17 per cent with 468,692 units.

The company said in a statement that the prices will be hiked due to rising input costs and external economic conditions.

Two media reports said the company was considering options including a minority stake sale in the JLR unit or finding a venture partner that would jointly develop vehicles and lower costs.

Compliance to the new rules had been set for February 17, which was an extension of two months, but strict adherence to the regulations would have stalled production for India's auto industry, a minister has warned.

The company said sales of two-wheeler vehicles grew by 19 per cent while those of three-wheeler ones jumped 47 per cent, leading to a 26.1 per cent rise in revenue from operations.

In the commercial vehicle segment, domestic sales declined by 7.80 per cent to 75,984 units last month, the SIAM data showed.

The data, based on vehicle registrations, was released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA).

Maruti Suzuki India said it would inspect the likely defect in its Super Carry vehicles manufactured between April 26 and August 1.

The price increase will vary for different models, the company said.