India

On May 9, BMW launched the 3 Series Gran Limousine M Sport Pro Edition for INR 6.62 million. It comes with a two-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine of the 330Li M Sport Pro Edition which is mated with an eight-speed Steptronic sport automatic transmission and produces an output of 258 hp and maximum torque of 400 Nm at 1,550-4,400 rpm. It can accelerate from 0 -100 km/hr in 6.2 seconds. It is locally produced at its Chennai plant.
It comes with a curved display and connected drive technologies, a live cockpit plus 3D Navigation, a 12.3-inch digital instrument display behind the steering wheel, and a 14.9-inch control display. Its safety features include six airbags, attentiveness assistance, dynamic stability control (DSC) including cornering brake control (CBC), electric parking brake with auto hold, side-impact protection, electronic vehicle immobilizer and crash sensor, etc.

Based on BMW India's press release

During an investor update, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) stated that it must adapt to the new market realities where over 50% of cars sold are SUVs. The company said it needs to launch more SUV models to achieve a similar share in its portfolio. However, MSIL noted that developing a new model takes around four years, so there could be some fluctuations in their offerings initially..
As MSIL's current SUV market share is around 21%, introducing more SUV models will help drive incremental gains. The company also mentioned that since SUVs have larger wheels and are heavier vehicles, they tend to have higher CO2 emissions. MSIL is further assessing the government's stance on large SUVs before proceeding.

Based on MSIL Q4 FY24 – Investor Conference Call

During an investor update, Ceat announced that it is expecting a capex of around INR 10 billion in FY 2024 (April 2024-March 2025) out of which about INR 2.5 billion is maintenance and about INR 7.5 billion for growth, it will mostly be utilized in the expansion of capacity in Chennai TBR (truck & bus radial) project and Chennai PCR (passenger car radial) projects. Ceat has almost fully utilized its capacity and is expecting fresh production from its Chennai expansion project of TBR in Q2, scaling up in Q3 and Q4.
Ceat’s spent about INR 260 crores of capex during the quarter so far and on a full year, it has spent about INR 8.66 billion.

Based on CEAT Limited Q4 FY‘24 Results Conference Call