Home loans and car loans are two important areas, which comprise majority banks’ retail loans portfolio. While, credit cards and personal loans may continue to form a small part, as banks are turning risk averse to lower their non-performing assets.

Good behavior may soon be an extra point for borrowers to get loans at lower rates. This may entitle them to receive cheaper car loans. Banks have plans of starting a behavior based lending system once the base rate comes into effect from 1st July 2010.

In a step to fuel its ambitions to increase its retail division, Yes Bank has decided to launch its credit cards by the end of the fiscal 2010-11. The bank will also enter into home and car loan divisions by March 2012, Rana Kapoor, founder, MD and CEO of the bank said.

The leading 3 private banks in India have again regained their glory after the sad performance earlier fiscal. ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank have shown appreciable performances despite the rigid monetary control steps by RBI to regulate inflation.

Tata Housing said it is intending to introduce around 10 new residential projects in low-cost as well as luxury sectors in 2010-11, making an investment of around Rs 1,200 crore along with its associates.

Car major, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), said its Bolero has once again been ranked as India’s no 1 sport utility vehicle (SUV) for the 4th successive year, with record sales of 70,554 units in 2009-10.

The finance ministry may prevent PSU banks from introducing new teaser home loan schemes, as it wants to avert a rate war that can lead to a rise in non-performing assets of the banks. Major private sector banks HDFC and ICICI Bank reintroduced their teaser loan schemes this month after State Bank of India decided… Read More »

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan Motor India has started test trials of exporting its cars to Europe. The first trial shipment of 6 cars was dispatched to Barcelona from its Oragadam plant via the Ennore Port, a statement from the company said.

To boost its market share, bike manufacturer Yamaha launched new models of its premium division bikes FZ16 and FZ-S with some extra features, costing Rs 65,000 and Rs 67,000 (ex-showroom, Delhi), respectively.

Mitsubishi Motors, is looking to penetrate into1.2 million a year Indian small car market and is thinking of introducing a compact family hatchback over the next 3-4 years.