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< Back Competition catches up with Tesla, global sales drop 13% 4 Apr 2025 Rising competition in the EV market, an ageing lineup, and a backlash against Musk’s deepening political engagements are touted as the reasons. Tesla seems to be losing the race to fierce competition from established brands and emerging electric vehicle (EV) makers like BYD. BYD surpassed Tesla’s sales in Europe in 2024 by introducing ultra-fast charging and more affordable EV models. BYD sold 4.3 million compared to Tesla’s 1.79 million vehicles in 2024. Tesla also faced a dent in its reputation in Europe after Musk’s open support for controversial political figures, including Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD). A lack of any significant upgrades in its Model 3 and Model Y gave consumers another reason not to buy Tesla. As per the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), Tesla’s new registrations declined by 49% to just over 19,000 units, and deliveries worldwide fell to 336,681 units between January and February 2025, compared to 387,000 in the same period in 2024. Even steep discounts and zero-interest financing had little effect in luring customers. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Highways to offer green energy charging infra to promote e-mobility 10 Jan 2024 The Centre is planning to develop 6,000 km of e-highways by 2030. These include the Golden Quadrilateral, the North and South, and East and West Corridors. In 2023, only 83,000 units of electric vehicles (EVs) sold against the target of 100,000 due to inadequate charging infrastructure and concerns regarding the range of the vehicles. To reverse this scenario, the central government plans to power the longest Indian highways with green energy charging infrastructure. These include the Golden Quadrilateral, connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai; the North and South Corridor running from Srinagar to Kanyakumari; and the East and West Corridor connecting Silchar (Assam) and Porbandar (Gujarat). The longest e-highway operational in Berlin, Germany, runs 109 km. The government plans to replace the old 800,000 diesel buses with electric buses by 2030, under the Vision 2030: PM Public Transport Sewa. It will reduce logistics costs, pollution levels, and carbon emissions per the COP28 guidelines. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will award this project to private companies on the Build, Operate, and Transfer (BOT) model. Previous Next

L'interdiction entrera en vigueur à partir d'octobre 2025. < Back Le Royaume-Uni interdit la publicité pour la malbouffe L'interdiction entrera en vigueur à partir d'octobre 2025. Le gouvernement travailliste britannique interdit les publicités pour les aliments prêts à consommer riches en sucre, en sel et en matières grasses à partir d’octobre 2025. Ces publicités ne peuvent pas être diffusées à la télévision avant 21 heures. Il inclura des annonces en ligne payantes. Cette interdiction vise à réduire l’obésité infantile. Elle concerne les produits de boulangerie, les pizzas, les boissons non alcoolisées ainsi que les aliments surgelés tels que les crèmes glacées. Toutefois, la décision d’ajouter le porridge et le muesli à la liste a suscité des critiques. Les Conservatifs avaient promis l’interdiction en 2021 lorsque Boris Johnson était Premier Ministre. Toutefois, la mise en œuvre a été reportée afin de laisser à l’industrie un peu plus de temps pour se préparer. Leur manifeste comprenait également la promesse d’interdire la vente de boissons énergisantes à forte teneur en caféine aux enfants de moins de 16 ans. Ne manquez pas un autre post de SalestorrsNouvelles150. Suivez Salestorrs sur WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Instagram. Previous Next

< Back Reliance Retail begins superfast deliveries within an hour 26 Jun 2024 The company has started a pilot program to offer quick deliveries of groceries and FMCG products in some parts of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. Reliance Retail launched a pilot program via its Jiomart mobile app, offering hyperlocal delivery in some parts of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. With the addition of more stores and expansion into other markets, it will reduce the delivery time to 30-45 minutes. However, Reliance Retail will fulfil the quick delivery demand from its stores and warehouses. In areas without its own stores, Reliance will utilise the Kirana stores associated with the Jiomart Partner Initiative. These Kirana stores are connected to Reliance Retail’s backend and source products from its wholesale arms. Reliance is using tech solutions like FYND and Locus to optimise fulfilment and delivery routes. Currently, Reliance Retail delivers goods in between twelve hours and up to three days. Earlier, JioMart catered to online orders via WhatsApp in partnership with Meta Inc, launched in 2020. It started offering quick delivery via JioMart Express in 2021 and shut it down in early 2023. Previous Next

La juge James Donato a statué sur le procès intenté par Epic Games. < Back La Cour fédérale américaine ordonne à Google d’ouvrir son PlayStore à la concurrence La juge James Donato a statué sur le procès intenté par Epic Games. Dans le cadre d’un procès contre Google, la Cour fédérale américaine a statué que Google devait permettre les applications créées par ses rivaux dans le PlayStore pendant trois ans, à commencer par l’année prochaine. Epic Games poursuit Google pour entrave à la concurrence et contrôle de la distribution des applications et des paiements sur les mobiles androïdes. Le jugement demande également à Google de mettre son catalogue d’applications à la disponibilité des magasins d’applications concurrents. Epic Games a également intente un procès à Apple en 2020, mais a perdu l’affaire lorsque la cour d’appel a statué qu’Apple n’avait pas de monopole sur les jeux mobiles. Google soutient que cela rendra les tâches difficiles pour les développeurs. D’autre part, l’entreprise technologique fait face a d’autres accusations. Elle fait l’objet d’une action en justice pour avoir exercé un monopole illégal sur les recherches en ligne et le marché des technologies publicitaires. Previous Next

< Back More D2C brands launch quick delivery in metros 11 Oct 2024 Nykaa launched the 10-minute delivery pilot program in Borivali, Mumbai, and Licious rolled it out in Gurugram. Joining the instant gratification bandwagon, Nykaa launched 10-minute deliveries in Mumbai. While it strives to expand to more pin codes within the city, it may do so under a separate brand name. Beauty products like kajal pens, foundation creams, and daily skincare are among the top-selling and fastest-growing segments on q-commerce apps. Bengaluru-based online meat shop Licious started with one-to-two-hour deliveries and reduced them to 15-30-minute supplies in Gurugram. It often delivers ahead of time and is looking to reduce it further depending on order density. Flipkart launched Minutes service in NCR, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, and Amazon is set to introduce a similar offering. Swiggy started a 10-minute food delivery service called Bolt last week, motivating Zomato to bring back its 10-minute service from quick-service restaurants and cafes. As the industry battles optimising inventory placement, it is expected to grow to $22 billion by 2027 from $2.8 billion in 2023. Previous Next

Elle mettra également fin à son programme de vérification des faits. < Back Meta modifie ses politiques de modération du contenu Elle mettra également fin à son programme de vérification des faits. Pour revenir à son engagement initial en faveur de la liberté d’expression, le géant des médias sociaux Meta a annonce des changements majeurs dans ses politiques de modération des contenus. Ces changements auront un impact sur les différents produits de l’entreprise. Meta remplacera également progressivement son logiciel de vérification des faits par un système de « notes communautaires », comme celui de X. Le nouveau système s’appuiera sur les utilisateurs pour identifier et mettre en contexte les messages apparemment trompeurs. Cela favorisera la transparence et réduira la partialité dans l’évaluation du contenu. L'entreprise assouplira les restrictions sur les discours politiques tels que l’immigration et l’identité de genre, qui étaient fortement censures. Toutefois, l’absence de vérificateurs de faits professionnels suscite des inquiétudes quant à la capacité de l’entreprise à valider l’authenticité et la sensibilité du contenu. Meta continuera à appliquer des règles strictes contre les contenus illégaux et les violations extrêmes. Ne manquez pas un autre post de SalestorrsNouvelles150. Suivez Salestorrs sur WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Instagram. Previous Next

< Back India forms the 2nd largest subscriber base for Netflix worldwide 23 Jul 2024 In the April-June 2024 quarter, Netflix added 8.05 million subscribers to log 277 million subscribers globally, 16.5% higher than last year's second quarter. In a market driven by the youth, Netflix applied the strategy of displaying alluring content like Kota Factory or Laapataa Ladies. Heeramandi became its highest-watched series in the June quarter with 15 million views, while Chamkila secured the second position with 8.3 million views. These two contributed to Netflix's revenue spike to $9.6 billion in the June quarter, an almost 17% growth compared to last year. Netflix launched a ₹149 mobile-only, ad-free plan in India compared to a similar $6.99 mobile plan in the US supported by ads. In 2023, it raised prices across the UK, US, and France, except India, where it enjoys higher volumes instead of heavier rates. It also tied up with Jio who rolled out prepaid mobile plans and Jio AirFiber and JioFiber plans with a Netflix subscription. India emerged as its second-largest base in terms of net paid subscriber growth and the third-largest revenue-generating market. Previous Next

< Back All credit card payments to pass through Bharat Bill Pay from July 1 21 Jun 2024 Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) is an integrated bill payment system backed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Banks can register with BBPS as Agent Institutions (AIs) to use its interoperable and accessible bill payment services. RBI directed all credit card payments to be done through the BBPS after June 30th. However, only eight out of 34 banks with the permit to issue credit cards have registered on it. HDFC Bank with 20 million credit cards, ICICI Bank with 17 million, and Axis Bank with 14 million, are yet to register. This can significantly impact fintech players like PhonePe, Cred, Infibeam Avenues, and BillDesk as they will not be allowed to process credit card payments after June 30th. Among those who have registered are the SBI Card, Bank of Baroda, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Federal Bank. The industry players have petitioned via the Payments Council of India seeking a 90-day extension. BBPS is a one-stop portal run by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). It facilitates utility payments and repetitive payments for insurance premiums, credit cards, and mutual funds. Previous Next

Sales Talk with a Sales Person who has achieved great heights in a career spanning over a decade, across industries. Sales talk with Aditi Aggarwal Director - Education, Australian Trade and Investment Commission, South Asia With a Masters in Marketing from Manchester Business School, UK, Aditi has been a Salestor working across countries and industries for a decade and a half. She started her career with Manchester United and British clothing giant Primark, happened to be among the first recruits hired to conceptualise India’s first F1 Racing Track, working with American Express (AMEX) as Centurion Card Ambassador for almost 6 years and now working with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) for strengthening association between India and Australia in the Education sector, Aditi has had an impressive journey as a Salestor. For my next piece, I thought of connecting with her to map her journey and get some key takeaways as a fellow Salestor. Hi Aditi! Thanks for agreeing to be my first guest Salestor for the blog. The beginning of your career really stands out. You did Masters in Marketing from UK and have worked in both the countries, India and the UK. Why did you choose Sales over Marketing? I had a flair for promoting something I had confidence in. It was easy to get a sales job in the beginning and marketing seemed more like a desk job to me. Can you briefly share some similarities and differences in selling in the two countries? UK is very professional and systematic. Cultural differences in the sales process affect and create differences. India is more relationship oriented. You mostly make a network first and then sell in it. You then joined the Jaypee Group to build India’s first F1 Racing Circuit and were among the first recruits for the job. For Buddh Int’l Circuit, how easy was striking the first deal, or getting the first client on board as a Salestor? Very difficult as it was something new for the country. To make a sale, I had to make so many calls, hear a hundred no's before one yes . But perseverance helped. I kept at it and got my first client. You have switched many industries in your career as a Salestor, which many people find difficult. Which key traits helped you adjust to the different demands of Sales in different industries? Getting trained for the industry, understanding the role and passion to sell anything. You have worked in both B2C and B2B industries. What similarities and differences exist in sales in the two domains? What are the key pointers to keep in mind when transitioning between B2B and B2C industries? B2B is harder, has a longer sales cycle and is more relationship oriented than hard core sales. B2C, I found easier. It requires less planning and decision makers are fewer. Two years back, you joined Australian Government (Austrade). The profile here is different from sales as it involves more of government liaison. What was the transition like from a B2C Salestor to a Government official? Very tough. I had to do lot of unlearning and learning at the same time. Work is very different, is more protocol driven and the environment is very different from corporates too. Promotion and selling of a country happens very differently than that of a product or a service. What was that one deal or one client that really gave you sleepless nights for onboarding or closure? How long did it take and what was a key trait that helped you sail through the process? Can you share the key takeaways from the experience? It was for three Owners/Directors/Chairman of Muthoot Group when I was a Centurion Ambassador with AMEX and they made me really work hard for that deal because initially they were not convinced what Centurion could really add to their profile. There were a few challenges like connecting with the decision maker, which happened through their team so there was a time lag in reaching out to them. Then they were from a traditional background and Centurion is a luxury product, not very easy to understand and not a product which shows a money benefit at the first glance. It does come with monetary features but you got to compliment it with other features which are value for the buck. So you try to understand it and sometimes it is hard to put a price to those features. That deal was very hard but perseverance and developing a relationship with the juniors helped me get those clients on board. I remember I was in Australia with my husband on a holiday, but I was in touch with them all the time. I remember it was the New Year’s eve when they wanted to get on a call to finalise it and I was up for it because it was important to me. So I did it. Perseverance, great follow up and making sure I knew each and every detail of the account helped me. There was an incident wherein one of the directors had a sour experience so I ensured it did not repeat and the Relationship Manager kept me updated with entire detail on a regular basis. That is when I pitched again and kept my graceful follow up without intruding. Honestly speaking, did you prepare for every client meeting? Did you ever warm up before an important client meeting? So preparation is very important, even if being a great Salestor comes naturally to you. You really got to believe in the product and your product knowledge has to be thorough as the confidence to sell comes from it and nothing else. Some people say that they don’t prepare for a client meeting. Of course you prepare! If you don’t, you’re a fool. You can’t be sitting across the table without it. I converted about 1200 centurion clients across the country. I could not have sat across the table with the Ambani’s or Birla’s of the industries pretending I know it all without actually knowing about my product and their business. It is like spoiling a chance. Even if it is not necessarily for your product, but knowledge about the person, their business, what are they up to, their lives is important. It tells the person that you are worth their time. Closure comes in the end, but all that goes before is your preparation. So, I did thorough preparation before every client meeting and sometimes I also rehearsed. All my pitches were very different. Any tips or key traits of business you may like to share with our fellow Salestors, who are anxious or grappling with present tough times of a pandemic? Try to find a niche for yourself, like industry, sector, product which excites you and you are inquisitive to know about. Which will drive you out of bed every day. I was always curious to know what does a billionaire do in the morning and what could my company give him that would interest him. It kept me going, enquiring more. Pandemic is a very interesting time. While industries have suffered, but there are sectors like software, SaaS, social media who have come up with interesting opportunities for Salestors. Explore those, be in the direction of the wind. There are upcoming sectors which have evolved in the past 8-9 months. Keep an eye on them. You have worked with some market leaders of their respective industries while your better-half is a budding entrepreneur. What are your thoughts over working with established brands vs. start-ups ? Me and my husband are a duo and our careers are planned. The maths behind it is that one person is exploring and the other person has a fixed income, which in such a volatile environment comes from a settled job. I explored a lot of sectors, but I made sure that not even a day was wasted because my husband was exploring entrepreneurship. It is a very high road to take and very tough as initially you are not sure when the money would start flowing in. for the initial years, he didn’t take a single buck home. Even if he got any salary, he reinvested it in the company, people or better software products. The two environments are extremely different. A start-up gives you the kick, lets you explore since the processes are not defined and offers excitement of the room full of opportunities and possibilities. In a large company, processes and protocols are set. Established brands are driven by strategies and prior successes. The room for trying out something completely new is less when you are playing with a big load of money and brand value. It is a lot of responsibility. You decide what you want based on the opportunity in front of you. You did your Masters from an internationally accredited university and are now working closely with the Australian government in the education sector. Any advice to the budding students who are in the process of charting out their career paths? Education is a key pillar, but choosing your own domain, investing your time in one certain direction determines how well can you blend in. World is full of opportunities and they are closer in the virtual world. Try to be flexible in widening your horizon and then see how can you make a difference. Start working in that direction then, even though it may take time. Whatever helps you get up every morning and stay excited. And then there are myths like I love my job and everything about it. I don’t think something like that happens every day. Ultimately, it should inspire you and keep you going. *** Also read: Sales Disasters: Learnings from the Past 5 Habits that Help Salestors Sail Through the Lean Periods We would love to know what you thought of this interview. Please share your comments below!

< Back C-295 military aircraft manufacturing plant inaugurated in Gujarat 30 Oct 2024 It is India’s first private military aircraft manufacturing facility, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. India’s first military aircraft manufacturing facility, inaugurated in Vadodara, Gujarat, should be operational by next month. The first C-295 aircraft is expected to launch in September 2026. India signed the ₹21,935 crore deal with Airbus Defence and Space SA, Spain, to procure 56 C-295 replacing the Indian Air Force’s ageing Avro-748 aircraft. According to the agreement, Airbus will deliver 16 fully assembled aircraft from Spain, while Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) will make the remaining 40 in India. Airbus will also provide TASL with the needed manufacturing technology, component assemblies, and other tools. Indigenous systems, like radar warning receivers and missile approach warning systems, will be created and supplied by Bharat Electronics Limited and Bharat Dynamics Limited. Facilities for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) will also be set up to position India as a domestic and international regional servicing hub. Aircraft manufactured at the Vadodara facility will also be exported. Previous Next

< Back Payment aggregators seeking new revenue streams a year after RBI ban 5 Dec 2023 RBI banned new merchant acquisition for Paytm in November 2022, Razorpay and Cashfree in December 2022, and PayU in January 2023. It’s been a year since RBI banned new merchant acquisitions for payment aggregators (PAs) like Paytm, Razorpay, Cashfree, and PayU. These fintech giants were asked to reapply for the Payment Aggregator (PA) license. Merchant onboarding is the major earnings generator for these companies. None of them expected the embargo to last for a year. The inability to monitor and control access to sensitive data and improper audits triggered the ban. The regulator is minutely scrutinizing the PAs who have reapplied for the license. In September 2023, RBI asked the fintech industry to form a self-regulatory authority. New entrants like CCAvenue and Pine Lab's Plural are heavily acquiring merchants, eating away their market share. Looking for other revenue means, Razorpay launched new value adds for the payments and D2C channel. Paytm shifted focus to offline merchant transactions done through NFC and QR codes. PayU turned to existing merchant transactions and Wibmo subscriptions. Previous Next