Recent Articles Published by Shahkar Abidi
Clean Rules for New Machines, Open Doors for Old Ones: Construction Equipment Makers Flag Used-Import Surge

autherShahkar Abidi calendar17 Jul 2026

In its first meeting with the government's Chief Economic Adviser, ICEMA asked for mandatory Stage V and safety compli...

Counting in the Dark: Why India’s Construction Equipment Makers Must Guess Their Own Export Numbers

autherShahkar Abidi calendar17 Jul 2026

ICEMA says restricted access to official export-import data is forcing India's construction equipment industry to esti...

Construction Equipment Makers Seek Emission-Rule Waiver for Machines Building India’s Border Roads

autherShahkar Abidi calendar17 Jul 2026

Industry body ICEMA has asked the road transport ministry to exempt construction machines deployed by the armed forces...

CEAT Plans Another Price Hike in August as Input Costs Rise: CFO

By Darshan Nakhwa & Shahkar Abidi calendar17 Jul 2026

The tyre maker expects raw-material costs to rise another 6-7% sequentially in Q2 after increasing around 20% in the J...

Gabriel Targets Over 60% Localisation In Sunroof Biz, Eyes More Indian OEMs 

By Darshan Nakhwa and Shahkar Abidi calendar16 Jul 2026

Localisation in the auto component maker’s sunroof business currently stands at around 30%. It has commissioned a seco...

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From Banks to E-Mobility: Inside Sumit Mittal’s Multi-Crore Plan to Scale JSW Greentech

By Ketan Thakkar and Shahkar Abidi calendar16 Jul 2026

Sumit Mittal, a former infrastructure banker leads JSW Greentech's ambitious entry into electric commercial vehicles t...

Gabriel India to Invest ₹180 Crore in New Capacity, Automation in FY27

By Darshan Nakhwa and Shahkar Abidi calendar16 Jul 2026

The FY27 investment will support a second Hosur facility, automated and robotic lines at Khandsa, and additional gas-d...

Gabriel Targets Over Threefold Jump in Export Share to 10% Over Long-Term

By Darshan Nakhwa and Shahkar Abidi calendar16 Jul 2026

Direct exports currently account for 3-4% of the auto component maker’s portfolio. It plans to first raise the share t...

Accounting Changes or Growth Surge? Euler Motors Reports Positive Net Worth Despite Widening Losses

autherShahkar Abidi calendar15 Jul 2026

E-CV manufacturer fields improved metrics while accelerating expenditure on engineering and regional workforce expansi...

After the Oil Shock, the Metal Shock

autherShahkar Abidi calendar14 Jul 2026

Four months into the West Asia war, India's auto industry finds the second wave of inflation harder to escape than the...