Recent Articles Published by Shahkar Abidi
$100M Capital Deployment: Ascenso Launches Dedicated Push Into Heavy Mining

autherShahkar Abidi calendar15 Sep 2026

Mumbai-headquartered off-highway manufacturer expands past its traditional AFC footprint to target giant 49-inch dumpe...

Scania India Looks Beyond Mining, Eyes e-commerce, Heavy Haulage Road Applications

By Kiran Murali and Shahkar Abidi calendar15 Sep 2026

Scania is targeting e-commerce, heavy haulage and other on-road applications beyond its traditional mining business in...

Why India Made the First Cut for Volvo's Biggest Engine Renewal in a Decade

autherShahkar Abidi calendar13 Sep 2026

The Swedish truck maker will bring its all-new D13 diesel and G13 gas engines to India alongside Europe, Morocco and T...

Yulu Opposes MoRTH's Move to Deregulate Low-Speed EV Mass

autherShahkar Abidi calendar12 Sep 2026

Yulu has opposed MoRTH’s proposal to remove the 60kg weight limit for low-speed EVs, citing road safety, enforcement a...

The De-Risking Playbook: Inside Gestamp’s Aggressive OEM Diversification in India

autherShahkar Abidi calendar11 Sep 2026

The Spanish tier-one opens a Rs 523.7-crore facility in Gujarat, seeking to insulate itself from customer concentratio...

How Samir Yajnik Built Electra EV to Handle a Three-Fold Demand Surge in Indian Commercial Mobility

autherShahkar Abidi calendar10 Sep 2026

The CEO breaks down Electra EV’s operational run-rate jump, 7+ GWh battery expansion, in-house BMS development, R&D, a...

Pro Plus
Built for 30,000, Running at 6,000: Godrej's New Forklift Plant is Waiting for India to Catch Up

autherShahkar Abidi calendar08 Sep 2026

The 63-year-old business has moved almost all production to a new plant and is already engineering sodium-ion batterie...

Suppliers Dominate India’s 70 Automotive GCCs as Global Tech Boom Reaches 2,100 Centers

By Shahkar Abidi and Prerna Lidhoo calendar02 Sep 2026

GCC expansion and rising R&D investments are shifting India’s auto component industry towards engineering, software an...

India CE Exports Surge 31.5%; ICEMA Sees More Growth Ahead

By Mukul Yudhveer Singh and Shahkar Abidi calendar01 Sep 2026

Exports now account for around 20% of India’s construction equipment production, up from 2-3% five years ago, with dev...

How Pre-New Year Cargo Runs and Tariff Deadlines Lock Construction Equipment OEM Liquidity

autherShahkar Abidi calendar01 Sep 2026

While global demand for Indian-manufactured machinery has reached record highs, a severe squeeze in ocean shipping and...