Recent Articles Published by Shahkar Abidi
JBM Auto Reports 13.6% Profit Jump in Q4FY26

autherShahkar Abidi calendar12 May 2026

The automotive manufacturer reported a Rs 74.98 crore fourth-quarter profit as its electric vehicle division secured a...

How India MATLAB Expo Grew with Auto’s Software Shift

autherShahkar Abidi calendar12 May 2026

India MATLAB Expo reflects the auto industry’s software shift, with AI, electrification, digital twins and model-based...

Sona Comstar’s New Hybrid Play to Capture Market Share

autherShahkar Abidi calendar12 May 2026

During Q4FY26, the company won four driveline orders: three for EV programs and one for a hybrid program.

DICV Pushes Deeper Into Product Development as CV Demand Shifts

autherShahkar Abidi calendar11 May 2026

New engineering work targets fuel efficiency, drivability, safety and lower ownership costs

Sona Comstar’s Strategy for the Post-Bankruptcy European Landscape

autherShahkar Abidi calendar11 May 2026

Europe’s supplier distress is less about an EV slowdown and more about write-offs from badly timed non-fungible capaci...

Mahua Acharya Takes CESL Playbook to India’s Electric Truck Market

autherShahkar Abidi calendar11 May 2026

The former CESL chief wants INTENT to aggregate corporate freight demand, secure investors, and prove that electric tr...

BKT Lines Up ₹1,800 Crore Capex for FY27 to Scale Tyre, Carbon Black Capacity

By Darshan Nakhwa and Shahkar Abidi calendar11 May 2026

The company has guided for ₹1,500-1,800 crore capex in FY27, with another ₹200 crore for maintenance, as it expands OH...

BKT to Raise Prices in May, More Action If Input Cost Pressure Persists

By Darshan Nakhwa and Shahkar Abidi calendar11 May 2026

The tyre maker has already raised prices by 3-5% across key geographies and is preparing another increase in May as co...

The 34% Surge: How NBFC Muscle is Engineering India’s Used-Car Financing Reset

By Shahkar Abidi calendar10 May 2026

Non-banking financial companies are fuelling a structural shift in Indian auto markets, extending credit to semi-urban...

Ravi Pandit Wrote His Obituary at MIT, Then Spent a Lifetime Proving It Right

autherShahkar Abidi calendar08 May 2026

The KPIT Technologies co-founder transformed an accounting practice into a global mobility software leader while champ...