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Motherson Sumi Wiring Faces Near-Term Margin Heat as Copper Prices Climb

auther Shahkar Abidi 30 Mar 2026

With copper accounting for roughly 10% of total revenue, management expects to recover about 60-70% of these costs wit...

From IIT-B Lab to Dalal Street: Sedemac’s 19-Year Bet on Auto Electronics

By Anurag Chaturvedi and Shahkar Abidi 30 Mar 2026

Anchored by TVS Motor and other Indian OEMs, Sedemac leveraged lab-born control algorithms, frugal hardware strategies...

UCAL: How a 70-Year-Old Auto Parts Group is Re-Engineering for the EV Era

By Shahkar Abidi 27 Mar 2026

The Chennai-based auto components maker is shifting away from carburetors and mechanical fuel pumps, betting on electr...

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West Asia Tensions: Fuel Crunch Hits India’s Auto Industry

By Shahkar Abidi, Darshan Nakhwa and Prerna Lidhoo 26 Mar 2026

The Gulf war has the potential to squeeze India's auto industry from every direction — energy supplies, raw materials,...

Bridgestone Sharpens India Playbook with Five-Pillar Growth Strategy

By Darshan Nakhwa and Shahkar Abidi 23 Mar 2026

MD Rajarshi Moitra outlines a roadmap centred on localisation, retail network, capacity expansion, and customer experi...

Iran War Likely to Hasten Self-Reliance Quest

By Shahkar Abidi, Anurag Chaturvedi and Arushi Bhatia 23 Mar 2026

The war in the Middle East is likely to hasten efforts towards securing alternate energy supplies, such as ethanol.

Middle East Conflict Forces India to Rethink Energy Dependence

By Shahkar Abidi, Anurag Chaturvedi and Arushi Bhatia 23 Mar 2026

As geopolitical tensions in West Asia disrupt global energy flows, India faces a stark reality: its heavy reliance on ...

Iran War: The Looming Urea Shortage Threatening to Ground India's Logistics Movements

auther Shahkar Abidi 21 Mar 2026

As Iran conflict chokes Gulf supply routes, India's BSVI diesel fleet faces an existential chemical crisis that no fue...

India’s Auto Sector Braces for Margin Squeeze as U.S-Iran Tensions Roil Energy Markets

auther Shahkar Abidi 17 Mar 2026

Rising U.S-Iran tensions are set to squeeze margins for Indian automakers by driving up energy and input costs while d...

Refinery Disruptions Hit Downstream Auto Chemicals as Andhra Petro Halts Production

By Shahkar Abidi 17 Mar 2026

The shutdown at APL's Visakhapatnam plant, triggered by disruptions to a key raw material, threatens to tighten supply...

Motherson Sumi Wiring Faces Near-Term Margin Heat as Copper Prices Climb

From IIT-B Lab to Dalal Street: Sedemac’s 19-Year Bet on Auto Electronics

UCAL: How a 70-Year-Old Auto Parts Group is Re-Engineering for the EV Era

West Asia Tensions: Fuel Crunch Hits India’s Auto Industry

Bridgestone Sharpens India Playbook with Five-Pillar Growth Strategy

Iran War Likely to Hasten Self-Reliance Quest

Middle East Conflict Forces India to Rethink Energy Dependence

Iran War: The Looming Urea Shortage Threatening to Ground India's Logistics Movements

India’s Auto Sector Braces for Margin Squeeze as U.S-Iran Tensions Roil Energy Markets

Refinery Disruptions Hit Downstream Auto Chemicals as Andhra Petro Halts Production

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