Recent Articles Published by Ajit Dalvi
PV sales in India miss 3 million mark in CY2016 by 33,363 units

autherAjit Dalvi calendar10 Jan 2017

Autocar Professional had on January 2, 2017, estimated the likelihood of overall PV numbers missing the 3-million mark...

Cash crunch hits auto sales, November numbers down 5.48%

autherAjit Dalvi calendar08 Dec 2016

The move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes exactly a month ago has seen strapped-for-cash customers, pa...

SoftBank likely to give big boost to EV industry in India

autherAjit Dalvi calendar03 Dec 2016

It is learnt that the SoftBank Group could be looking at introducing a million electric cars in partnership with an EV...

'Trimming a car’s weight by one-tenth can boost fuel economy by 6-8 percent.'

autherAjit Dalvi calendar22 Nov 2016

Covestro India's Ajay Durrani, reveals how the use of polycarbonate composites can reduce weight in vehicles and why h...

Ford to re-evaluate its strategy and business model for India

autherAjit Dalvi calendar07 Nov 2016

Ford India, which has two plants in India – in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Sanand, Gujarat – and a combined manufacturing ...

Ford beats Hyundai as top Indian passenger vehicle exporter in August

autherAjit Dalvi calendar21 Sep 2016

A close look at industry sales data reveals that Maruti Suzuki India was the third largest exporter in August with shi...

Airbag-equipped Renault Kwid gets 1-star GNCAP rating, Honda Mobilio 3 stars, base Mobilio zero stars

By Ajit Dalvi & Sumantra B Barooah calendar19 Sep 2016

Safety watchdog Global NCAP tests highest safety variant of the Kwid as well as basic and airbag-equipped versions of ...

Skoda confirms 4 new models for India, targets high level of customer satisfaction

autherAjit Dalvi calendar03 Aug 2016

The Czech carmaker is all set to show its new face to India in the form of new products, new design language, highly i...

‘US$ 30-35 billion opportunity in manufacturing sector in India’: Baba Kalyani

By Sumantra B Barooah & Ajit Dalvi calendar13 Feb 2016

Baba Kalyani, chairman and managing director of Bharat Forge, says there is a huge opportunity for Indian companies in...

By 2025, diesel car share likely to fall in nearly all major auto markets

autherAjit Dalvi calendar06 Nov 2015

Diesel will remain a key pillar in OEM powertrain strategies in Europe, which spells into an opportunity for suppliers...