Recent Articles Published by Darshan Nakhwa
Weekly News Wrap: Kia Eyes Capacity Boost, Volkswagen-Skoda Line Up New Models, Govt Expands EV Support

autherDarshan Nakhwa calendar16 Aug 2026

The week saw Kia map its next phase of capacity and product growth, Volkswagen prepare a compact SUV for India and the...

Mahindra Sees ‘Latent Demand’ for Lifestyle Pickups, Starts Six-Month Market Study

By Darshan Nakhwa, Prerna Lidhoo, Ketan Thakkar calendar15 Aug 2026

The automaker will use the run-up to the April 2027 launch of the Scorpio Lifestyler to understand potential buyers an...

Mahindra In No Rush To Enter UK, Sees Indonesia as Easier Expansion Bet: Gollagunta

By Darshan Nakhwa, Ketan Thakkar and Prerna Lidhoo calendar15 Aug 2026

The automaker says it will enter the UK only when it is confident it can build a sustainable business, while its growi...

Ashok Leyland Targets ₹2,000-Crore Cost Reduction as Commodity Pressure Builds

By Darshan Nakhwa and Shahkar Abidi calendar14 Aug 2026

Commercial vehicle maker sets up dedicated team to reduce costs over the next 18-24 months.

Mahindra Starts Work on Electric Trucks, First EV Bus Due in FY27 

By Darshan Nakhwa and Shahkar Abidi calendar14 Aug 2026

The automaker has started initial work on electric trucks while SML Mahindra prepares its first electric bus for launc...

Mahindra to Roll Out 4-5 LCV/ICV Products in FY27

By Darshan Nakhwa and Shahkar Abidi calendar14 Aug 2026

The CV maker will use SML’s existing products to fill portfolio gaps while developing common platforms as it targets a...

Mahindra Puts AI on Board its New Heavy Truck and Keeps it Off the Cloud

By Shahkar Abidi, Ketan Thakkar and Darshan Nakhwa calendar14 Aug 2026

The BLAZO i-TRK range decides its own power mode using an in-vehicle chip. Vinod Sahay says that architecture is both ...

JLR Targets 12,000 EV Production For FY27; Range Rover Electric Production To Begin In September

By Darshan Nakhwa, Ketan Thakkar & Mugdha Mishra calendar14 Aug 2026

The luxury carmaker has four products approaching launch and expects its new electric models to be at least margin-neu...

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Q1 FY27 Earnings: Autocar Professional’s Top 5 Takeaways

By Darshan Nakhwa, Ketan Thakkar and Mugdha Mishra calendar14 Aug 2026

Strong domestic growth and record EV volumes lifted revenue, but weaker profitability and negative free cash flow at J...

JLR, Stellantis Explore North American Production Of US-Focused Defender Models

By Darshan Nakhwa, Ketan Thakkar & Mugdha Mishra calendar14 Aug 2026

The proposed collaboration could help JLR move behind US tariff barriers and create a natural currency hedge without d...