Recent Articles Published by Ketan Thakkar
‘Green ICE’ Gives India a Chance to Shape Clean Mobility for the Global South: Toyota Kirloskar’s Gulati

By Ketan Thakkar and Anurag Chaturvedi calendar22 Jan 2026

Gulati says India’s strengths in alternative fuels and cleaner ICE can provide a template for sustainable mobility bey...

VinFast Asia CEO Says India Central to Company's Long Term Asia Strategy

By Prerna Lidhoo and Ketan Thakkar calendar21 Jan 2026

VinFast's India strategy centers on long-term investment and ecosystem development rather than rapid sales growth, acc...

Toyota Signals Diesel May Retain a Role in Select Segments Amid Uneven Transition

By Ketan Thakkar and Anurag Chaturvedi calendar21 Jan 2026

Customer usage patterns and regional regulations are shaping a fragmented powertrain transition, with diesel retaining...

Explainer: How Toyota Is Taking on EV Anxiety in India With Buybacks and BaaS

By Anurag Chaturvedi and Ketan Thakkar calendar20 Jan 2026

Toyota is betting that reducing resale, battery, and service uncertainty will do more to grow EV demand than aggressiv...

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Renault India's Quiet Fixer

autherKetan Thakkar calendar20 Jan 2026

As the head of Renault India, Francisco Hidalgo Marques faces his biggest challenge yet.

Exclusive - Ex-JLR tech head Nick Rogers to join TVS Motor 

autherKetan Thakkar calendar20 Jan 2026

Former Jaguar Land Rover engineering veteran expected to bolster TVS Motor’s global technology push and Norton’s inter...

Tesla’s Test

By Ketan Thakkar & Hormazd Sorabjee calendar18 Jan 2026

Unlike in other markets, Tesla has taken a long-game approach in India, focusing on creating the infrastructure first....

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‘India’s E20 Strategy Is the Template Europe Now Needs’

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Mahle CEO Arnd Franz believes India’s flex-fuel shift is proving more resilient and market-aligned than the EU’s all-e...

Forvia Shifts Focus, Expands India’s Role Beyond Services

By Shahkar Abidi and Ketan Thakkar calendar17 Jan 2026

New chief Martin Fischer is steering the Indian unit toward full-scale manufacturing, reshaping long-standing market p...

INTERVIEW: "EV Demand is Rebounding both in India and Around the Globe" - JLR's Rajan Amba

By Prerna Lidhoo & Ketan Thakkar calendar17 Jan 2026

Jaguar Land Rover India MD Rajan Amba discusses the India–UK FTA, the company’s manufacturing plans, the upcoming Pana...