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Hyundai Eyes Genesis Opportunity in India Amid Global Luxury Push

By Ketan Thakkar & Akbar Merchant 18 Sep 2025

Luxury arm is seen as a potential entrant in India as Hyundai leverages brand credibility and profitability

“All Regions Want Product from India”: Munoz Puts Quality and Competitiveness at Core of Hyundai’s Diversified Global Play

By Ketan Thakkar & Akbar Merchant 18 Sep 2025

From the U.S. to Europe, China, and India, Hyundai charts a balanced roadmap to counter Chinese EVs and scale faster. ...

Hyundai to Launch Locally designed EV in India, Expand Pune Plant as Part of 2030 Roadmap

By Akbar Merchant and Ketan Thakkar 18 Sep 2025

Hyundai Motor Co has unveiled plans to launch India’s first locally designed electric vehicle and expand capacity at i...

Despite GST Boost, Forex Pressure Keeps Luxury Car Growth in Single Digits: Mercedes' Santosh Iyer

By Prerna Lidhoo and Ketan Thakkar 18 Sep 2025

Luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz India expects short-term demand boost because of GST 2.0 but cautions on long-term headw...

Exclusive—Valeo Brain CEO Marc Vrecko: Regulation and Innovation Make India the Market to Watch

Ketan Thakkar 16 Sep 2025

With safety norms tightening and ADAS moving mainstream, Valeo bets big on India as the next hub for intelligent mobil...

Mercedes-Benz Bets on India With More LWB Models, Diesel Continuity, and Flexible EV Plans

By Hormazd Sorabjee and Ketan Thakkar 16 Sep 2025

As rivals invest, Mercedes-Benz doubles down on localisation, long-wheelbase luxury, and multi-powertrain flexibility ...

Exclusive: “India, for me, will be the market with the biggest growth in EVs”: Valeo Power Division CEO Xavier Dupont

By Ketan Thakkar 14 Sep 2025

As global EV giants recalibrate strategies, Valeo Power Division CEO Xavier Dupont says India will lead the next phase...

VW Group CEO Says Full EV Shift by 2035 ‘Too Early’

By Ketan Thakkar 14 Sep 2025

With EV adoption uneven across markets, Volkswagen is pushing for flexibility while scaling ICE and electric technolog...

Mercedes-Benz Rolls Out Biggest Product Offensive, Balances EV and ICE Bets

By Hormazd Sorabjee & Ketan Thakkar 13 Sep 2025

Luxury carmaker pivots from an EV-only push to a flexible, multi-powertrain strategy with 40 model launches in 30 mont...

Ashok Leyland Aims to Accelerate Localisation to Derisk EVs from Import Dependency

By Yukta Mudgal & Ketan Thakkar 12 Sep 2025

With batteries accounting for 40–50% of EV costs, Leyland’s CALB tie-up targets localisation to cut import reliance an...

Hyundai Eyes Genesis Opportunity in India Amid Global Luxury Push

“All Regions Want Product from India”: Munoz Puts Quality and Competitiveness at Core of Hyundai’s Diversified Global Play

Hyundai to Launch Locally designed EV in India, Expand Pune Plant as Part of 2030 Roadmap

Despite GST Boost, Forex Pressure Keeps Luxury Car Growth in Single Digits: Mercedes' Santosh Iyer

Exclusive—Valeo Brain CEO Marc Vrecko: Regulation and Innovation Make India the Market to Watch

Mercedes-Benz Bets on India With More LWB Models, Diesel Continuity, and Flexible EV Plans

Exclusive: “India, for me, will be the market with the biggest growth in EVs”: Valeo Power Division CEO Xavier Dupont

VW Group CEO Says Full EV Shift by 2035 ‘Too Early’

Mercedes-Benz Rolls Out Biggest Product Offensive, Balances EV and ICE Bets

Ashok Leyland Aims to Accelerate Localisation to Derisk EVs from Import Dependency

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