Recent Articles Published by Ketan Thakkar
Greaves Retail's ambitious push to rival automotive parts giants, become 'Grainger of India'

autherKetan Thakkar calendar30 Oct 2024

Though it operates alongside Indian competitors, Greaves claims to position itself closer to U.S. counterparts such as...

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How underdog M&M beat Tata Motors at the SCV game

By Ketan Thakkar and Shahkar Abidi calendar29 Oct 2024

In a surprising market reversal, Mahindra's feature-rich pickups and focused strategy have ended Tata Motors' long-hel...

Weakest Festive Season Since COVID: Car Sales Growth Lowest Since 2020; Two-Wheeler Sales Up 11% in 24 Days

By Ashutosh Radhey Shyam & Ketan Thakkar calendar25 Oct 2024

Among all vehicle categories, the two-wheeler segment showed the highest registration volume growth during the festiva...

Hyundai Motor India eyes 15% market share in EV segment backed by new launches

By Prerna Lidhoo and Ketan Thakkar calendar22 Oct 2024

"Our upcoming four models and their localization will help us drive volumes and margins," said Hyundai Motor India COO...

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Newly Single: How Tata Motors' CV division is revving up for success as an independent entity

By Shahkar Abidi, Ketan Thakkar calendar22 Oct 2024

As Tata Motors' commercial vehicle division prepares for life as an independent entity, it embarks on a multifaceted s...

Jennifer Pandya to head marketing at Skoda Auto India 

By Ketan Thakkar and Radhika Dave calendar17 Oct 2024

Pandya's appointment completes the hiring of critical roles at Skoda Auto India, which has seen a significant churn in...

Hyundai lines-up four mainstream EVs for India

By Akbar Merchant, Ketan Thakkar calendar14 Oct 2024

India will be one of the EV manufacturing hubs for Hyundai.

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Partnerships and Fuel Flexibility - Daimler Truck’s New Agenda in India

By Ketan Thakkar & Kiran Murali calendar08 Oct 2024

In an media interaction, Karl Deppen – head of Daimler Truck Asia – explains how two factors have shaped the company’s...

Hyundai Motor India IPO to open mid-October at valuation of around Rs 1.5 lakh crore

By Ashutosh R Shyam and Ketan Thakkar calendar03 Oct 2024

The price band is expected to be between Rs 1,825 and Rs 1,885 per share, implying a valuation of 27 times of estimate...

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How M&M is reimagining the SCV category with its new modular multi-fuel platform UPP

By Shahkar Abidi & Ketan Thakkar calendar01 Oct 2024

Mahindra's Urban Prosper Platform seeks to elevate small commercial vehicles with car-like comfort and technology thro...