Recent Articles Published by Ketan Thakkar
Exclusive: Nalinikanth Gollagunta to take charge as the CEO of Mahindra & Mahindra’s Automotive Division

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A former CEO of GE Healthcare - Digital Enterprise, Nalinikanth Gollagunta will steer the overall automotive operation...

EXCLUSIVE: Honda Motorcycle eyes big EV push, plans a portfolio of 10 models in the next five years

By Ketan Thakkar calendar24 Mar 2023

Company to launch two new models - Activa EV with a fixed battery solution, and a Moped with a swappable battery alter...

Mercedes Benz India to double its EV portfolio to eight models in 8-12 months

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India was the fastest-growing market for Mercedes Benz in 2022, with a growth of 41%, and Matthias Luehrs, Head of Reg...

Tata Motors to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030

By Shahkar Abidi and Ketan Thakkar calendar23 Mar 2023

Tata Motors has set 2045 as the date by which it will be free of carbon emissions and is therefore increasing the skew...

In Conversation with Hyundai Motor India's Tarun Garg

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The Korean carmaker is confident about doubling volumes of its C-segment Verna sedan which has been introduced in a fu...

Exclusive: Mahindra appoints Kausalya Nandakumar as COO for EV division, new COO for auto biz likely

By Ketan Thakkar calendar22 Mar 2023

Kausalya Nandakumar, currently head of Women Empowerment at the Mahindra Group, will drive the P&L of the EV company; ...

Hyundai Motor India aims to double Verna volumes, dethrone Honda City from leadership position

By Ketan Thakkar & Mayank Dhingra calendar21 Mar 2023

The sixth-generation Verna launched at an introductory price of Rs 10.90 lakh. New model offers four petrol-only power...

Maruti Suzuki targets Nexa to be second biggest car retailer in FY24, aims to nudge ahead of Hyundai and Tata Motors

By Ketan Thakkar calendar17 Mar 2023

Nexa has achieved 2 million cumulative sales milestone. Led by new SUVs — Fronx, Jimny and Grand Vitara, Maruti Suzuki...

India a Lynchpin to Skoda’s internationalisation plan, EVs part of future roadmap: Klaus Zellmer, CEO, Skoda Auto

By Ketan Thakkar calendar16 Mar 2023

Skoda top management has confirmed that a sub-compact SUV for India and electric vehicles are a key part of future exp...

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India to start new manufacturing line in Gujarat, to announce EV plans by the end of March

By Ketan Thakkar & Manobhava Baruah calendar15 Mar 2023

The company is also likely to announce its EV strategy by the end of this month and its factory in Karnataka is likely...