Recent Articles Published by Ketan Thakkar
Inside Maruti Suzuki’s Weight-Loss Playbook: How ‘Sho Sho Kei Tan Bi’ Drives Every Gram Out

By Kiran Murali and Ketan Thakkar calendar12 Jun 2025

A peek into the engineering culture that helps Maruti Suzuki stay light, even as vehicles get cleaner, safer, and more...

Bespoke G-Wagon for India: How MBRDI Designed Mercedes-Benz’s Ultra-Luxury SUV

By Kiran Murali and Ketan Thakkar calendar12 Jun 2025

With just 30 units, this Rs 4.3 crore G-Wagon fuses Indian-inspired design and Mercedes-Benz’s global engineering prow...

Luxury EVs Gain Ground: 11% of High-End Car Sales in India Were Electric in 2025, Says Mercedes-Benz India MD

By Kiran Murali and Ketan Thakkar calendar12 Jun 2025

Mercedes-Benz India posts 76% EV sales growth as affluent buyers shift to high-end electric models like the EQS SUV, d...

Tata Motors Targets 5X Growth in EV Charging Infra

By Kiran Murali and Ketan Thakkar calendar09 Jun 2025

The automaker aims to expand its public charging points to over 1 lakh.

Tata Motors PV Aims for 10% EBITDA Margin by FY30

By Kiran Murali and Ketan Thakkar calendar09 Jun 2025

The automaker is looking at 30 product updates by the end of this decade, which includes seven new nameplates and 23 p...

Tata Motors to Invest up to Rs 35,000 crore in PV Business by FY30

By Kiran Murali and Ketan Thakkar calendar09 Jun 2025

The automaker is looking at 30 product updates by the end of this decade, which includes seven new nameplates and 23 p...

Tata Motors PV Unit Plans 30 Product Updates By FY30 - 7 New Launches, 23 Refreshes

By Kiran Murali and Ketan Thakkar calendar09 Jun 2025

The new nameplates include one under Sierra, two under the Avinya range, two ICE and two EV products.

India Plans to Deploy Over 1,000 Hydrogen Buses and Trucks by 2030

By Kiran Murali and Yukta Mudgal calendar05 Jun 2025

Abhay Bakre, Mission Director for the government's Green Hydrogen Mission, said that almost 50 trucks and buses were e...

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China’s Rare-Earth Supply Choke

autherKiran Murali calendar05 Jun 2025

China’s clampdown on the export of rare earth minerals and compounds has left the nascent Indian EV industry gasping f...

Scrap or Sink: SIAM President Pushes for Bold Moves in Automotive Circular Economy

By Yukta Mudgal & Kiran Murali calendar05 Jun 2025

With over 2 crore vehicles nearing end-of-life in India, Chandra stressed the importance of scaling up recycling infra...