Recent Articles Published by Prerna Lidhoo
Smart, Not Just Frugal: Tata Passenger Electric Mobility’s Anand Kulkarni on the New Age of Lightweighting in Automotive Engineering

By Prerna Lidhoo and Ketan Thakkar calendar12 Jun 2025

Need to View Lightweighting: From ‘What’ to ‘How’: Anand Kulkarni of Tata Motors

By Ketan Thakkar and Prerna Lidhoo calendar12 Jun 2025

Why Tata Motors’ Anand Kulkarni believes the future of lightweighting lies not in exotic materials, but in scalable, s...

'Won't Slip Below No.7 in India, No Matter What' - Škoda India’s Ashish Gupta

By Prerna Lidhoo and Ketan Thakkar calendar12 Jun 2025

Czech carmaker Škoda’s new India Brand Director, Ashish Gupta, is determined to cement the company’s position in the c...

Škoda Bets on Automatics to Drive Brand Differentiation in India

By Prerna Lidhoo and Ketan Thakkar calendar12 Jun 2025

While the industry average for automatic penetration stands at around 25%, Škoda is already ahead of the curve with ne...

Tata’s Harrier EV: A Premium Electric Pivot with Software-First Thinking

By Ketan Thakkar, Prerna Lidhoo and Darshan Nakhwa calendar07 Jun 2025

Tata Motors has a lot riding on the newly launched Harrier EV, coming as it does on a fresh, EV-oriented software pla...

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India's Policy Dilemma: Lower Tariffs and Chase Exports or Protect Local Industry?

By Prerna Lidhoo & Mayank Dhingra calendar04 Jun 2025

As developed countries turn protectionist and seek tariff parity, Autocar Professional examine the implications for In...

Tata Motors Bets on Harrier EV with AWD, 600+ Km Range to Revive Sliding EV Market

By Darshan Nakhwa & Prerna Lidhoo calendar03 Jun 2025

Tata’s most advanced EV yet eyes SUV dominance with dual-motor AWD, long range, and aggressive pricing.

Tata Motors Launches Harrier EV at ₹21.49 Lakh, Undercuts Diesel SUVs with Lifetime Warranty and AWD Tech

By Darshan Nakhwa and Prerna Lidhoo calendar03 Jun 2025

The Harrier EV is Tata’s first dual-motor electric SUV, built on its Acti.ev Gen 2 platform.

Taxing Strong Hybrids Like Petrol and Diesel Vehicles Is Unfair: Maruti Suzuki’s Rahul Bharti

By Prerna Lidhoo and Ketan Thakkar calendar02 Jun 2025

Bharti argued that SHEVs are significantly more efficient and environmentally friendly than petrol vehicles, offering ...

Maruti Suzuki Makes 6-Airbags Standard in 97% of Lineup, Targets Safety Perception Shift

By Prerna Lidhoo and Ketan Thakkar calendar02 Jun 2025

India’s largest carmaker rolls out six airbags across variants, including Alto and WagonR, launches ‘Arena Safety Shie...