Recent Articles Published by Ketan Thakkar
India Entering Tech Acceleration Phase Seen Earlier in China: Valeo CEO

By Mukul Yudhveer Singh and Ketan Thakkar calendar18 Feb 2026

With India contributing 1 percent to global revenue and China 17 percent, Valeo’s CEO says the difference lies in timi...

Valeo to invest €200 million in India under Elevate 2028 plan

By Mukul Yudhveer and Ketan Thakkar calendar18 Feb 2026

Over the next three years, the French Tier 1 will channel investments into electrification and ADAS localisation, targ...

Tenneco In Talks With Multiple OEMs For DaVinci Dampers: Arvind Chandra

autherMukul Yudhveer Singh calendar17 Feb 2026

CEO Chandra positions the patented DaVinci DCx as a scalable mechanical suspension platform with multi-OEM potential, ...

Brandworks Targets $500 Million Automotive BU

By Mukul Yudhveer Singh calendar17 Feb 2026

The design-led EMS player is betting on systems integration, EV electronics, and AI-driven solutions to build a half-a...

Electric Powertrain Supplier Tsuyo Aims To Raise Up To $20 Million For Capacity Expansion

By Kiran Murali & Mukul Yudhveer Singh calendar14 Feb 2026

With a new plant coming up at Dharwad in Karnataka, the startup plans to expand powertrain supplies to commercial vehi...

Not Battery as a Service, Tsuyo Pushes Motion as a Service for EV Retrofits

By Mukul Yudhveer Singh and Kiran Murali calendar14 Feb 2026

Vijay Kumar, CEO and Founder of Tsuyo Manufacturing, outlines a bundled propulsion and financing model focused initial...

SKF Targets Europe-Level Aftermarket Portfolio for India

By Mukul Yudhveer Singh calendar13 Feb 2026

At Automechanika 2026, SKF’s global and India leadership outlined how the company plans to align India’s aftermarket p...

ATS to Bring India’s First Full-Scale Physical Driving Simulator

By Mukul Yudhveer Singh calendar12 Feb 2026

Automotive Test Systems is partnering with a government testing agency to bring a multi-axis driving simulator to Indi...

India No Longer a Backup, but Central to Global Auto Strategy: Priya Kapur

By Mukul Yudhveer Singh & Kiran Murali calendar11 Feb 2026

Priya Kapur, Non-Executive Director at Sona Comstar, said that India’s auto component industry has evolved from cost c...

Component Makers Pivot to Automation-Led Capex to Power Growth and Competitiveness

By Mukul Yudhveer Singh, Ketan Thakkar, Kiran Murali calendar11 Feb 2026

Smart factory investments can deliver 3 to 9 month payback without mass job losses, say BCG and ACMA leaders, as expo...