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India’s Luxury Car Market Leads EV Adoption, Outpacing Mass Segment: Mercedes-Benz India
India’s Luxury Car Market Leads EV Adoption, Outpacing Mass Segment: Mercedes-Benz India

By Darshan Nakhwa and Ketan Thakkar calendar10 Apr 2025

Of the 51,000 luxury cars sold in the last financial year at an industry level, nearly 4,500 units were EVs. In compar...

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Mercedes Benz Clocks Record FY25 Sales, Led By Top-End Models, EVs
Mercedes Benz Clocks Record FY25 Sales, Led By Top-End Models, EVs

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The German luxury carmaker’s sales of battery electric vehicles surged 51% and those of top-end luxury vehicles grew b...

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RBI Cuts Repo Rate by 25 bps to 6%; Move Seen as Boost for Auto Sector
RBI Cuts Repo Rate by 25 bps to 6%; Move Seen as Boost for Auto Sector

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The move comes as the global economic outlook darkens following a wave of reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United Sta...

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Tata Motors Reclaims No. 2 Title in Retail Car Market After 7-Month Gap
Tata Motors Reclaims No. 2 Title in Retail Car Market After 7-Month Gap

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In February, Mahindra overtook both Tata Motors and Hyundai, briefly breaking the long-standing Maruti–Hyundai duopoly...

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'India Can Become a Major Pillar for Us' - Marquardt Group
'India Can Become a Major Pillar for Us' - Marquardt Group

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Björn Twiehaus, CEO of Marquardt Group, and Vishal Narvekar, the company's India GM, share their outlook on the Indian...

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“Diesel Will Continue to Rule the Roost”: Tata Motors’ Rajendra Petkar on the Future of Powertrains
“Diesel Will Continue to Rule the Roost”: Tata Motors’ Rajendra Petkar on the Future of Powertrains

By Darshan Nakhwa and Ketan Thakkar calendar02 Apr 2025

Technology chief Rajendra Petkar presents multi-fuel approach for commercial vehicles while maintaining diesel will re...

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The Practical Path to Net Zero - Tata Motors Rajendra Petkar's view on Powertrains of Future 
The Practical Path to Net Zero - Tata Motors Rajendra Petkar's view on Powertrains of Future 

By Darshan Nakhwa and Ketan Thakkar calendar30 Mar 2025

Tata Motors CTO outlines a fuel-agnostic strategy with ICEs at the core of India's mobility transition.

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'Tesla's Pure D2C Model Won't Work in India' -FADA President
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'Tesla's Pure D2C Model Won't Work in India' -FADA President

By Darshan Nakhwa & Kiran Murali, and Prerna Lidhoo calendar29 Mar 2025

The retailer association points out that India’s complex market dynamics calls for a ‘phygital’ model—not a purely D2C...

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India Auto Sector to Take Multi-fuel Pathway to Sustainability, Say Experts
India Auto Sector to Take Multi-fuel Pathway to Sustainability, Say Experts

By Darshan Nakhwa, Kiran Murali & Radhika Dave calendar26 Mar 2025

EVs, hybrids, biofuels, hydrogen, compressed natural gas (CNG) and flex-fuel technologies will coexist with traditiona...

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VinFast to Open Tamil Nadu Factory in 3-4 Months: TRB Rajaa
VinFast to Open Tamil Nadu Factory in 3-4 Months: TRB Rajaa

By Kiran Murali, Darshan Nakhwa, Radhika Dave calendar26 Mar 2025

VinFast will start selling in India with CKD operations, with a capacity of 50,000 units initially, scaling up to 150,...

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