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Can OEMs' Aftermarket Strategy Hurt Small and Independent Outlets and Chains?
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Can OEMs' Aftermarket Strategy Hurt Small and Independent Outlets and Chains?

By Shahkar Abidi & Kiran Murali calendar12 Mar 2026

OEMs tighten their grip on vehicle lifecycles as independents fight for data, diagnostics and survival.

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Precision Wires Flags Middle East Conflict Risk, Reroutes Export Shipments Amid Supply Chain Inflation
Precision Wires Flags Middle East Conflict Risk, Reroutes Export Shipments Amid Supply Chain Inflation

autherShahkar Abidi calendar12 Mar 2026

Company warns of supply chain cost pressures as Middle East tensions disrupt supplier networks, forcing rerouting of e...

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Hero Electric Headed for Liquidation as Creditors Reach Impasse
Hero Electric Headed for Liquidation as Creditors Reach Impasse

autherShahkar Abidi calendar12 Mar 2026

Pioneer EV maker Hero Electric heads to liquidation as creditor deadlock, fraud allegations, and subsidy disputes end ...

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India Reroutes 70% of Crude Imports Away from Hormuz, Increasing from 55% Baseline, says Govt. Of India
India Reroutes 70% of Crude Imports Away from Hormuz, Increasing from 55% Baseline, says Govt. Of India

autherShahkar Abidi calendar11 Mar 2026

Diversified shipping routes reduce India’s reliance on the Strait of Hormuz, as the government strengthens fuel supply...

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From Engineer to CEO: B. Srinivas’s Three-Decade Journey to the Top of VECV
From Engineer to CEO: B. Srinivas’s Three-Decade Journey to the Top of VECV

By Shahkar Abidi and Sarthak Mahajan calendar10 Mar 2026

The leadership reshuffle at VE Commercial Vehicles, effective April 1, marks a new chapter for the Volvo-Eicher joint ...

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Why India’s CBG Revolution is Stuck in Neutral
Why India’s CBG Revolution is Stuck in Neutral

By Shahkar Abidi and Kiran Murali calendar05 Mar 2026

Seven years after a bold promise to build 5,000 plants, India’s compressed biogas sector is struggling to move past th...

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Can Isobutanol Solve Diesel’s Dirty Emissions Secret?
Can Isobutanol Solve Diesel’s Dirty Emissions Secret?

By Shahkar Abidi and Kiran Murali calendar05 Mar 2026

As the global automotive industry faces a green ultimatum for heavy-duty transport, isobutanol emerges as a high-poten...

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Mahesh Babu’s Drive to Make Olectra’s EV Math Add Up
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Mahesh Babu’s Drive to Make Olectra’s EV Math Add Up

autherShahkar Abidi calendar04 Mar 2026

Mumbai’s electric bus operations reveal gaps between tender assumptions and real-world conditions, impacting energy us...

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Crude Under the Crust: How India’s Deep-Earth Bunkers Hedge Against Middle East Conflict
Crude Under the Crust: How India’s Deep-Earth Bunkers Hedge Against Middle East Conflict

autherShahkar Abidi calendar04 Mar 2026

Today, India maintains enough emergency oil to cover roughly 74 days of imports, a figure that provides a critical cus...

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Escorts Kubota Targets Doubling South India Market Share to Tap Paddy Growth
Escorts Kubota Targets Doubling South India Market Share to Tap Paddy Growth

By Shahkar Abidi calendar04 Mar 2026

The company's Shaurya series, built for wetland farming, is part of a broader push to double its market share in south...

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