Recent Articles Published by Shahkar Abidi
Mahindra Leadership Sees ‘Growth Gems’ Outpacing Core Business With 3x Profit Jump

By Shahkar Abidi, Prerna Lidhoo and Anurag Chaturvedi calendar30 Jul 2026

Real estate, logistics, and secondary units post 39% revenue surge to cushion core automotive and farm sectors against...

Mahindra Details AI Use Across its Auto Business

By Anurag Chaturvedi, Shahkar Abidi and Prerna Lidhoo calendar30 Jul 2026

AI agents booked more than 91,000 test drives in three to four months, and the paint shop cleared 90.6 percent of unit...

Mahindra Bets on Patents and a Rs 15,000 Crore Plant to Answer India's R&D Question

By Shahkar Abidi and Ketan Thakkar calendar30 Jul 2026

At the group's 80th annual general meeting, Chairman Anand Mahindra pointed to a 23-fold rise in granted patents and o...

Mahindra Farm Profit Up 15 Percent and Tractor Margin Narrows

By Anurag Chaturvedi, Shahkar Abidi & Prerna Lidhoo calendar30 Jul 2026

Tractor volumes rose 18 percent in the June quarter, though market share slipped from a record 45.2 percent. Managemen...

Mahindra Bets on Recycling Scale-Up as New Environmental Mandates Loom

By Shahkar Abidi, Prerna Lidhoo and Anurag Chaturvedi calendar30 Jul 2026

Company expects Mahindra Accelo division to gain traction as end-of-life vehicle regulations kick in.

Mahindra Signals H2 FY27 Window for Last Mile Mobility Public Debut

By Shahkar Abidi, Prerna Lidhoo and Anurag Chaturvedi calendar30 Jul 2026

Group CEO Anish Shah confirms electric three wheeler business remains on schedule for public listing amid strong volum...

No Final Call Yet on How SML Mahindra Will Bankroll Its Next Phase

By Shahkar Abidi and Ketan Thakkar calendar29 Jul 2026

Board defers funding choice between debt leverage and equity issuance as Rs 525 crore MTBD acquisition draws on existi...

SML Mahindra Sees Wide Capacity Runway Ahead of Truck & Bus Merger

By Shahkar Abidi and Ketan Thakkar calendar29 Jul 2026

Combined commercial vehicle operations to leverage existing 24,000-unit SML capacity and unutilized Chakan plant outpu...

India’s Truck Market Consolidation Quickens as M&M Moves Operations Into SML Mahindra

By Shahkar Abidi and Ketan Thakkar calendar29 Jul 2026

Consolidation of commercial vehicle operations in a Rs 525 crore slump sale to build a unified entity and target a top...

CEAT Raises R&D Spend to Rs 240 Crore in FY26, Opens New Compound Lab at Ambernath

autherShahkar Abidi calendar28 Jul 2026

Company says innovation spend, AI-assisted testing and new specialty-tyre facility are cutting product development tim...