Pro Plus

‘India’s E20 Strategy Is the Template Europe Now Needs’

Mahle CEO Arnd Franz believes India’s flex-fuel shift is proving more resilient and market-aligned than the EU’s all-electric mandate.

18 Jan 2026 | 6329 Views | By Ketan Thakkar

As the global auto industry resets its expectations after years of inflated EV optimism, Mahle CEO Arnd Franz believes a new clarity is emerging. Europe’s all-electric push, once projected as an irreversible march toward zero emissions, is now confronting practical limits in infrastructure, economics, and consumer sentiment.

At the ...

This is an Autocar Pro Plus article. Subscribe to continue reading.

RELATED ARTICLES

Pro Plus
Tata Motors' X Alpha Architecture Aims to Reinvent the Small Car

Autocar Professional Bureau 30 May 2026

The next-generation Tiago and Tiago EV blend the low-cost strengths of Tata Motors' older X0 architecture with the moder...

Bosch’s India Recast

Shahkar Abidi 23 May 2026

Why the Tier-1 giant’s dealmaking is really a play for control of the next mobility stack.

How One Tax Cut Fuelled Every Car Maker Except MG Motor

Anurag Chaturvedi 04 May 2026

For the one OEM built around EVs, the competitive equation changed without its own pricing moving by a rupee.

Tags: Mahle Group
NEXT STORY