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40% of India’s $8.3B Auto Capex is Earmarked for Automation

In the race of global automotive manufacturing, automation is no longer a choice, it is the only road left.

09 Jun 2026 | 10549 Views | By Shahkar Abidi

On May 21, 2000, a young Rajesh Sharma stood on a fourth-floor observation platform overlooking an automotive assembly plant in Japan and saw nothing but darkness. As head of new product introduction and strategy at Honda Siel Cars India Ltd, who had recently helped commission a largely manual plant in ...

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