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The Man Who Steers Nine Out of Ten Cars

How two quiet, fifty-year-old family suppliers, forging fifty million steering yokes a year for nine out of ten cars in India, were quietly bought, combined, and thrust into the global supply chain.

19 Oct 2026 | 137 Views | By Shahkar Abidi & Ketan Thakkar

For five years, Dharmesh Arora lived the sanitised, high-frictionless life of Singapore, overseeing the Asia-Pacific operations of the German automotive component giant Schaeffler. His children were grown and settled, his financial security was strong, and his daily view was a pristine cityscape where the trains ran on time and the ...

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