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Yamaha India CEO Jim Aota in Search of a Scalable India Strategy

autherKiran Murali     calendar13 Jun 2026

As Yamaha Motor India’s new CEO Hajime (Jim) Aota pushes for a locally driven strategy, the company’s India play is evolving from a niche premium positioning to a potential global influence hub.

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

autherShahkar Abidi calendar09 Jun 2026

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

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Lax Enforcement Keeps India's Rs 28,000 Crore Shadow Truck Bodybuilding Industry Alive and Lethal

autherShahkar Abidi calendar05 Jun 2026

India’s unorganized truck building industry is a sector that poses a real threat to road safety.

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

By Ketan Thakkar, Prerna Lidhoo and Mugdha Mishra calendar30 May 2026

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

Bosch’s India Recast

autherShahkar Abidi calendar23 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

autherAnurag Chaturvedi calendar04 May 2026

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

How a Single GST Cut Shifted India's Car Market Out of Neutral

autherAnurag Chaturvedi calendar04 May 2026

Five million passenger vehicles were never a supply problem. One rate reform proved it was always about price.

The Wages of Survival: The Hidden Cost of the Noida and Manesar Protests

autherAnurag Chaturvedi calendar01 May 2026

The Noida and Manesar worker unrest has its roots in two older inconsistencies, one of productivity and one of communi...

Upskilling: The New Blueprint for India’s Automotive Workforce

autherPrerna Lidhoo calendar01 May 2026

Strap: As the industry pivots toward high-voltage safety and battery tech, ASDC and industry leaders like ACMA and NBC...

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Auto Industry’s Skill Reset: From Mechanical to Digital-First Roles

autherShahkar Abidi calendar29 Apr 2026

India's OEMs pair human talent with AI co-pilots, VR simulators and gamified hiring to rebuild shop floors for Industr...