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Valeo: Betting on India's Autotech Shift

Mukul Yudhveer Singh and Ketan Thakkar     calendar24 Jun 2026

India contributes just 1% of Valeo's global revenues, but the French supplier's €200 million India investment is rooted in a broader conviction: India is entering a technology-driven automotive transition similar to the one that transformed...

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From Everywhere to Somewhere: ZF's Profitability-First Reset

By Ketan Thakkar, Mukul Yudhveer Singh & Kiran Murali calendar22 Jun 2026

As ZF navigates industry disruption, portfolio rationalisation and profitability pressures, its new CEO is reshaping t...

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Beyond Buses: Behind Olectra's Planned Expansion into Electric Trucks and Advanced Vehicle Software

By Mukul Yudhveer Singh, Kiran Murali, Shahkar Abidi calendar19 Jun 2026

The Hyderabad-based commercial EV maker is positioning itself for a future that extends well beyond electric buses.

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The India Hand: Inside Satyakam Arya's Journey to Leading Japan's Hino Motors

By Shahkar Abidi and Ketan Thakkar calendar17 Jun 2026

From Faridabad's industrial lanes to Tokyo's automotive boardrooms, Satyakam Arya's rise to the top of Hino Motors ref...

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Tata Motors: Taking A Seat At The Global Table

autherShahkar Abidi calendar15 Jun 2026

Tata Motors' Iveco acquisition is not just about Europe. It signals something larger: India's biggest truckmaker no lo...

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

By Kiran Murali & Ketan Thakkar 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 ev...

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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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Honda’s Long Overdue India Reset

By Kiran Murali, Ketan Thakkar and Hormazd Sorabjee calendar03 Jun 2026

India-specific SUVs, localised hybrids, mainstream EVs, faster development cycles and a more decentralised strategy ma...

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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...