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HOISTING THE TRICOLOUR HIGH

Across the immensely beautiful, yet brutal landscape of Saudi Arabia, the world’s toughest rally raid - Dakar saw Indians etching their names into the history books. Sanjay Takale yet again earned laurels, winning stages while Harith Noah had a painful...

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Yogendra Pratap Tata Motors (that’s how I will continue to address the company) has always created waves with the launch of its new cars. Whether it was the Tatamobile way back then or the Sierra and the Tata Estate or the Safari in its avatar as...

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The biggest news this month, as our cover reflects, is Maruti Suzuki’s entry into the EV space as well as Honda’s plans for India. While the e Vitara is not going to rewrite the rules of the game, what certainly will happen is that a lot more car...

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India's second battery plant comes to life in Gujarat

Iam just back from visiting one of the largest functioning automotive plant complexes in the country at Hansalpur in Gujarat. This of course was the Suzuki Motor Gujarat plant that is now a subsidiary of Maruti Suzuki India and is one of four...

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It is not often that a new automotive brand makes its debut in the country! And that too a brand that is making the vehicles in India. The last few that come to mind are Kia just over five years back along with Citroen also around then. They have been...

Skoda & Volkswagen commence India product offensive

The VW Group company Skoda Auto Volkswagen India is ratcheting up its game in the country after the launch of the Skoda Kylaq. Before the company comes up with a VW parallel for the sub-4m SUV, it is launching a slew of imported and assembled vehicles...

Tariff wars could change the landscape of the auto industry

In times of uncertainty and global trade wars that seem to be disrupting automotive supply chains the most, there will definitely be a restructuring of manufacturer’s priorities as well as a softening of some national entry barriers, India’s included....

Driving the change towards our future while preserving the past

We are back this month with one of our annual drive properties, the Drivers of Change initiative, for which we partner with Mahindra Automotive. While last year we drove about 10,000km across the length and breadth of the country, this year we drove a...

The BMW iX1 LWB, is a game changer in the premium category

Another packed issue with three game changers and detailed coverage of the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 this month! To start off, the sub-4m SUV from Skoda has all the makings of a game changer in its segment, now offering a product without...

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Honda revitalizes its India presence with the new Amaze

The story of Honda Cars in India is quite a potboiler by itself. From the highs of the Honda City being the dream car of the country, the CR-V topping its segment month after month, the company has seen multiple highs and lows. The City, the Civic, the...

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If any one can buck the SUV trend it has to be Maruti Suzuki

Can sedans be revived? Can the sub-4m segment sedan segment be the one to spur this revival? The once hottest and most fiercely fought segment in the country is down in the doldrums as are sedan sales across segments except for maybe the super-premium...

MG's innovative ownership programme will aid EV adoption

It is surprising that despite the push towards electric mobility, manufacturers have not come up with innovative plans to facilitate the shift. Until now that is, with JSW MG Motor India launching the Windsor MPV along with a number of schemes, for the...

The Roxx will definitely add to Mahindra’s marketshare

There is no doubt that the talk of the town this month is the Thar Roxx. While Mahindra may have got all entangled in what to call the fivedoor version of the Thar, there is no ambiguity about the vision for the car. And instead of just adding two...

Affordable SUV coupes are coming to our market

The SUV coupe body style originated nearly 17 years back with the BMW X6 and has since been adopted by most premium manufacturers. However, it is only now that more affordable products are coming to the market in India starting with the Tata Curvv as...