The black Renault leaves the departmental road and rushes into the gravel driveway. This Friday, August 5, five journalists are running behind the vehicle to see the passenger. After six months in a cell at Fleury-Mérogis, where he was serving his sentence for tax evasion, Patrick Balkany returns home, to the Cossy mill, on conditional… Continue reading Hospital, cancer and cigarettes… how Isabelle Balkany waited for Patrick’s return
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INDIA@75: For cars, it was survival of the fittest
Even as India celebrates 75 years of Independence, its true potential was unleashed only in 1991 when the PV Narasimha-led government kicked off its historic economic reforms initiative. Till then, it was just another part of the world map chugging along complacently with a minuscule presence but all that changed when liberalisation became the new… Continue reading INDIA@75: For cars, it was survival of the fittest
‘I think India has lost a lot of time’
It is an overcast Thursday afternoon in Gurugram but the mood livens up when DK Jain enters the Lumax corporate office. The Chairman Emeritus who has been part of this auto component maker’s growth story for over six decades now is in a mood to go down memory lane and recall his early days as… Continue reading ‘I think India has lost a lot of time’
India at 75: When the Japanese came calling in the 1980s
The Eighties were an action packed decade for the Indian automotive industry and in a sense heralded the first wave of reforms. This was the time the Japanese entered the market with the focus being on two-wheelers and light commercial vehicles (LCVs). Suddenly, a host of new brands littered the landscape ranging from Honda, Suzuki,… Continue reading India at 75: When the Japanese came calling in the 1980s
India at 75: Remembering the car companies that didn’t click
The history of Indian car making is littered with success, glory, incompetence and failure. We look at those marques that have fallen by the wayside. Hindustan Motors / Mitsubishi Hindustan Motors or HM was the mainstay of the Indian auto industry from the early ‘40s. The company made various models of Morris cars like the Hindustan… Continue reading India at 75: Remembering the car companies that didn’t click
@Nissan: Nissan e.dams rounds off Season 8 with points in Seoul E-Prix000823
August 14, 2022 Seoul, South Korea – Nissan e.dams ended the final race of the 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with a points finish, with Sébastien Buemi putting in an excellent recovery drive to gain 10 positions and take ninth. The team came into the first ever Seoul E-Prix weekend off the back… Continue reading @Nissan: Nissan e.dams rounds off Season 8 with points in Seoul E-Prix000823
India at 75: Remembering India’s failed car companies
The history of Indian car making is littered with success, glory, incompetence and failure. We look at those marques that have fallen by the wayside. Hindustan Motors / Mitsubishi Hindustan Motors or HM was the mainstay of the Indian auto industry from the early ‘40s. The company made various models of Morris cars like the Hindustan… Continue reading India at 75: Remembering India’s failed car companies
@Nissan: 2022/08/14 Nissan e.dams rounds off Season 8 with points in Seoul E-Prix Nissan e.d…000822
2022/08/14 Seoul, South Korea – Nissan e.dams ended the final race of the 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with a points finish, with Sébastien Buemi putting in an excellent recovery drive to gain 10 positions and take ninth. The team came into the first ever Seoul E-Prix weekend off the back of strong… Continue reading @Nissan: 2022/08/14 Nissan e.dams rounds off Season 8 with points in Seoul E-Prix Nissan e.d…000822
India at 75: RC Bhargava on how Maruti came to be and what it is today
He’s the man who steered Maruti from inception, and four decades on is still at its helm as non-executive chairman. RC Bhargava tells Hormazd Sorabjee about the most important chapter in the auto industry’s history. How do you think India’s journey has been from being a protectionist state to a liberal one after independence?India was… Continue reading India at 75: RC Bhargava on how Maruti came to be and what it is today
A new Leaf of life? Meet the coachbuilt Nissan Leaf electric hearse
After more than 10 years on sale, Nissan’s electric family hatchback has turned over a new Leaf – as a hearse. Based on a 62kWh Nissan Leaf, the conversion is the work of Wilcox Limousines, the British-based coachbuilders of funeral vehicles and limousines. The electric hearse can accommodate a driver and funeral ‘conductor’ in the… Continue reading A new Leaf of life? Meet the coachbuilt Nissan Leaf electric hearse