It is truly a heady moment to commemorate 75 years of Independence and there are no two ways about the fact that India has come a long way since 1947. More specifically, the economic reforms unleashed by the PV Narasimha-led government in 1991 played a big role in accelerating the growth story. What can one… Continue reading LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD
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Mitsubishi Motors Announces Sunbit As Preferred Finance Technology Partner
Mitsubishi customers now have flexibility to finance unexpected service expenses over time FRANKLIN, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — With one of the industry’s leading powertrain warranties1 – 10-years/100,000-miles – Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is doubling down on its commitment to its service customers today, announcing that it has added Sunbit as its preferred service… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors Announces Sunbit As Preferred Finance Technology Partner
India at 75: Keshub Mahindra – the man who saw it all
Keshub Mahindra, the Chairman Rmeritus and patriarch of the Mahindra Group, has seen the birth of the Indian automobile industry. In an exclusive interview with Hormazd Sorabjee, first published in 2007, celebrating India’s 60 years of Independence, he takes us on a fascinating drive down memory lane. You have seen the evolution of the Indian… Continue reading India at 75: Keshub Mahindra – the man who saw it all
Hospital, cancer and cigarettes… how Isabelle Balkany waited for Patrick’s return
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
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