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Mahindra XUV700 was not built in a day

Three top guns at Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Ramkripa Ananthan, Chief of Design, Velusamy R, Chief of Global Product Development, and Rajiv Mehta, Head of Product Planning, give us the lowdown on what went into envisaging, engineering, and readying the XUV700.

In an industry where “nose-jobs” and “facelifts” are a big deal, you can only imagine the frenzy and the cacophony that accompanies the launch of a brand-new product. And if...

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Martin Uhlarik - The man who sees tomorrow

Martin Uhlarik, Global Head, Design, Tata Motors Limited, on how technical change in the auto industry is shaping the future of auto design.

Martin Uhlarik, Global Head, Design, Tata Motors Limited, has spent 27 years in the Auto industry and has worked with some of the world’s finest automotive OEMs such as Skoda, Nissan and MG a...

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Why Ford stopped car manufacturing in India

The US brand did not have an India-specific product, cost, and operational strategy, and this affected its India story.

It is interesting to see how the developed world auto brands such as General Motors (GM) and Ford have struggled to make it big in a volume-driven and evolving market such as India. The recent anno...

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A new Modern Classic Performance Roadster arrives

Triumph's latest iteration of Speed Twin 1200 is here.

The Brits sure have been busy with this one. The latest iteration of the fan-favourite Speed Twin 1200 is here. With the launch of this 1200cc bike, Triumph has expanded its modern classic por...

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BULLSEYE

Gurpratap Boparai, Managing Director, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd, has displayed skilled precision in defining the group’s India strategy. What’s next for the group? Read on to find out…

Not one to mince words, Gurpratap Boparai, Managing Director, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd., has no qualms about calling a spade a spade. In this interview, he talks to T...

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