In this issue

Autocar Professional’s May, 01, 2023, issue is out

This 56-pager is power packed with news, features, interviews and technology articles that will keep you up to date on developments in the Indian and global automotive sector.

The highlight of the issue is about two Honda entities in India – Honda Cars and Honda Motorcycle and Scooters. We take a deep-dive to understand their businesses, strategies and what plans they have as they both have taken very different approaches.

Newswatch

Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra’s record SUV sales performances and Mercedes-Benz retail model of the future.

Special report

Skoda Auto accelerates global EV plan, talks about investments and the involvement of India in the big picture.

FAME: What the Parliamentary Committee thinks about the issue and the recommendations it is working on

Companywatch

JLR’s plan to invest £15 billion over the next five years in electric vehicle push moves forward.

Brandwatch

MG India launches India’s smallest entry-level city car – the Comet EV and hopes to grab bigger market share.

Profile
Takuya Tsumura – a Honda veteran who loves wildlife and photography in India.

A tale of two Hondas

This well-known Japanese brand represents the aspirations of millions of Indians -— be it for cars, motorcycles or scooters. As an organisation it has two independent profiles, preferences and market concepts. We explore in-depth the philosophy behind the two entities, their thinking and action plans.

10+ mins

An old hand is steering Honda Cars India in a new direction

Takuya Tsumura balances his passion for wildlife photography with his skill in navigating the company.

2 mins

Rise and shine

The inside story of how Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Honda Motor Company, Japan, took the wind out of the sails of domestic two-wheeler giants

8 mins

Honda Motorcycle's big push to become No 1?

Shine 100 is the clearest indicator in years, of just how strongly Honda wants the top spot,

2 mins

'We have been engaged with vehicle manufacturers to choose our BaaS system'

Kiyoshi Ito, President and CMD of Honda Power Pack Energy India shares details with Mayank Dhingra on how the newly-created EV battery set-up in India can be networked and service the needs of OEMs.

4 mins

Skoda's EV strategy announced

Skoda Auto to invest Euro 5.6 billion for EVs, plans a small affordable SUV EV by 2025

2 mins

BEV portfolio: "We are going to produce in India for India"

Skoda Auto, the leading Czech Republic carmaker is accelerating its global move towards electrification while co-existing with ICE in the mid-term. Global CEO Klauss Zellmer, says India is expected to play a big role in the exercise and shares details about the plan

3 mins

MG Motor India banks on Comet EV for bigger market share

With an eye on 100,000 unit sales in CY23, the company has invested Rs 800 crore at the Halol plant to locally assemble the newly introduced Comet EV

5 mins

"The production of a car is a bigger issue than finding a buyer to sell the car"

Despite economic headwinds, component shortages, loss of production, overall performance for Maruti Suzuki in FY23 has been much better, says Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India, R C Bhargava.

5 mins

Maruti to add 2 million units capacity between 2024 to 2030

Apart from 1 million units being added in Kharkhoda, Maruti 's board approves another 1 million units, which will call for an incremental investment of Rs 24,000 to 25,000 crore

2 mins

CASE to double capacity on robust demand

Despite market headwinds, the construction equipment specialist saw its net profit more than double in CY21 to Rs 107 crore as business remains at a similar level of growth even in CY22

6 mins

Mercedes-Benz ROTF biz model to be introduced in Germany

The innovative Retail of the Future concept that was introduced for the Indian market in 2021, will now offer a win-win for all stakeholders in Europe also

3 mins

Toyota Kirloskar Motor to expand output to meet market demand

With a healthy order book of over 1,20,000 units at the end of March 2023 and growing demand for its products, Toyota India targets production of over 3,20,000 units in FY24,

2 mins

FAME or no FAME?

Anxiety levels are palpable in the fledgling EV industry about the subsidy programme and a Parliamentary panel recommends extending the FAME programme by two years,

3 mins

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