Autocar Professional Magazine - August 15 2017

In this issue

Autocar Professional’s mid-month issue, as usual, is packed with exciting news, features and analyses. The cover story is about lubricant major Shell’s growth game-plan in India as we reveal the strategy to target growth across the CV, passenger car and two-wheeler segments.
Tata Motors’ massive re-organisation drive is designed to make the entire organisation more agile and a lot more competitive. A realigned people strategy is among the new measures Tata is employing to transform itself. We speak to Gajendra Chandel, Chief HR Officer, to find out just how it is taking things ahead.
Earlier this year, US automaker GM made a shocking exit from India. We reveal the real reason for the departure. Meanwhile, contrary to market buzz that Ford was ready to follow its American rival out of India, the company is instead planning a renewed new product-driven strategy designed to make its Indian operations a global production hub.
As vehicles get more and more connected, the electronics and software content in them is growing stratospherically. Ashish Pandey, MD, Automotive Products, Accenture India, speaks to Autocar Professional on current industry trends, changing consumer preferences and how digital platforms are set to disrupt the way the auto industry functions.
SAE India recently held its first seminar on the two-wheeler industry in Bangalore where experts debated existing challenges and future opportunities. Read our first-hand report.
In the Sales Analysis section, July saw the passenger vehicle industry notch its best-ever monthly numbers, what with the surge in demand for SUVs. Our detailed report packs all the statistics across vehicle categories.
All this plus plenty of industry news of the fortnight.