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Auto sector grapples with revenue-profit disconnect

Mint Chennai

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May 23, 2025

Not in sync

- Manjul Paul

India's automobile and ancillary sector is caught in a profit jam. Despite companies shifting gear with sales, soaring input costs are preventing a similar upshift in their earnings, creating a troubling scenario where more revenue doesn't translate to proportional profits.

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