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Articles by Mainak Das

Lifestyle to utility, key factors shaping up India's automotive aftermarket

India's automotive aftermarket accessory industry is growing rapidly, keeping pace with the bulging passenger vehicle market in the country. Here's an analysis of what are the driving forces behind this growth.

Mileage to features, the evolving needs and dreams of the Indian car buyer

The preference of Indian car buyers in selecting new vehicles are being influenced by various interesting elements over the last one decade, which include safety and digitalisation.

ADAS in India: Useful feature or just a tech toy?

India is a country with a dynamic traffic condition, which makes the use of ADAS attractive as well as challenging at the same time.

Mahindra XUV 3XO compact SUV gets a host of segment-leading features: Explained

Mahindra XUV 3XO compact SUV gets some segment-leading features like Level 2 ADAS suite, panoramic sunroof, electronic parking brake and dual-zone climate control.

Used car market in India revving up. What's fuelling this growth?

The used car market in India has witnessed rapid growth in the last few years owing to multiple factors and at times giving the new car market a run for money with higher growth rate.

2024 Jeep Wrangler launched at ₹67.65 lakh. Check what's new

The 2024 Jeep Wrangler SUV does not get any mechanical changes. It continues to come with a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine mated to an eight-speed torque converter automatic gearbox.

This is probably best time to buy an electric scooter. Here's why

Various factors like the gradual improvement of EV charging infrastructure across India, the rising number of electric two-wheelers, and a narrowing price gap between the ICE and electric two-wheelers are fuelling the favourable situation for electric scooters and motorcycles.

Is Ford really coming back to India? What could be possible reasons

Recent spotting of Ford Endeavour SUV and Ranger pickup truck has fuelled speculation that the automaker is planning to return to India after two years of its exit from the country. What could be the possible reasons that may propel Ford to return to India?

Do hybrid cars make much sense for India? Key figures may have the answer