Will Musk’s Ties to Trump & DOGE Lead to Long-Term Problems for Tesla?

Will Musk’s Ties to Trump & DOGE Lead to Long-Term Problems for Tesla?

President Donald Trump getting out of the Tesla he purchased. He is accompanied by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Image: Truth Social/@realDonaldTrump   On March 10, Tesla shares dropped more than 15%, hitting their lowest point since late October. On March 11, Trump gave a speech on the White House driveway to declare his support for … Read more

Still bullish on India; consumption remains cornerstone for India story: Jonathan Schiessl

Still bullish on India; consumption remains cornerstone for India story: Jonathan Schiessl

“I think broadly speaking, the market does offer a lot from a consumption perspective. So, multiple sectors and it is a very exciting space and has been for some time,” says Jonathan Schiessl, Westminster Asset Management.Wanted your take regarding consumption as a basket? Now, overall demographics of India are quite strong right now and rural … Read more

Maruti to broaden portfolio as hybrids outsell EVs: Shashank Srivastava

Maruti to broaden portfolio as hybrids outsell EVs: Shashank Srivastava

Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, says: “We could expect the month to end around the 375,000 mark for the industry, that should be about 11% growth over last year. March being the last month of the financial year, we are expecting industry sales to be about 42,35,000 or … Read more

Investment opportunity: Megatrend in auto industry impacts 6 diverse sectors

Investment opportunity: Megatrend in auto industry impacts 6 diverse sectors

The Wheels of India embraced the challenges faced in the past few years and now it is at the cusp of rapid growth over the next decade. There is absolutely no brake on consumer mobility behaviour when it comes to the adoption of new technology innovations and trends in the automobile industry. Connectivity, Autonomous Driving, … Read more

View: It makes sense to export, not scrap old cars

View: It makes sense to export, not scrap old cars

The government is reportedly very keen on a vehicle scrappage policy, making it mandatory for old vehicles to be scrapped or giving subsidies for voluntary scrappage. One aim is to increase the demand for new cars, boosting the auto industry — this was indeed the aim for scrappage incentives in the US and Europe after … Read more

Sharp rebound for auto sector: Hiring picks up in Motown as companies restart production

Sharp rebound for auto sector: Hiring picks up in Motown as companies restart production

Mumbai: The Indian auto industry’s recent fillip to sales propelled by the pent-up demand released after the lockdown was eased has seen a number of fresh job positions opening up in the segment. Hiring activity recovered in terms of demand for white collar and blue collar workers in July from the slump hit in March … Read more