Why carmakers are joining hands | Deep Drive Podcast Ep. 87 | Autocar India

Опубликовано 22 ноября 2025, 5:30

News of collaborations, shared development, technical tie-ups and strategic investments between carmakers have become increasingly frequent over the past few years. On this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast, Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Ketan Thakkar - Editor, Autocar Professional - discuss what's driving carmakers to get into or at least consider alliances and partnerships with other manufacturers.

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Archives: Ganesh Jadhav, Shrey Vaid, Lincon Rodrigues

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Chapters -
0:00 - Introduction
1:20 - Collaborations in India
1:47 - Suzuki and Indian government
2:05 - Tata and Honda
2:49 - Tata and Mercedes-Benz
3:00 - Ford, Peugeot, Fiat, Toyota's India JVs
4:20 - Hero Honda
5:20 - TVS and Suzuki
6:28 - Mahindra and Ford
6:56 - Mahindra and Renault
7:23 - Mahindra and Ford - Part 2
8:40 - Going it alone
10:00 - The need to be in India
12:05 - Tata and Fiat
13:00 - Electrification driving partnerships
14:05 - Toyota and Suzuki
16:30 - Making JVs work
17:10 - Tata's interest in partners
19:51 - Mahindra's approach
20:40 - Volkswagen's need for a partner
22:50 - Partnering with Chinese carmakers
23:52 - JSW and Chery
25:12 - Potential MG and VW partnership
26:12 - Honda's openness for partners
27:08 - Potential MG and VW partnership
31:50 - Mahindra to go solo
32:22 - Tata and Stellantis
37:00 - Honda and Nissan
37:30 - India a sourcing hub
38:40 - Tata and Mahindra: a partnership that could have been

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