Most presumed that either the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara or Mahindra Scorpio-N would compete for the top prize. But we jury members were in for a surprise.
All three German brands admit that 2022 would have been even better if not for a shortage of semiconductors that hit their highly-computerised models hard.
Indian car buyers are becoming more sophisticated and can afford better. When you talk to car companies, the sales records show an upward trend in automatic preferences.
I really liked the Mahindra Scorpio-N. It is a quantum leap forward for the domestic carmaker. But the car that impressed me the most is one of the first ones I drove in 2022.
Several car companies, including General Motors and Ford, who have both left the India market, do a huge amount of their software development work in India.
When it comes to most awards, there is an inherent bias. The best way to minimise it is by having a diverse jury, which ICOTY has had for the past 20 years.
While the three Maruti best-sellers performed poorly in GNCAP tests, Mahindra turned out to be impressive. That said, poor driver education remains a problem in India.
Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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