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Karan Dhar

Karan Dhar

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Karan Dhar is Associate Editor at Business Today. He has over a decade of experience as a business journalist. He tracks mobility, retail, FMCG and other corporate developments.
Indian automakers are expected to roll out range extended electric vehicles soon as the technology is treated on par with EVs with 3 super-credits.

December deals, CAFE 3 clearance: Better times ahead for car buyers

by Karan Dhar |Nov 6, 2026

With passenger vehicle inventory at 43-45 days, automakers and dealers are likely to sweeten year-end offers to clear unsold stock. The upcoming CAFE 3 norms from April 2027 could add to the urgency, ...

Tata Motors Apps Face Cybersecurity Scare As Company Rolls Out New Security Update For Car Owners

Tata Motors Apps Face Cybersecurity Scare As Company Rolls Out New Security Update For Car Owners

by Sakshi Batra |Nov 5, 2026

Tata Motors' connected car apps, IRA 2.0 and IRA.EV, have come under a cybersecurity scare after CERT-In flagged four high-severity vulnerabilities. The flaws could potentially allow hackers to steal ...

Tata Motors Fixes Security Flaws in iRA Apps

Tata Motors says customer data is safe after CERT-In flags security flaws in connected-car apps

by Karan Dhar |Nov 5, 2026

A cybersecurity agency flagged four high-severity vulnerabilities in Tata Motors’ iRA 2.0 and iRA.ev apps. The company says software updates have been rolled out, with no evidence of customer data or ...

Kashmiri Farmers Boost Income with HDFC Bank's Parivartan Support Amid Climate Woes

How HDFC Bank’s Parivartan is helping Kashmir’s saffron farmers adapt to climate change

by Karan Dhar |Nov 4, 2026

With erratic rainfall threatening saffron cultivation and middlemen eating into farmers’ earnings, a combination of solar irrigation, branding and direct market linkages is helping farmers adapt to ch...

Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles and Iveco Group are exploring opportunities to bring select Iveco products

Tata Motors to localise Iveco Group products for India: N Chandrasekaran

by Karan Dhar |Nov 3, 2026

Iveco products relevant to India to be identified for localisation, with SKD manufacturing likely to be the starting point; Tata Motors' platforms to be explored for global markets

Record Indian car sales FY27 driven by GST cuts and festive demand growth

BT BIG STORY: Car sales surge to record highs. Will higher EMIs and price hikes hit demand in future?

by Karan Dhar |Nov 3, 2026

Carmakers are riding a wave of strong demand, but higher input costs and fresh price increases could test consumers' appetite for new vehicles

Gadkari to launch Toyota Innova Hycross flex-fuel car amid India's ethanol push

Nitin Gadkari to launch Toyota's flex-fuel Innova Hycross in November; says carmakers gearing up for 100% ethanol cars

by Karan Dhar |Nov 2, 2026

After Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Mahindra & Mahindra, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, and Hyundai Motor India are preparing to launch flex-fuel vehicles capable of running on up to 100% et...

From factory floors to leadership, women are finding new roles in auto

From factory floors to leadership, women are finding new roles in auto

by Karan Dhar |Oct 29, 2026

As the auto industry moves increasingly to electric mobility, women are finding new opportunities in leadership and on the factory floor.

Hyundai has so far absorbed a significant portion of the increase in input costs, expecting commodity prices to ease as geopolitical tensions subside.

Planning to buy a new car? Automakers plan fresh price hikes in coming months

by Karan Dhar |Oct 29, 2026

Hyundai may hike car prices before January as commodity costs bite; Maruti Suzuki has already raised prices three times and plans further increases.

Vice Chairperson, Toyota Kirloskar Motor; ED, Kirloskar System, Manasi Tata Kirloskar, believes in learning through listening

by Karan Dhar |Oct 28, 2026

Manasi Tata Kirloskar has focused on building trust and to be open to seeking help when required.