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Maruti Suzuki hands over 60 Jimny vehicles to Indo-Tibetan Border Police
07 Feb 2025
Maruti Suzuki India Limited today announced the handover of 60 Jimny vehicles to Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), marking the first-ever induction of the Jimny into the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF).
Over 2 million customers and counting; Maruti Suzuki Smart Finance achieves another milestone
07 Feb 2025
Empowering customers with convenient car financing solutions, Maruti Suzuki Smart Finance (MSSF) achieves a historic milestone of facilitating over two million car loans through its 28 finance partners, in five years.
Maruti Suzuki partners with Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank for retail car financing
05 Feb 2025
Maruti Suzuki partners with Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank for retail car financing
Maruti Suzuki sales in January 2025
01 Feb 2025
In January 2025, Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold a total of 212,251 units, which is its highest ever monthly sales volume. Total sales in the month include the highest ever monthly domestic sales of
‘Made in India’ Jimny 5-door debuts in Japan
30 Jan 2025
The ‘Made in India’ Jimny 5-door was unveiled in Japan today. This iconic model was first showcased in Auto Expo 2023 in India and is the second most exported model from Maruti Suzuki in FY 2024-25^.
Maruti Suzuki Financial Results Q3 and 9M FY 2024-25
30 Jan 2025
The Board of Directors of Maruti Suzuki India Limited today approved the financial results for the period Q3 (October-December) FY2024-25.
Maruti Suzuki launches the all-new "More Power to Your Play" campaign for Brezza with brand ambassador Kartik Aaryan
22 Jan 2025
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), the country's leading passenger vehicle manufacturer, today announced Bollywood Gen Z Superstar Kartik Aaryan as the brand ambassador for the Brezza and launche
Maruti Suzuki unveils its first electric SUV - e VITARA
17 Jan 2025
Demonstrating its commitment to decarbonisation and joy of mobility for all, Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) today unveiled its first BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) SUV – the e VITARA, along with t
India’s pride and partner in progress : Maruti Suzuki Eeco turns 15
15 Jan 2025
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), the country's largest passenger vehicle manufacturer, today, announced that its Eeco has completed 15 years in the country.
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Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
How Quaker Oats grabbed customers’ attention
By Kiron Kasbekar | 07 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats, the American food products giant that was created in 1901 through the merger of many older oat millers, and was acquired by a bigger foods giant, Pepsi, in 2001, has been an innovative company. One example of its innovativeness shows in its packaging – the cereal box it launched in 1915.
Company story – Cunard Line
By Kiron Kasbekar | 12 Jan 2024
The Cunard Line started its life in Glasgow in 1839 as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company when Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract.
Samuel Slater – textile tycoon or traitor?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Dec 2023
Samuel Slater is a name that holds significant importance in the annals of American industrial history. Often referred to as the ‘Father of the American Factory System’, Slater's contributions played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s industrial landscape.
Underwood Typewriter Company – an icon of the past
By Kiron Kasbekar | 21 Dec 2023
You’ve probably never heard of Underwood typewriters. For the company folded up in 1963 – 60 years ago. You may not even have seen and handled a typewriter, unless someone in your family owned one.
The rise and fall of Chrysler
By Kiron Kasbekar | 16 Dec 2023
A century ago, the American automobile industry was more crowded than a vegetable market on a Sunday morning, with such a wide variety of stuff on sale that buyers were spoilt for choice. Buyers could pick and choose, bargain, pay up and drive out with the newly purchased vehicle.
TRW – the tide turned
By Kiron Kasbekar | 13 Dec 2023
There used to be an American company called Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. This company, which was a global supplier of automotive systems, modules, and components to car and truck manufacturers, started small, as most companies do. Then, as the automotive industry grew bigger, so did TRW.
The rise and fall of Nokia
By Aniket Gupta | 07 Dec 2023
My interest is stories about dominant companies that failed all of a sudden. These companies were once etched into people’s minds but have since become a symbol of nostalgia. One such company, which was the biggest in its industry before it failed catastrophically, is Nokia.
Yahoo!: The first king of the internet
By Aniket Gupta | 01 Dec 2023
The year is 1994. You go to the internet to search for a particular website, but there is no Google that could be used to search your desired website. What do you do? The answer is that you use Yahoo.
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