Fast-moving technology trends have brought the automotive industry to the cusp of perhaps the greatest disruption in over a century of existence, shaking up a hitherto stable industry dominated by a few large players. It is no surprise why this subject command the attention of so many — the automotive industry is over 7 per cent of India’s GDP, with an extended value chain ranging from auto manufacturing and sales, to financial services, oil companies and fuel retailers, insurance, medical care, parking, and in the public sector — taxes, tolling and traffic enforcement.
