Current tech doesn't enable production of small e-cars: Maruti chairman

Maruti chairman R C Bhargava talks about the reasons for the slump in auto sector and challenges for e-cars

Maruti Suzuki announced yet another month of drop in sales on Thursday after June quarter net profit slipped by 27 per cent. Chairman R C Bhargava talks about the reasons for the slump and challenges for e-cars in an interview  with Surajeet Das Gupta. Edited excerpts:

Your sales have been falling month-on-month and there is stress on profitability. You had said the slowdown would be corrected after the elections, yet it goes on. What is the reason?

It is a real surprise, as there is nothing in the government’s policy that will stop customers from buying a car. We are