We will regain 50% market share gradually: Maruti Suzuki CEO

In a Q&A, Hisahi Takeuchi also explains why the company won't be able to launch its first EV in the affordable segment

India’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, has a new captain in the boardroom. Hisahi Takeuchi takes charge at a moment when the company is going through a structural change where it is revamping its product planning to arrest the slide in market share and after years of shying away from EV, electric mobility, it has committed to its first electric vehicle by 2025. In his first media interaction, Takeuchi explains to Arindam Majumder, the reason behind the slide in market share, why he thinks regaining 50 per cent market share is possible and why the company will not be able to