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Marketplace Growth Levers: What No Longer Works
10 Feb 2026

Marketplace Growth Levers: What No Longer Works

Natalia_Ryabochkina

Product Advisor (Aug 2025 – Present)

Marketplace growth levers have shifted as competition rises, margins tighten, and AI tools spread. CX remains under-invested despite clear signals. AI drives advantage but is quickly becoming table stakes, while ESG impact is still uneven.

From Global Sourcing to Local Resilience
03 Feb 2026

From Global Sourcing to Local Resilience

Pramod_Dongare

Head New Components Development (Sep 2024 – Present)

EV adoption is reshaping electronics demand across 2W and 4W; sourcing localizes amid risk. Sustainability and AI influence design and cost early, while competition in automotive electronics and lighting has sharply intensified.

Where CX Really Moves the Needle
27 Jan 2026

Where CX Really Moves the Needle

Rakesh_Kumar_Sen

Former Customer Experience Management Head and Director Sales/Sales Operation (Mar 2024 – Aug 2025)

Automotive brand evaluation has shifted toward seamless CX and digital trust; AI enhances journeys but risks overreach. EV-first entrants intensify competition, while emerging markets drive growth, demanding localized, service-led go-to-market models.

Where EV Sourcing Tech Delivers—and Doesn’t
27 Jan 2026

Where EV Sourcing Tech Delivers—and Doesn’t

Sameer_Kulkarni

Head – Sourcing (E-Bus) (Jun 2023 – Present)

Shifts in EV and e-bus sourcing are driven by localization mandates, high-voltage safety norms, and ESG pressures, exposing fragile supply chains where technology aids resilience—but cost-led geographies often fail to scale.

Where E-Mobility Actually Breaks
20 Jan 2026

Where E-Mobility Actually Breaks

Jenender_Anand

Former President & CMO (Mar 2023 – Nov 2024)

Rapid EV adoption, tighter regulations, and AI-led digitisation are reshaping e-mobility decisions, exposing fragile value-chain links and go-to-market frictions where early demand outpaced scalable operations and ESG constraints sharpened trade-offs.

Automotive’s Digital Inflection Point
20 Jan 2026

Automotive’s Digital Inflection Point

Sanjiv_Mantri

Consultant Digitalisation (Aug 2022 – Present)

Regulatory pressure, EV complexity, and AI-driven analytics are accelerating automotive digitalisation, delivering measurable efficiency gains, early supply-chain risk signals, and competitive differentiation—while poorly targeted digital investments continue to erode ROI.