Ajit Dalvi is a former Managing Editor at Autocar India. He specializes in a range of themes including automotive, industrial vehicles, motorcycles, electric vehicles, climate change, and retail technology, showcasing his expertise in the evolving landscape of the automotive industry and its environmental impact. Ajit has been featured in notable publications such as MSN, Autocar India, and Autocar Professional.
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Ajit Dalvi's coverage primarily focuses on the Indian automobile industry, with a particular emphasis on sales and marketing data. Given this focus, he is likely to be most interested in pitches related to new product launches, sales milestones, market trends, and investment announcements within the Indian automotive sector.
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Given that his geographic focus is national (India), relevant news regarding major Indian car manufacturers' strategies or developments in electric vehicles specific to the Indian market would align well with his coverage interests.
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By: Ajit Dalvi
India’s Top 4 electric 2-wheeler manufacturers have delivered 1.03 million EVs to their customers between January-August 2026, registering robust 84% YoY growth and accounting for 76% of the 1.36 million e-2Ws sold this year to date. Their strong growth momentum will ensure that the e-2W segment will surpass the 2 million milestone for the first time in CY2026.
By: Ajit Dalvi
India's top four electric two-wheeler manufacturers have collectively sold over 1 million units in the first eight months of 2026, already surpassing their combined full-year 2025 tally. Tap for more details.
By: Ajit Dalvi
India's electric two-wheeler retail sales rose 67% YoY to 182,936 units in August 2026, with TVS and Bajaj capturing 49% market share. Read the full report.
By: Ajit Dalvi
With 16,549 electric cars and SUVs sold in August, every fourth passenger vehicle Tata Motors sold last month was an EV. Cumulative PV wholesales of 507,922 units including 93,164 EVs in January-August mean that Tata Motors is on track to sell a record 700,000-plus PVs in CY2026.
By: Ajit Dalvi
Having delivered 10,429 Simple One and One S Gen 2 e-scooters in the January-August period, Simple Energy has entered the high-volume family scooter segment with its most affordable product, the Wave. Will the Wave, which pushes the scooter space envelope and goes head-to-head with the Ather Konarc, Bajaj Chetak, TVS iQube and Hero Vida, make waves in the e-2W market?
By: Ajit Dalvi
With 31,184 units sold in the first eight months of CY2026, Maharashtra maintains its No. 1 rank with a 14% share. Telangana, which was at No. 4 a year ago, has gone past Karnataka and jumped into second place with 21,537 units. Delhi, which has seen a spike in sales after the new EV Policy came into effect from July, is ranked fourth.
By: Ajit Dalvi
Bengaluru based EV start-up, Simple Energy, aims for bigger sales numbers with the Wave deliveries starting September 25. Tap to know more.
India crosses 10 million EV sales since 2017, with EV penetration at 11% in 2026 and record retails of 3.5 million units expected this year.
India's electric two-wheeler segment delivered nearly 1.83 lakh units in August 2026. Tap for the full breakdown.
By: Ajit Dalvi
Having sold 1.40 million passenger vehicles with 22% YoY growth in the first eight months of this year, market leader Maruti Suzuki is well set to surpass the 2-million domestic wholesales milestone for the first time and also power India PV Inc to a record 5.20 million units in CY2026.
