Julian Thomson took charge as Design Director at Jaguar last year. But has spent 20 years with the company, helping to shape the modern and progressive design strategy at the marque. He has been instrumental in delivering the renaissance in design of Jaguar’s product range, including the XK, XF, XJ, F-TYPE, XE, F-PACE, E-PACE and Jaguar’s first electric vehicle – the I-PACE. Join us for this freewheeling chat! #JulianThomson #FreewheelingwithSVP #Jaguar
Triumph Motorcycles has had a dream run in India. Growing popularity, and quick market introductions of its latest global products. But what is on the anvil now from Triumph - as it sets out to approach the market in the post-Covid world? New products are coming, including a new Tiger! #TriumphMotorcycles #ShoebFarooq #FreewheelingwithSVP
Former top boss at Ashok Leyland, and currently Chief Executive at Royal Enfield, Vinod Dasari is quite the auto industry veteran. His experience comes in at a crucial time for Royal Enfield, as the brand is moving towards all-new products, and is striving to maintain a balance between its large growth and its niche image. #VinodDasari #RoyalEnfield #FreewheelingwithSVP
One of the most celebrated and well-known automobile designers in the world - Ian Callum CBE FRSE, is a household name in his native UK. He is just as well revered and loved in any other part of the world where people love beautiful cars. The man behind some stellar and iconic designs at Jaguar, Aston Martin and Ford, Ian has now set up his own design house. He is the famed designer of the Vanquish and the I-Pace, amongst many others. Join in with your questions as we connect with him live at 4pm.
Kia Motors has got off to a tremendous start in India. After a blockbuster debut for its Seltos, the company has also introduced the Carnival, and is now gearing up for the arrival of the Sonet subcompact SUV. That, the current crisis, and more to discuss with Manohar Bhat, Vice President and Head - Marketing & Sales, Kia Motors India. Join in with your questions too! #ManoharBhat #KiaMotors #FreewheelingwithSVP
On this episode of the show join us to get an insight on the used car space in the post-COVID world. carandbike's survey reinforces the view that there will be a greater demand for used vehicles that help people gravitate back towards personal mobility. That and more in this freewheeling chat with Ashutosh Pandey, CEO at Mahindra First Choice Wheels. We also took a lot of live questions as always. #AshutoshPandey #FreewheelingwithSVP #MahindraFirstChoiceWheels
As Senior Vice President and Director - Marketing and Sales, Honda Cars India Ltd, Rajesh Goel sure has his hands full. He and his teams are keeping busy, looking at the reopening of operations, examining market trends to figure which product segments will drive the business, and also preparing ground for the new generation Honda City to drive in. A crucial car, the new City will flank other key models like the Amaze, Civic and CR-V to help Honda India navigate the crisis. Join in with your questions at 4pm on Tuesday, May 19 2020. #RajeshGoel #Honda #FreewheelingwithSVP
EXCLUSIVE! Designing modern day icons seems to come easily to this man. But we all know there is far more involved in creating a car design that stands the test of time. The work of Professor Gerry McGovern OBE, Chief Creative Officer at Land Rover is in this genre. He and his design team have given us cars like the Evoque, Range Rover, Velar, and now the new Defender. We catch up with him from his home in the UK in this Freewheeling chat! #FreewheelingwithSVP #GerryMcGovern #LandRover
Shashank Srivastava is the Executive Director - Marketing & Sales, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. He is busy with the reopening of operations, as the company resumes production and deploys the network into action. Carefully navigating the crisis, going digital, and adhering to the safety protocols is key to dealers once again retailing cars. New products like the updated Vitara Brezza, Ignis and S-Cross dominated the conversation, as did True Value - Maruti's authorised used car arm. We took live questions from viewers who joined in too. #ShashankSrivastava #MarutiSuzuki #FreewheelingwithSVP
There was a lot to look forward to this time around because we were planning to discuss products and a lot more with Diego Graffi, Chairman and Managing Director, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd. However, he couldn't make it and hence we called on to the superheroes from CNB. Well it was Kingshuk, Shams, Siddharth and Ameya who made the best of this opportunity and discussed what they always love - cars and bikes. What are they looking forward to drive? What are they doing currently? and What plans do they have for cars like the Defender and even bikes like the Tiger 900? All discussed right here.