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Having worked in some of the leading global automobile brands like BMW, Toyota and Harley Davidson, the chief brains behind Twenty Two Motors had a vision to revolutionise the way urban youth daily commute. With the quality of air in the urban areas determining at an alarming rate, a clean yet smart transport was much needed, and Twenty Two Motors answered to the distress call hence started working on a vehicle that convenient, efficient and smart.

Interview with Pranav Desai, CEO, Laish-Madison Motor Werks Pvt Ltd.Cleveland CycleWerks is not just a motorcycle company but a brand born out of passion keeping in mind the need of riders around the world. They have managed to establish themselves as a strong brand in a very short span of time across 23 countries already and when they planned to enter India, we felt like we could do justice to Cleveland and the consumers in India by partnering with them to offer the best of the breed motorcycle

Interview with Ankit Khatry, Co-founder, Emflux Motors. The electric motorcycle will have a range of 200 km in city ride condition, can accelerate from 0 - 100 kmph in 3.0 Seconds and can achieve a top speed of 200 kmph (Electronically Limited)

In a candid interview, Rajeev Mishra, CEO, UM Lohia Two Wheelers Pvt Ltd talks about his company's ambitious growth plans.

Ayush Lohia, CEO, Lohia Auto in an interview with P.Tharyan, Editor, Motown India talks about his company's collaboration with UM International and how the two companies are planning to bring in new motorcycle models into India

Interview with Jose Villegas, Global Sales & Marketing Director, UM International, LLC

Kevin Flynn, President & Managing Director, FCA India and Gurpratap Boparai, CEO, Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd. feel that the new Jeep Compass will really appeal to the Indian consumer and that the company will be exporting the vehicle to very developed right hand drive markets across the globe. Roy P. Tharyan, Editor, Motown India caught up with the two in Pune, Maharashtra where they talked at length about the car that exceeds their expectations.

Jeep Compass is a car we commonly refer to as “There no compromise with the Compass”. There is a level of refinement outside as well as inside the car. The car has been refined for both off-road as well as on-road. The feature content and materials are not consistent with those found in competitive medium size SUV segment.

India is a strong asset in our Magnet Marelli group. We have worldwide 86 production plants, of which 12 are in India. That is a strong sign of our commitment in this country. Our revenues in India is around Rs 1500 crore (15 billion). We have a solid plan to improve this revenue at a significant pace. In 2016, the revenues grew 10pc.

Interview with Sanjay Gupta, Sr. Director, NXP Semiconductors. Gupta says that according to IMS Research, the global market for automotive electronics is set to rise to Rs.13.04 lakh crore ($240 billion) in 2020. Today 90% of auto innovation is happening via electronics and there is furthermore opportunity in this segment. There is a massive opportunity for the semiconductor market in India.