Driving over Speed Breakers!
“Star Trek roof in that Wrath of Khan, Girls get loose when they hear this song, 100 on the dash get me close to God, We don't pray for love, we just pray for cars….” Almost all of us hummed this song and sang in unison the last line, by THE WEEKND, whether we were speeding up in a car or just sitting back somewhere dreaming to own one. This shows how much human beings are fond of cars and the manufacturers know that well. Indians have a craze for cars and that has made India the seventh largest manufacturer of commercial vehicle. However, there was a slump in the automobile industry in the year 2018-19. In fact, the Indian economy faced a slowdown which led to a growth of only 5% in the automobile sector in the quarter ending in 2019, which was the lowest in the 5 years. Indian automobile manufacturers like Maruti, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra announced suspension of production over several months as car sales dropped by 41% - the steepest fall in the last two d...