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Producer, presenter, anchor, and actor - Gaurav Kapur has worn many hats. He is also a car lover! Gaurav has also not only entertained but even inspired many over the years. His charm and grace are matched by his wit and charisma. A popular face on TV - Gaurav has also gone on to be identified with his unique brand of cricket based programming over the past few years. #GauravKapur #SiddharthVinayakPatankar #actor

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Steffen Knapp, Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India joins us live from his home. We will take your questions live so do join us for this freewheeling session. We shall discuss everything from the SUVW strategy as well as when we can expect new compact cars from VW in India, and more. #SiddharthVinayakPatankar #SteffenKnapp #SUVW

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On this 4th episode of Freewheeling, Siddharth has Vikram Kirloskar as his guest. The industry statesman shares his views on the current crisis and how India Inc, and in particular the automobile industry will cope. He is also Vice Chairman at Toyota Kirloskar Motor, and so naturally the discussion takes into account all things Toyota too! Fortuner, Yaris and Innova Crysta - but also Hybrids, Electrics. #Freewheeling #SiddharthVinayakPatankar #Vikram Kirloskar

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We speak to Mercedes-Benz India head, Martin Schwenk on how the brand is coping up with the ongoing lockdown called to fight the novel Coronavirus outbreak. He also talks about how the company is working around its strategy for new launches that were scheduled to go on sale this year and is keeping in touch with its dealer partners. Mercedes-Benz India had announced the launch of its all-electric EQC SUV this month which has been put on hold as well. Watch our video for further details. #MercedesBenz #MartinSchwenk #SiddharthVinayakPatankar

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In this episode of Freewheeling with SVP, we speak to the Head of Audi India, Balbir Singh Dhillon, who tells us all about the Audi India's plans during the lockdown. He tells us how he stays in touch with his team, which is his favourite car and even what's the first thing he would do once the lockdown ended. All that and more! #SiddharthVinayakPatankar #AudiIndia #BalbirSinghDhillon Know more about Freewheeling With SVP: In Conversation With Balbir Singh Dhillon - Head, Audi India - https://bit.ly/3g1ZLRe

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Siddharth leads the carandbike team in a Live Chat - on all things auto, during this lockdown period. #Freewheeling #SiddharthVinayakPatankar #carandbike

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We caught up with Ian Callum, Director of Design, Jaguar and talked about the big win at the World Car Of The Year Awards this year for the I-Pace. It won, not one but 3 big awards including the car of the year. It’s definitely a proud moment for the company and of course, we know it’s coming to India. We talk to Ian about the design, the success and of course the future of the I-Pace.

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Brand Citroen made its intent to come to India very clear and it was at a recent event, that the company shared its plans for the Indian market. We got a chance to talk to Carlos Tavares, Chairman of the Managing Board, Groupe PSA, who told us all about the company's strategy for the Indian market. He said that the company's approach to the Indian market is conservative and it will bring in 4 models in 4 years starting from 2020. The C5 Aircross will be the first model to hit the Indian shores and three more models will follow which will be developed in India for the global markets.

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We get a chance to talk to Michael Perschke, CEO, Automobili Pininfarina, on the sidelines of the 2019 Geneva Motor show. We talk about the Battista hypercar and the attention it's getting as also what else is in the pipeline. There's a lot more to come and yes it too will be electric.

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Mahindra owned Pininfarina, took the wraps off its first ever electric hypercar, the Battista, at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. And to talk about it, we caught hold of Anand Mahindra, with whom we discussed Mahindra’s intent with electric vehicles, new and upcoming vehicles and of course, the recent successes that the company had with the Mahindra XUV300 and the new flagship, the Alturas G4.