Jyoti Malhotra, who took over as managing director of Volvo Cars-India earlier this year, on introducing one electric car every year and where the market is headed post-pandemic
Jyoti Malhotra, managing director of Volvo Cars - India
Last month, during the second wave of Covid-19, Volvo Cars - India insured all its 25 dealers’ employees across India under a term insurance policy of up to Rs 10 lakh, the premium of which is paid by the Swedish luxury automaker known for engineering the safest cars in the industry.
Early this month, on June 3, Volvo Cars - India announced the setting up of a Digital Technology Hub in Bengaluru to help strengthen the company’s presence on digital platforms.
Both the initiatives were announced under the leadership of Jyoti Malhotra, who took over as the managing director of Volvo Cars - India in March this year. He was earlier head of sales and marketing in the company.
Forbes India spoke to Malhotra about taking over the reins of Volvo’s India operations, the importance of online and the future of the Indian luxury car industry.
Q. How is the luxury automobile sector faring in India?