Thursday, August 20
Mumbai: The performance of corporate India is expected to improve in 2026 compared with the previous year given the rising disposable income, improving rural economy, sustained capital expenditure in the infrastructure sector and softening crude oil prices, which may partially offset the impact of depreciating rupee on fuel costs. ETIG offers a snapshot of what to expect from some of the major sectors in the new year. Automobiles The demand momentum is expected to continue for automobile companies in the early part of 2026, driven by affordability due to GST rate cut, festive spill over, and marriage season. In the later part of the year, it is likely to normalise with premiumisation, electrification, and cost management emerging as dominant themes. For passenger vehicles (PV), entry-level
