Caravan Paths to Highway Trails | From Garage Networks to Digital Mobility: The Evolution of India’s Automotive Aftermarket | The Road to 2030

About the Book



What happens when the old caravan paths meet the highways of a changing automotive industry?

Caravan Paths to Highway Trails takes readers through India’s automotive aftermarket—from garages, mechanics, parts dealers and traders to organised services, digital platforms and new mobility. Part memoir, part industry chronicle and part road journey, it captures the people, experiences and turning points that shaped the industry, while looking ahead to 2030 and the changes brought by digitisation, EVs, connected mobility and new business models.

Inside the Book

• The Road Remembers — From ancient trade routes to modern automotive networks.
• The Ground Ambition — The garages, mechanics and entrepreneurs behind the industry.
• Making Parts in India — India’s journey towards indigenous manufacturing.
• The Maruti Revolution & 1991 Reforms — Turning points that reshaped the automotive ecosystem.
• Building for 2030 — Digitalisation, EVs, connected mobility, skilling and right to repair.

Go beyond the showroom and discover the people, stories and industry that keep India moving. Travel from the old caravan paths to the highways of tomorrow.

About the Author

Kirti Rathod began his professional journey in 1979 and went on to work across manufacturing, automotive components, workshops, international business and the automotive aftermarket. Through decades of experience and interactions across the industry, he brings together the stories, lessons and human connections behind India’s automotive aftermarket.