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Girish Wagh

Executive Director & CEO, Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Ltd (separate demerged entity), Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited

Search every verified Girish Wagh interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In January 2026, Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles launched 17 new trucks at an event in New Delhi. Wagh described the launch as creating "a new benchmark in profitability, safety, and electrification." The lineup included a new platform called Azura, two new engines, and a modular electric vehicle architecture. Wagh stated that the new trucks' cabins meet European safety regulation EC R29, which he described as a contribution to the driver community. On electric trucks, he said customers could see a payback period of two to four years compared to an equivalent diesel truck. Following the demerger of Tata Motors' commercial vehicle business into a separate listed entity in late 2025, Wagh said the separation provides "sharper strategic focus" and allows the company to pursue growth opportunities in the logistics industry. He has stated that Tata Motors is allocating 40-45% of its capital expenditure towards new technologies including decarbonization, software-defined vehicles, and advanced driver-assistance systems. Wagh has also discussed the company's work on hydrogen-powered trucks, noting that a pilot using hydrogen internal combustion engine technology is underway on routes including Delhi-NCR, Ahmedabad-Rajkot, and Mumbai-Pune, with hydrogen appearing to be a better solution for long-distance heavy-duty applications due to battery limitations.

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“We've also built the business case for our customers. And when I say our customers, it's also the fleet owners and shippers. What we have seen in these trucks suppose the truck is going to run say 200 km a day. We are finding that despite the initial price being maybe 2x or a slightly more than that within 4 years there is a payback and post that this is all benefit in terms of the higher cash flow or higher profitab”

“This new engines that we've launched today... these are actually package protected for the next generation emission now. So yes, I think since we have invested in new engines, it does take care of next at least 10 years of Horizon in terms of not just tailpipe emissions which you are referring to but the decarbonization journey is not going to be directly towards electric. It has to be through technology agnostic pla”

“after the bs6 phase 2 transition uh very clearly the percentage of our total investment which is going into the new technologies whether it is uh alternate fuels whether it is battery electric hydrogen or it is about software now it is all digital and connectivity Solutions it is about Adas for safety I think the allocation to these Technologies has been increasing and we have been spending now almost 40 to 45% of ou”

“hydrogen from that perspective is in the early stages we need to get economies of scale in green Hy Ren manufacturing we need to get economies in distribution and then I think as the number of vehicles also increase we will get economies of scale there also but it does appear that for long distance heavy duty hydrogen still appears to be a better solution because batteries do have a limitation yeah the EV batteries d”

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