Copyright © HT Digital Streams Limit all rights reserved. Ayaan Kartik 2 min Read 09 Jun 2025, 09:31 pm ist Hardp Singh Brar’s decision was announced to the Head of Department at the South Korean company last week, people said on the condition of anonymity. Summary BMW’s current Indian President Vikram Pawah is expected to move to a global role. Hardep Singh Brar, senior vice president and head of marketing and sales at Kia India Pvt. Ltd, resigned and will probably join the next president of India of German luxury car manufacturer BMW, according to two people who are aware of the matter directly. Brar’s decision was announced to the departments at the South Korean company last week, people said on condition of anonymity. “BMW’s current Indian President Vikram Pawah will move to a global role. Brar will take the role soon,” the first person cited above. Read also | Kia India does not expect hybrid incentives, betting on flexible strategy: CEO Lee BMW India declined to comment. Inquiries sent Kia India by e -mail on June 7, remained unanswered. Mint could not independently verify the last day of Brar on Kia. However, the second executive said the transition should take place within the next few weeks. Brar, who joined the Korean car manufacturer in March 2021, is in the industry for almost three decades after starting sales manager at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd in Chandigarh. He was part of Volkswagen Group, General Motors India, Nissan Motor Corp. and Great Wall Motor Co. Mercedes, BMW Flash warning lights on China It is unclear who will replace Brar at Kia, which is part of the South Korean Conglomerate Hyundai Group. Pawah, who became the president and CEO (CEO of India) in BMW in 2020, is allegedly moving within the BMW group to play a global role. He was previously the CEO of BMW Group Australia and New Zealand. In a three decades career, Pawah was at Honda Group and Harley Davidson before joining BMW in 2017, according to his LinkedIn profile. It is unclear whether Pawah another global unit will be heads or part of the global management team at the Munich-based car manufacturer. In an interview with Mint earlier this year, Pawah said that an important growth for the luxury car manufacturer will be the sales of electric vehicles (EV). BMW’s total EV sales of 646 cars from January to March were 17% of its total sales of 3,914 cars in the country. Read also | BMW, Toyota is aimed at making hydrogen-powered EVS mainstream with the Partnership BMW’s pressure in the segment comes when there is a slowdown in the global electric vehicle market. “Many players have set some unrealistic expectations regarding the transition to EVs in a short period, which is why there is some disappointment over the rate of adoption,” Pawah said. The waiting change with the foreign car manufacturers comes when the Indian car sector passes through a rough patch. In the financial year 2025, the country’s car market grew by 2% to 4.3 million. Kia India’s retail sales rose 7% to 241,859 units in FY25. BMW, the country’s second largest luxury car manufacturer, recorded retail sales of 14,966 units during the year. The luxury car market in FY25 grew only 3% to 51,000 units. Catch all the car news and updates on live currency. Download the Mint News app to get daily market updates and live business news. More topics #cars #automobile #automobiles #bmw industries read next story
Kia’s Indian Senior VP Hardep Singh Brar stops, probably the head of BMW India
