Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Mahindra's Design Strategy for Future Vehicles
Mahindra, a big car company, is planning its design strategy for the next ten years.
Pratap Bose, the head of design, explains that Mahindra has different sub-brands like Thar, Scorpio, and Bolero, each with its own unique look.
They use 'vision cars' to show what future cars will look like, and these cars are more focused on what can actually be made.
Starting from 2027, we will see more of these vision cars becoming real products.
The company is also balancing traditional design with new technologies like software and AI.
EV buyers are influencing the design of regular cars too.
Mahindra has design studios all over the world, and they work together to create the best designs.
By 2030, Mahindra wants its cars to be bold, beautiful, and easy to understand.
Mahindra operates multiple sub-brands, each with distinct design languages.
Vision cars represent production-ready concepts, unlike concept cars.
Several vision vehicles showcased in 2022 are influencing current and future production models.
EV design trends are quickly migrating to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.
Mahindra's design philosophy aims to be bold, beautiful, and understandable by 2030.
- Who
- Pratap Bose, Chief Design & Creative Officer, Mahindra & Mahindra
- What
- Discussion on Mahindra's design strategy for the next decade
- When
- Interview conducted in the present context, with future products starting from 2027
- Where
- Not specified, but likely in a corporate or design studio setting
- Why
- To understand Mahindra's approach to design, sub-brand identities, and the influence of technology and EVs on vehicle design
- Company
- Mahindra & Mahindra
- Key Person
- Pratap Bose, Chief Design & Creative Officer
- Design Philosophy
- Production-led vision cars
- Future Products
- 2027 onwards
- Design Principles
- Bold, beautiful, and understandable
- Influence of EVs
- EV design influences ICE vehicles
- Design Timeline
- 2030 focus