Supply chain issues do remain, but things are better: Toyota India exec

2023 is going to better for company in terms of sales, says Vikram Gulati

Toyota India reported in 2022 more than a ten-year high in sales, as it tackled supply-chain problems, the impact of the Ukraine war and a global slowdown. Vikram Gulati, Toyota Kirloskar Motor's country head and senior vice president of corporate affairs, believes the company will post better sales in 2023. Gulati spoke to Shine Jacob and Deepak Patel about the semiconductor crisis, hybrid vehicles and green energy at the Auto Expo. Here are edited excerpts from an interview:

How is the semiconductor crisis affecting business, as you have stopped taking orders for the diesel Innova Crysta?

 It is not