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GS Caltex India’s #GaadiKeDoctor returns, honouring mechanics as best friends
MUMBAI: What’s the one relationship more reliable than a GPS signal in a tunnel? The bond between a car and its mechanic! As GS Caltex India celebrates 15 years in the country, it brings back its highly successful #GaadiKeDoctor campaign for a fourth edition, this time with an evolved message—mechanics aren’t just vehicle doctors, they are “Gaadi Ka Best Friend”.
This year’s campaign shifts gears by portraying mechanics not just as problem-solvers but as trusted companions who keep vehicles running smoothly for years. Much like a best friend who always has your back, a mechanic ensures a car’s heart—the engine—beats strong, mile after mile.
Coinciding with GS Caltex India’s Foundation Day on 2 February, the company continues its tradition of celebrating Mechanic’s Day, reinforcing its commitment to the community that keeps India moving. With a presence in both B2B and B2C markets, this campaign extends beyond appreciation—it highlights how mechanics serve as guardians of a vehicle’s long-term well-being.
At the heart of the campaign is an emotionally charged yet humorous film that perfectly captures this transition. The story follows a car owner who feels disconnected from his beloved vehicle. Friends try to help, but the real hero—a mechanic—steps in, effortlessly restoring the car’s performance and the owner’s emotional connection.
The message? Mechanics don’t just fix engines—they mend relationships between man and machine. And at the centre of this expertise? Kixx Engine Oil, the go-to choice for mechanics ensuring engines run at peak performance.
GS Caltex India VP-marketing K Madhu Mohan shared his thoughts, “As we celebrate 15 years in India, this campaign reflects how the relationship between mechanics, vehicle owners, and their vehicles evolved. A mechanic is no longer just a ‘doctor’ fixing breakdowns—he is a best friend, ensuring a vehicle runs smoothly for years to come. This campaign is our tribute to the mechanics who make every journey safer and every vehicle stronger.”
Adding to this, GS Caltex India senior marketing manager Rajeev Dusa noted, “When we first conceptualised ‘Gaadi Ke Doctor,’ our goal was to highlight how mechanics do more than just fix cars—they nurture the long-term relationship between a vehicle and its owner. This latest edition beautifully captures that message, reinforcing that mechanics are the true protectors of our journeys.”
The #GaadiKeDoctor campaign will be launched across digital platforms, social media, and mechanic networks in regional languages, ensuring the message reaches mechanics and vehicle owners across India. Through storytelling, testimonials, and interactive content, GS Caltex continues to deepen its engagement with the mechanic community, reinforcing its brand commitment to trust, expertise, and superior vehicle care.
Want to see how a mechanic becomes a vehicle’s best friend? Watch the campaign film here:
NATIONAL: Amazon Ads has laid out a sharply tech-led vision for the advertising industry in 2026, arguing that artificial intelligence, streaming TV and creator partnerships will combine to turn brand building into a more precise, performance-driven business.
At the heart of the shift, the company says, is the fusion of AI with Amazon’s vast trove of shopping, browsing and streaming signals, allowing advertisers to move beyond blunt reach metrics to campaigns designed around real customer behaviour.
“The future of advertising is not about reaching more people, but the right people with messages that resonate,” said Amazon Ads India head and vice president Girish Prabhu. “By combining AI with deep customer insights, we help brands move from broadcasting campaigns to having meaningful conversations wherever audiences spend their time.”
One of the biggest changes, according to Amazon Ads, will be the collapse of the wall between media planning and creative development. Retail media, powered by first-party data, is increasingly shaping everything from brand discovery to final purchase, pushing marketers to design campaigns around audience insight rather than internal instinct.
AI is also moving from a support tool to a creative engine. Agentic AI, which automates and accelerates production, is expected to make high-quality creative accessible even to small businesses, compressing weeks of work into hours and giving challengers the ability to compete with larger brands on speed and scale.
Behind the scenes, AI-driven analytics will take on a bigger role in campaign optimisation, identifying patterns, spotting opportunities and recommending actions that would previously have required teams of analysts.
Streaming TV is another big battleground. With India’s video streaming audience now above 600 million and connected TV users at 129.2 million in 2025, advertisers are set to treat streaming not just as a branding channel but as a performance engine, measured increasingly by sales, sign-ups and bookings rather than just reach.
Finally, Amazon Ads sees creators and contextual advertising reshaping how brands tell stories. Creators will act less like influencers and more like long-term partners, while scene-aware ads on streaming platforms will allow brands to insert hyper-relevant offers into the flow of what viewers are watching.
Taken together, Amazon Ads argues, these shifts mark a move towards advertising that is both more human and more measurable, where AI handles the complexity, and creativity does the persuading.
