New Delhi, March 28 -- A slowdown in the global electric journey and new US tariffs on auto imports threaten a one-two punch for the overseas ambitions of India's auto and ancillary makers, prompting many of them to sharpen their focus at home.

Tata Motors Ltd and Ashok Leyland Ltd, India's third-largest passenger and commercial vehicles respectively, are among companies rethinking global strategies, while component makers stare at uncertainty after the latest Trump tariffs.

While Ashok Leyland has decided to stop making electric buses and light commercial vehicles in the UK citing muted EV adoption, Tata Motors, which was earlier optimistic about EV exports, has decided to extend the life of Jaguar Land Rover's internal combustion engi...