[7][8] In 2008, he decided to set up an independent national sales and service network in the automobile sector, which became Carnation Auto.
Khattar was born on 18 December 1942 into a family of entrepreneurs[1] who had set up an electricity generation and supply company in Dera Ismail Khan (now in Pakistan) before Partition.
[12][13] This was the time of differences between Suzuki Motor Corporation and the Government of India which were joint venture partners in the company.
[12] He was noted to have laid the foundation of the company's growth after the Indian government began its disinvestment from the joint venture in 2002.
During this period of disagreement between the venture partners, Khattar dealt with issues on ownership, technology transfer, as well as industrial relations including a workers strike in the Gurgaon plant of the company in 2000.
[12] Khattar had an honorary Doctor of Business Administration award from the London Metropolitan University for his services to the automobile industry.