In an upfront conversation Vikram Pawah, President and CEO at BMW India spoke to Ashish Bhatia where he hailed the supplier support for higher localised content per vehicle-led growth. Q. How do you gauge the industry sentiment against the backdrop of volumes reaching pre-pandemic peaks? A. The real sentiment that has been coming to the surface is quite strong. After[Read More…]
The Executive Committee of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the apex body of the Indian automotive industry, today elected Vinod Aggarwal, MD & CEO, Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV) as its new President for 2022-23. Vinod Aggarwal, who was the Vice President of SIAM succeeds Kenichi Ayukawa, Executive Vice Chairman & Whole Time Director, Maruti Suzuki India[Read More…]
World EV Day: EV brand heads and experts share insightful ideas for fast-tracking India’s EV adoption initiative With ‘World EV Day 2022’ just around the corner, brand heads and e-mobility experts convey their messages on how India can strongly and steadily advance its automotive electrification initiative. These EV stalwarts will come together at the E-Mobility India Forum powered by NGV[Read More…]
Smarter auto electronics and electrical are taking centre stage. Ashish Bhatia looks at recent developments which suggest a growing impetus on resource allocation to build a robust ecosystem. Automotive electronics have taken centre stage and will command a greater focus going forward too from key stakeholders. The recent supply chain bottlenecks owing to the shortage of semiconductor chips, known to[Read More…]
At the maiden edition of the E-mobility India Forum 2021, the stakeholders touched upon the crucial transitional phase to e-mobility. Sumesh Soman shares the roadmap for the industry to realise its vision. Messe Frankfurt India hosted the maiden edition of the E-Mobility India Forum 2021 powered by the NGV India Summit. Held in New Delhi, the forum witnessed a footfall[Read More…]
In a Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers webinar, growth in the aftermarket took centre stage. Story by: Team ACI The aftermarket in India is projected to attain an Rs.85,500 crore valuation by 2025. To help the stakeholders of the automotive industry tap the growth potential of the aftermarket, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) conducted a webinar. It urged the[Read More…]
A SIAM Environment Series-Part 1 The first lecture of the two-part environment series provided an overview of the supplier and the OEM function, regulations and policy, and the economic impact of recycling ELVs. Story by: Deepti Thore Tackling End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) in an environmentally sensitive manner is at the core of safely reintroducing waste to new production. The[Read More…]
Press Release Themed “Re-Building the Nation, Responsibly: Connecting the Indian Vista with Improved Safety requirements & Environment Management” Society for Automotive Fitness & Environment (SAFE), a SIAM initiative, organised its 21st edition of SAFE Annual Convention on 25th September 2020, on a virtual platform. The Convention covered three major sessions, the Inaugural Session, Session on Road Safety and a session[Read More…]
Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and Grant Thornton India, released the findings of an opinion poll, titled, “Personal Mobility Experience post COVID-19”. The joint survey suggests a shift in preference, with more consumers likely to opt for owned vehicles, than travel by public transport. 73 per cent of the respondents displayed their willingness to purchase new vehicles as the[Read More…]
Press Release Auto Industry Sales Performance of August & April-August 2020 Monthly Performance: August 2020 Production: The total production of Passenger Vehicles*, Three Wheelers, Two Wheelers and Quadricycle in the month of August 2020 was 21,62,367 units, as against 22,31,355 units in August 2019 with a de-growth of (-) 3.09 per cent. Domestic Sales: • Passenger Vehicles* sales was 2,15,916[Read More…]
