ACMA's New Delhi Automotive Summit 2016Focuses on 'Make Quality & Technology in India'

To Achieve IGlobal CompetitivenessDiscoursing Capabilities 01 Leading Indian Suppliers Generating Important Lessons lor the Industry

Ohe AutomotiveComponentManufacturersAssociation

(ACMA), the apex bodyrepresentingthe Indian autocomponent Industryorganised the New DelhiAutomotive Summit 2016on the theme "MakeQuality & Technology inIndia" in the backdrop of the'Make in India' campaign atNew Delhi, alongside the13th Auto ExpoComponents Show, whichis celebrating its 30th

Anniversary.

The summit witnessedparticipation from severalleading global anddomestic automotiveleaders such as Mr.Ramesh Mangaleswaran,Director, McKinsey &Company, Inc., Mr. JayantDavar, Past President,ACMA & Co-Chairman &ManagingDirector,SandharTechnologies Ltd, Mr.Srivats Ram, PastPresident & Chairman-ACT& Finance Committee,ACMA & ManagingDirector, Wheels India Ltd,Mr. Manoj Solanki,Purchasing Leader-IndiaABO, Cummins India Ltd.,Mr. P. Kaniappan,Mal1aging Director, WabcoIndia Ltd., Mr Ashok K.Taneja, Past President &C h air m a n -. K PEngagements & OEMInterface Committee,ACMA & Managing Director& CEO, Shriram Pistons &Rings Ltd., Mr. C. V.

Seen from left: Mr. C. V. Raman, Executive Officer - Engineering, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., Mr. AbrahamJoseph, Chief Technology Officer, Bajaj Auto Ltd, Mr Ashok K. Taneja, Past President & Chairman·KPEngagements & OEM Interface Committee, ACMA & Managing Director & CEO,Shriram Pistons & RingsLtd., Prof. Vikram Sarabhai Professor & Former Director, Indian Space Research Organisation (lSRO), andOr Tim Leverton, Head Advanced & Product Engineering CVBU Pune, Tata Motors Ltd.

Raman, Executive Officer - takes for fighting the strong USD 1.75 trillionEngineering, Maruti Suzuki challenges faced by the industry with USD 500India Ltd., Mr. Abraham Indian Automotive Industry to billion as its contribution inJoseph, Chief Technology ensure its desired growth. We value-addition; last yearOfficer, Bajaj Auto Ltd., Dr. have a mammoth challenge top-100 componentTim Leverton, HeadAdvanced and an opportunity too, in form manufacturers invested& Product Engineering CVBU of scaling up to BS-VI by close to USD 50 billion inPune, Tata Motors Ltd., Dr. S 2020. I am happy to see that R&D. Moreover, in the lastK Shivakumar, Prof. Vikram the components industry is one-decade, 50% of totalSarabhai Professor & Former already ready to adapt to the innovations in theDirector, Indian Space technology being demanded automotive sector were eo-ResearchOrganisation(ISRO), for. To further fuel this zeal, I developed by the autoMs. Rita Teaotia, Secretary, would strongly urge the component sector. ClearlyDepartment of Commerce, Finance Ministry to introduce the auto componentMinistry of Commerce and a Technology Fund in this industry is the engine ofIndustry, Government of India year's budget. I truly endorse growth and developmentand others. the theme of the New Delhi not only for the automotive

Automotive Summit - Make nations but also for theQuality & Technology in India global economy."which is imperative for the truesuccess of the Make in IndiaCampaign."

Speaking at the New DelhiAutomotive Summit, AnantGeete, Minister of HeavyIndustries and PublicEnterprises of India said, "Iwant to instil confidence inthe industry and reiterate thefact that our Ministry willcontribute and do whatever it

On the occasion Mr.Arvind Balaji, President,ACMA said, "globally, theauto component industry is a

"While today, the IndianAuto Component sectorcontributes 3.8% to thenational GDP, and is a USD38.5 billion industry, withexports worth USD 11.2billion, added Balaji.

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Addressing theaudience, Mr DeepKapuria, Past President &Chairman, GlobalisationCommittee, ACMA &Chairman, The Hi- TechGroup, "The AutomotiveMission Plan 2026envisions the IndianAutomotive Industryranking among top 3 in theworld, contributing to over12% of India's GDP andproviding for an additional65 million jobs. To achievethis grand vision and to beably support the vehicleindustry, it is imperative forour component industry toenhance and augment theexisting ecosystem bybuilding higher value addedcapabilities. Globally, theindustry is undergoingtransformation, which willrequire us to developcapabilities for in-housedesign, harness frugalengineering and createproduct differentiationthrough innovation andmove towards zero defectquality. To ensure a robustautomotive manufacturingvalue chain, we need tocreate an ecospherewherein each member willhave to contribute increating technology thatmakes us globallycompetitive."

A d van c e dMaterials. It furthersuggestedimperatives for theindustry to succeed- Making winningportfolio choicesacross Product,Marketing &Technology;Continue to masterthe essentials ofCost, Quality &Delivery; Innovateand Re-inventofferings, BusinessModels & theorganisation ifneeded. Thepresentation alsohighlightedimportant facts like1.8 Million recalls

in India since 2012, whichwas also endorsed by Mr.Pawan Goenka whilestating the importance offocus on 'Quality'. Qualityneeds to be embedded byany organisation into theoperating systems,management systems andmost importantly peoplesystems with a deep focuson Culture.

Mr Arvind Balaji, President ACMA presenting momento to the Chief Mr AnantGeete. Others in the picture are: Mr Deep Kapuria, Past President & Chairman,Globalisation Committee, ACMA& Chairman, The Hi-Tach Group, Or Pawan Goenka,Past President. SIAM & EO& President (Automotive Sector) Mahindra & MahindraLtd. and Or Tim Leverton, Head Advanced & Product Engineering CVBUPune, TataMotors Ltd at extreme right.

capabilities to an extent thatwe can design, develop andvalidate a car on a turnkeybasis in India. The day is notfar when the IndianAutomotive Industry will havearrived on the technologyfront. Today, Airbags and ABSare being offered as an optionin base variants of cars, theindustry is progressing furtherand will soon make thesetechnologies more affordable.With the component industryall set to be BS VI compliant,I am confident that the OEMswill be able to reduce thehuge import costs whilemaking vehicles, which arecompliant to BS VI ascompared to today's costs fordelivering a BS IV vehicle.With this achievement, theyear 2020 will mark a truesuccess of the Make in Indiacampaign.

Automotive Industry hasdrastically improved itscompetitiveness in the last 10years. I would also like toappreciate the industry'sefforts in improvingOperational Excellence whiledelivering world-classproducts. India now needs anew direction for Excellence.It is important to sustain thealready gained momentum inOperational Excellence andmove to focussing on MarketExcellence. The industry canonly achieve these by havinga perfect flow of operationsand rigorousfocus on integrationwhile implemen-ting an effectivebusiness strategy. The industrynow needs to envision in orderto scale up the technologygraphto match with the quality graph."

One of the keyhighlights of the discussionwas the Indian Govt's'Make in India' campaignresulting in defencemodernization plans andenhanced focus on theaerospace sector. Thesepossible diversificationareas are poised to resultin immense businessopportunity for the IndianAutomotive ComponentsIndustry.

Dr Pawan Goenka,Past President, SIAM &EO & President(Automotive Sector)Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.said, "TechnologicalExcellence is veryimportant to have a placein the global automotiveindustry. Our focus shouldbe on developing ToolingQuality & EngineeringQuality. We also need towork towards building our'Quality' brand because intoday's world Perception isReality. It is important tomove towards developing

The summit alsowitnessed an in-depthpresentation by Mr. RameshMangaleswaran, Director,McKinsey & Company, Inc.on Automotive Sector in India:Trends and Path Ahead. Thepresentation highlighted keytrends of Electrification,Emissions, Safety,Connectivity & Convenience,Autonomous Driving,Advanced Manufacturing &

Speaking about the IndianAutomotive Industry, Prof.Shoji Shiba, InternationalExpert - Total QualityManagement & BreakthroughManagement said, "Theprogress of the automotiveindustry of any countryrepresents the developmentof its people. The Indian

The New DelhiAutomotive Summit 2016concluded with the variousaction points which willharness new synergies forthe growth of the autocomponents sector inIndia.

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