Manav Kapur, Executive Director, Steelbird International, shares four critical business abilities that automotive enterprises should acknowledge and execute to manage supply chain issues in future.

A good supply chain management, integrated with predictive and prescriptive analytics becomes a crucial joining point for both the manufacturers and the distributors, says Manav Kapur, Executive Director, Steelbird International

The impact of pandemic will be there for quite some time to stay and one can definitely expect a rise in the merger and acquisitions (M&As) numbers, says Manav Kapur, Executive Director, Steelbird International.

Many industry mavens from various sectors unanimously think that India has learned many lessons from the pandemic, and it can certainly handle the challenges if the third wave arrives shortly, says Manav Kapur, Executive Director, Steelbird International.

The machine tools manufacturing sector was one of the worst-hit sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic. IMTMA expects the industry to grow around 8-10% due to infrastructure spending and investments.

As per Rajesh Menon, Director General, SIAM, the risk of infection is high in a B2C show like Auto Expo with large crowds and difficulty in social distancing, so it has been postponed for now.

On a YoY basis, wholesale of two-wheelers grew by just 4%, but PV dispatches improved by 119%. Compared to Q1FY19, the demand and sales of tractors have not been affected by the pandemic.

In this interview with Rakesh Rao, Dr Sreeram Srinivasan, CEO, Syrma Technology Pvt Ltd, discusses reasons behind the current chip shortage crisis and new growth opportunities for the company

SIAM requested more time to implement the dual airbags rule on existing car models in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The government has accordingly extended the deadline till December 31, 2021.