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The Indian automobile industry has partially resumed production with the relaxation of the lockdown. This leads to the question - what the outlook of the sector will look like for the year 2020-21. In the next #ETAuto Fireside Chat, we have invited Rajan Wadhera, President, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). Key Discussion Topics •   Where are the greenshoots seen •   Supply Chain hindrances to resume smooth production •   Situation between urban and rural market •   Expectations on government policies About the Expert Having a remarkable 39 years of experience in the automotive and farm equipment sectors, Rajan Wadhera is currently the President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the apex body of the Indian automotive industry. He is also a Senior Advisor at Mahindra Group, where he earlier served as the President - Auto Sector, and spearheaded research & development initiatives, technology incubation, sourcing, manufacturing, program management, vendor management, and new parts development. Alongside, he is the Chairman of CII National Committee on Technology and R&D. Previously, Wadhera has also served as the President of Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), the autonomous body engaged in R&D activities in the auto sector. He holds a B.Tech and M.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay and has completed a course in Advanced Management Program from University of Pennsylvania. Stay Tuned. Your session will begin in:

The Indian automotive industry has been going through a rough patch for a while now, with a slowing economy, changes in emission & safety regulations and many other challenges. The onset of COVID-19, and the extended lockdown to contain it, have only made things worse. Moreover, with the global markets also hit hard by the pandemic, export prospects have dimmed as well. How can India’s automotive component manufacturers combat this COVID-19 crisis? How different are the challenges for players focused on OEMs, exports and aftermarkets, respectively? In this special live session, ETAuto.com will direct the spotlight on these questions. The session will witness eminent experts from the automotive component industry and research houses, who are directly involved in tackling the COVID-19 crisis, sharing their views & thought leadership. Key Discussion Points • Guiding auto component manufacturers to weather the COVID-19 storm • Predicting how long these challenges will continue • Analysing the possibilities and challenges of uninterrupted production in this situation • The impact of COVID-19-led supply chain disruptions on just-in-time inventory management • Evaluating the severity of impact on micro, small and medium enterprises • Steps taken by automobile OEMs and larger auto component players to overcome this storm • Exploring how India can position itself with global majors who are looking to reduce their exposure to China

Panel Members

Deepak Jain

President, ACMA

Jagdeep Singh Rangar

Chairman, MSME, ACMA

Nirmal K Minda

Chairman & Managing Director, Uno Minda

Ajay Srinivasan

Director, CRISIL Research

Nabeel A Khan

Editor, ETAuto

In the next #ETAutoTownHall, we have invited Vipin Sondhi, MD and CEO of Ashok Leyland.The auto industry expert has an impeccable track record at handling large multinational corporations and have maneuvered through crisis in the past. Vipin Sondhi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ashok Leyland, one of the largest commercial vehicle, truck and bus manufacturer in the world. He has over three decades of experience in manufacturing and engineering companies such as JCB, Honda, Tata Steel and Tecumseh. Prior to Ashok Leyland, he was heading JCB lndia, where he spent over 13 years, and was a member of JCB’s global executive team. Sondhi was appointed by the Government of India as the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal in December 2015. An elected member of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) National Council, he has been the Chairman of EXCON, South Asia’s largest exhibition for construction equipment from 2006 to 2019. Sondhi is an alumnus of The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, The Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, and did his schooling from The Lawrence School, Sanawar. These institutions helped him constantly expand his academic boundaries, as well as extra- curricular activities that eventually laid the foundation for a holistic development. Key Discussion Topics •   Impact of Covid and How the industry will resurrect •   Guidance and caution for the various stakeholders •   Government's support and measures •   Learnings from the past crisis •   How will the new normal look like in automotive industry •   The shape of economy Stay Tuned. Your session will begin in:

In the next ETAutoTownHall, we have invited the mega business leader and management wizardry — Ashwani Gupta; Director, Representative Executive officer, COO Nissan Motor Co. Ashwani Gupta is a rare Indian business leader who has achieved an unrivalled position on the global automotive turf. He is the Director, Representative Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Performance Officer at Nissan Motor. Before his current tenure at Nissan, he held the post of Representative Executive Officer and COO at Mitsubishi Motors, driving all operational aspects of the Japanese automaker’s global business. He started his career with Honda Motor in 1996, playing various roles up to being the Head of New Model Development. His next tenure came with Renault in 2006, where he executed his responsibilities as the General Manager of Purchasing. Since then, he held several leadership & management roles across Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi, including the position of Alliance Senior Vice President at Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Light Commercial Vehicles Business. He even played a vital role in establishing Renault and Nissan companies in India. He did his management courses from Harvard Business School, London Business School, IIEM and IMD and also holds a diploma from INSEAD/CEDEP in France. Key Discussion Topics •   Impact of Covid and How the industry will resurrect •   Guidance and caution for the various stakeholders •   Government's support and measures •   Learnings from the past crisis •   How will the new normal look like in automotive industry •   The shape of economy Stay Tuned. Your session will begin in:

ETAuto.com, the leading knowledge and information provider, is tirelessly working towards bringing an unequalled set of experts and business leaders to provide an in-depth and sharp understanding of the automotive industry around the world. In this free-wheeling live chat, we have invited Hans Greimel, Asia Editor of the world's most reputed Detroit-based automotive publication - Automotive News. The Discussion Will Include: Understanding the situation of the Japanese automotive industry Decoding how the Japanese automotive industry is coping with COVID-19 Predicting how the auto industry will emerge after the crisis Analysing India’s position in the Japanese auto market post COVID-19 About Editors: Hans Greimel, Asia Editor, Automotive News Hans Greimel covers news and updates from Japanese, Korean and other Asian automakers & suppliers from Tokyo as the Asia Editor at Automotive News. He is an award-winning business journalist who has reported from 19 countries on four continents. Prior to joining Automotive News in 2007, he was a foreign correspondent with The Associated Press. Greimel’s prize-worthy works include coverage of the arrest of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, Toyota’s unintended acceleration crisis, the 2011 earthquake-tsunami in Japan, the hollowing of Japan’s domestic auto industry, and a ground-breaking uncovering of rampant price fixing among Japanese auto parts suppliers. In 2016, he was the first auto journalist embedded with Toyota for a global endurance drive called the Five Continents Drive. Born near Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, Greimel has a bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University, New York. He has been a part-time instructor at Waseda University's Journalism School since 2009. Detroit-based Automotive News was founded in 1925. It is the leading source of automotive news and the newspaper of record for the global industry, with extension titles including Automotive News Europe, Automotive News China and Automotive News Canada. Automotive News has a weekly print edition and digital edition. Nabeel A Khan, Editor, ETAuto.com Nabeel A Khan is one of the finest Indian journalists with a decade of unparalleled experience in automotive & allied industries, and policies around them. He is the founding editor of ETAuto.com and a change leader in the digital media content. Khan played an instrumental role in leading ETAuto.com to make it the gold standard for sector-specific media asset build-out, and has identified adjacencies in analysis, data, reports & forums to grow ETAuto.com into a global news and knowledge platform. In the past, Khan has written extensively on economy, policies, Indian politics, and corporates. He is a well-recognized name in the global automotive industry and has been frequently quoted in global leading media. He has also co-authored a book on communication and has been invited as a communication coach at various forums. Khan has always been on ground zero and has travelled around the world, including almost every part of India, thus having an excellent understanding of the Indian market. ETAuto.com is India's largest platform for gaining knowledge, information and data about the automotive industry and its policies. The publication attracts senior executives and leaders of the industry value chain as loyal readers and subscribers. ETAuto.com also pioneers the release of India's first ever automobile dealer ranking and industry status report, in addition to other sector-specific reports. The platform has been on the forefront in starting discussions on pertinent subjects around the sector globally.

The dealer network has undoubtedly emerged as one of the most vulnerable segments in the automotive value chain. As the going gets tough for them, ETAuto.com is bringing together a panel of experts to address some of the important aspects of the business. Key Discussion Points: Impact of COVID-19 from urban and rural dealers’ perspective Impact on financing (dealer funding and retail financing) in the current situation Scope of digital initiatives to improve output and reduce cost in dealership operations Manufacturers helping dealers to navigate in these challenging times

Panel Members

Shashank Srivastava

Executive Director - Sales & Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India

Ashok Khanna

Former Group Head - Vehicle Loans, HDFC Bank

Arun Malhotra

Industry Expert & Former MD - Nissan India

Rakesh Batra

Senior Industry Analyst

Nikhil Bansal

Industry Head, Google India

Vinkesh Gulati

Vice President, FADA

Our next mega leader in the ETAuto.com Virtual Town Hall Series is Vikram Kirloskar, the 4th generation member of the Kirloskar Group started in 1888. He is Chairman & Managing Director of Kirloskar Systems and Vice Chairman of Toyota Kirloskar Motor. An MIT graduate, Vikram Kirloskar is responsible for partnering with the Toyota Group and starting a major automobile manufacturing company. Vikram Kirloskar serves on the Govt of India’s Development Council for Automobiles and the National Council for Electric Mobility. He is also President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Past President of the Automotive Research Association of India and the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. He is also involved in many activities of MIT and has served on its Visiting Humanities Committee and Educational Council. In this #ETAutoTownHall, Vikram Kirloskar will address the following topics: Impact of COVID on global Auto Industry and EV Value Chain Government & Industry Engagement on COVID-19 Crisis Industry Expectations from the Government Current Situation of the Auto Industry Impact of COVID-19 on Auto Sector OEMs’ Support to the Value Chain Opportunities in Post-Covid-19 Scenario

China is the only country in the world economy which has managed to come out of the COVID-19 crisis has started to restore its operations and the automotive industry is running at full capacity. What did Chinese automakers and suppliers do to restore supply chain and manage cost at the same? What are the learning and best practices Indian players can adopt to bounce back quickly?. Also, what Indian markets holds for the Chinese automakers who are entering India? In the ETAutoLouge session, Editors will have a free-wheeling discussion on the topic. About Editors: Lei Xing, Chief Editor, China Automotive Review Lei has over two decades of experience in observing, writing and analyzing exclusively on the Chinese auto industry. He is has been consulting multinational automotive OEMs, suppliers, service providers, associations, and government institutions. He has great experience in managing publications including weekly newsletters, a monthly statistical report, a monthly tabloid magazine and annual directories and reports that are subscribed to automotive OEMs and suppliers and government agencies. Nabeel A Khan, Chief Manager/Editor, ETAuto.com Nabeel is the founding editor of The Economic Times Auto (ETAuto.com) and has previously worked with Network18 Group and leading news agency IANS. With his astute understanding, he has been lending numerous support to the automotive industry through various seminars and business tools. With his impeccable networking skills, Nabeel is well abreast of the key developments around the industry. .event-detail-box .two-column-wrapper .flL, .event-detail-box .two-column-wrapper { width: 100% !important; } .page_hdng4 h2 a{ color:#21cbff; } $(document).ready(function(){ $("#question").after('#ETAutoLogue'); //$(".description").detach().insertAfter($(".social_social_bx")); });

The automotive industry is facing major business upheavals owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this webinar, ETAuto.com will provide industry leaders a detailed view of how the pandemic has impacted the auto industry, the EV value chain and crude prices. It will illustrate how to tackle supply chain challenges in these times and how to secure your business’s future. Key Discussion Points: Impact of COVID on global Auto Industry and EV Value Chain Global and Indian EV forecasts pre and post COVID-19 Future of EV Startups & Guidance Impact of COVID in EV Business Model and OEMs Industry expectations from the Government Platform/Architecture strategy Impact of Gutting Crude Price on EV Role of Government .page_hdng4 h2 a{ color:#21cbff; } $(document).ready(function(){ $("#question").after('#TalkEV'); });

Panel Members

Sarwant Singh

Managing Partner - Middle East, Africa and South Asia, Frost & Sullivan

Dr. Jose Serras-Pereira

Director and Head of EV at Frost & Sullivan UK, Based in London

Sulajja Firodia Motwani

Founder, and CEO of Kinetic Green Energy

As the global, and the Indian, economy is slipping into an unprecedented gulf of uncertainty, the automotive industry, companies and businesses are gazing at obtrusive fear and confusions, which are but worsening with every passing day. The ruthless situation incontestably needs an able and unparalleled wisdom to build an affirmative narrative and motivate the stakeholders to successfully withstand the current crisis. An exalted leader, Dr Pawan Goenka is widely revered as the captain of captains in the automotive industry. Through his unrivalled contributions and glorious journey, he has set magnificent milestones in the industry. Like a magician, he has often deployed incredible ingenuity and sagacity to turn many inimical winds to his favour. At the ETAuto.com Town Hall, Dr Goenka will share his understanding of the current state of the industry, actionable insights on how to face the current scenario, and will also provide the much needed solace to the stakeholders in these testing times. Key Discussion Points: The current state of the automotive industry Finding the silver lining in this crisis for OEMs, dealers, suppliers How the Indian automotive industry can turn the crisis in its favour Exploring feasibility of making India an alternate supply chain hub Industry expectations from the Government Need for social & humanitarian commitment Readying for the post lockdown Know Your Speaker: Dr Pawan Kumar Goenka MD & CEO, Mahindra & Mahindra Dr Pawan Kumar Goenka, a globally recognised thought leader in the automotive industry, is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited. He is also a National Council Member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Chairman of the CII Manufacturing Council, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Madras. Dr Pawan Goenka is Ex-President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the Society of Automotive Engineers India (SAEIndia), and the ARAI Governing Council. He has also served as a Board Member of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). Dr Goenka has earned his B Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and PhD from Cornell University, USA. He is also a Graduate of Advanced Management Programme from Harvard Business School. .event-detail-box .header{ display:none !important; } #twitter-box{ margin-bottom:30px; } .page_hdng4 h2 a{ color:#21cbff; } $(document).ready(function(){ $("#question").after('#ETAutoTownhall'); $(".description").detach().insertAfter($(".social_social_bx")); });

Overview Amidst disruptions of connected, autonomous, shared and electrified mobility scenario (CASE) and digitisation, automotive retail is facing the biggest challenge in history. The traditional form of auto-retailing business, marred by financial crunch, increasing manpower and real-estate cost, is in for a situation of re-invent or relinquish. This ETAuto FBLive will examine the situation and try to answer the following with expert panel • How to be ready for the future? • How to re-engineering the process? • What should be the future business model? • From 3S to the mobility solution • Financial management- inventory funding and property rentals • Re-skilling employees • Thinking Beyond Digital • Approach for multiple dealerships under one dealer principal Join us Date: 1st November 2019 Time: 03:15 PM

Panel Members

RS Kalsi

Executive Board Member, Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Anuj Kathuria

COO, Ashok Leyland

Rakesh Batra

Auto Industry Veteran

Vinkesh Gulati

President, FADA

Nabeel A Khan

Editor, ETAuto

Kranti Sambhav

Editor, Times Drive

Overview The Indian auto industry has been going through the worst slowdown since last two decades. How the auto industry is dealing with it? How far is the recovery for them? Know from the industry leaders in our Facebook live. Date: 10th October 2019 Time: 11:45 AM

Overview Join the ETAuto Facebook Live with Mr Sunjay Kapur, CEO, Sona Group on Date: 20th August 2019 Time: 4:00 PM and 4:30 PM Join us as we discuss - What's Ahead For Auto Component Makers Amidst Disruption & Downturn. Speaker Sunjay Kapur CEO, Sona Group

With a few hours to go, the auto industry has its eyes fixed on what the morning of July 5 will bring. Will there be a good place for Auto Cos in the budget tomorrow or will it be another disappointment, industry leaders sit tight in anticipation. Auto sector is an integral part of country’s economy, contributing almost 7 per cent to the national GDP, 50 per cent to manufacturing GDP, and providing employment to three million, this sector should be given support, the panel of experts will discuss and debate on the key announcements of Union Budget 2019 ETAuto Union Budget 2019 - Live Session with Experts on Friday, July 5th, 2019.

Government hikes subsidy outlay on Electric & Hybrid Vehicles by 4 times. How will it impact you? Find out at ETAuto FB Live & Panel Discussion on Decoding FAME-II with Industry Experts. Who Should Attend • Battery Makers • Charging Infrastructure Companies • EV Manufacturers • Traditional Vehicle Makers • New Age Companies • Fleet Owners • Policy Makers, Regulators, Senior Govt Officials • Testing & Certification Agencies • Material Industry • Auto Part Manufacturers • Automobile Retailers • Environment Evangelists • EV Enthusiasts and Potential Buyers Post your queries in the comment box on FB or tweet #AskETAuto .flexi-video {margin-bottom: 20px;} .row{margin:0 -15px;} .row:after{clear:both; display:block; content:"";} .col-md-4, .col-md-6{float:left; padding:0 15px; margin-bottom:20px; box-sizing:border-box;} @media screen and (min-width:767px){ .col-md-6{width:50%;} } @media screen and (max-width:992px){ .event-detail-box{padding:0; margin:0 -10px;} .event-detail-box .description{padding:0 10px;} .event-detail-box ul.panel-list li{width:50% !important;} .event-detail-box .header{margin:-20px -10px 20px !important;} } @media screen and (max-width:567px){ .event-detail-box ul.panel-list li{width:100% !important;} } .event-detail-box ul.panel-list{margin-bottom:10px !important;} $(document).ready(function(){ $(".destination").insertBefore(".description"); $(".count-box").prependTo(".destination"); $("#webcast_blk").prependTo(".destination"); $(".description").insertAfter(".panel-list"); });

Panel Members

Nabeel A Khan

Editor, ETAuto

James Newcomb

MD, Rocky Mountain Institute

Naveen Munjal

MD, Hero Eco Group

Vinay Piparsania

Consulting Director - Automotive, Counter Point, Former CEO BMW Oman

Arvind Saxena

Former President & MD, General Motors India

Vinnie Mehta

Director General, ACMA