India – Webinar: Automotive & Automotive-Component Manufacturing, 23 October 2013
Start date: 23/10/2013
Cost: Free
Over 350 Tier I and II suppliers and more than 3000 SME Tier III and IV suppliers are located in Chennai, India. This webinar looks at the strengths of the automotive manufacturing cluster in Chennai, and opportunities for UK companies.
Date: 23 October 2013
Time: 1030 Hrs (BST) / 1500 Hrs (IST)
Webinar Details:
Chennai is among the largest automotive clusters in India. Home to the global majors such as Ford, Hyundai, Renault Nissan, Ashok Leyland and BMW, amongst others, who have their facilities here, Chennai also has over 350 Tier I and II suppliers and more than 3000 SME Tier III and IV suppliers. Companies such as Visteon, Delphi, Robert Bosch, Lear, Hwashin, Motherson, Unipress, Valeo, Mando, etc., have large manufacturing facilities in Tamil Nadu. Three Chennai based industrial groups – TVS, Rane and Amalgamations Groups – constitute more than 22% of India’s components production. The cluster is also home to the largest consolidated capacity for tyre manufacturing in the country. The webinar aims at providing a holistic view on the ecosystem of one of the largest automotive clusters in India.
The webinar will be addressed by experts from the industry and representatives from UK companies in Chennai to answer queries from participants. UK companies registering in the webinar would also be provided with a general overview of the support that would be provided by UKTI for the visit/study of the Indian market.
The webinar would also be a prelude to the 8th International Mobility Conference and the 1st Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress to be hosted towards the end of this year. The webinar would also be an initial prelude to Automotive Testing Expo to be hosted in Chennai in early 2014.
If you would like to take part in this webinar please contact:
Sujith Thomas, Senior Trade & Investment Adviser, UK Trade & Investment, British Deputy High Commission, Chennai, India
Tel: + 91 44 4219 2167 (D)
Email: Sujith.Thomas@fco.gov.uk
