 "Auto industry must adopt best-in-class technology: Anant Geete")
In order to face the global competition in future, Anant Geete, union minister for heavy industries & public enterprises, has appealed to the automotive industry to adopt the world’s best technology. In his address at the inauguration of the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT 2015) at Pune on January 21, Geete exhorted the automobile industry to face the challenges of competition and advent of new technology.
He said, “Make in India is a good tiding for the industry and government will give its full support to the industry to make it successful. Issues of the auto industry will get the support of the Ministry.” While admitting that India is not the best in terms of auto industry but expressed confidence that the way the industry is going it will be the number one in the world.
Geete said issues of environment and technology are becoming important for the auto industry and the auto sector should adopt the ‘clean and green’ technologies. Accepting that energy security and oil is important for the country’s future he said it was important that we work on alternate fuels and the related technology in a sustained manner to get over this problem.
India is the biggest auto market in the world and technology up-gradation through seven centres of NATRIP is being done by the government in a phased manner. Geete said, “Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) is working on electrical cars, hybrid cars technology including affordable hybrid technology from the Rs 1000 crores sanctioned for the technology up-gradation program for a two year period.”
He said, “Make in India is a good tiding for the industry and government will give its full support to the industry to make it successful. Issues of the auto industry will get the support of the Ministry.” While admitting that India is not the best in terms of auto industry but expressed confidence that the way the industry is going it will be the number one in the world.
Geete said issues of environment and technology are becoming important for the auto industry and the auto sector should adopt the ‘clean and green’ technologies. Accepting that energy security and oil is important for the country’s future he said it was important that we work on alternate fuels and the related technology in a sustained manner to get over this problem.
India is the biggest auto market in the world and technology up-gradation through seven centres of NATRIP is being done by the government in a phased manner. Geete said, “Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) is working on electrical cars, hybrid cars technology including affordable hybrid technology from the Rs 1000 crores sanctioned for the technology up-gradation program for a two year period.”