While addressing the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association''s (ACMA) 60th annual session, the minister said that there is a huge demand for trusted partners in resilient global supply chains
Interdependence will play an important role in global and domestic economies, he said adding "we should avoid any knee jerk reaction or ask for bans of imports or any such acts"
The top two carmakers in India, Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai, led the recovery in the auto market in August with 20.2 per cent and 19.9 per cent increase in their respective domestic wholesales of passenger vehicles during the month. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) also saw its domestic passenger vehicle sales grow by 1 per cent last month, while Toyota Kirloskar Motor witnessed a decline in its passenger vehicle sales, although there was improvement over the preceding months since the gradual reopening of the economy. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said its domestic sales increased by 20.2 per cent to 1,16,704 units last month, as against 97,061 units in August 2019. The company's total sales grew by 17.1 per cent, an increase at 1,24,624 units in August as compared to 1,06,413 units in August last year. MSI's sales of mini cars comprising Alto and S-Presso stood at 19,709 units as compared to 10,123 units in the same month last year, up 94.7 per cent. Sales .
Sector employs around 5 million people and it accounts for 2.5 per cent of country's GDP
The third part of the series looks at how the firm used its first-mover advantage to get production back on track
ICRA expects recovery of the auto components sector to be gradual and slow-paced, with the industry pinning hopes on revival in rural income to support growth in the festive season and thereafter
The nationwide lockdown imposed till April 14 has brought production to a standstill, and will hurt even more if it is extended.
The COVID-19 supply chain disruptions will manifest into a demand shock lasting multiple quarters for the domestic industry, ICRA said in a statement.
The component manufacturers have found themselves fighting the downturn with lower utilisation of existing capacity
Leading industry body head says the govt should intervene with measures like cutting the GST rate to 18% across the entire auto and auto component sector
Riding strong volume growth across automotive segments, the Indian auto component industry grew by 13 per cent during FY18
The market segment was 'a silver lining' growing at 25.6 per cent