150 Hard Days

We complete 150 hard days since the lockdown came into effect and you all will agree they have been the hardest on the components industry and for us Publishers. As we publish and print the sixth issue of the lockdown and now the unlock phase, the efforts from the auto components industry have been both inspiring and reassuring of a recovery being around the corner. As Auto Component Manufacturer Association (ACMA), President, Deepak Jain and Director General, Vinnie Mehta also expressed in the recently held Industry Performance Review for the fiscal year 2019-20. Brushing aside an out of purview, hacking blooper with good grace at the start of the virtual meet, it was remniscent, of how the components industry and OEMs fought the Covid-19 induced hardships pertaining to working capital, production and disfunctional logistics among other existential issues.

Optimistic of riding on the green shoots in to the festive season, the industry is striving hard to attain the pre-covid levels. To ensure the momentum is not lost, ACMA has recommended to the Government to accord ‘continuous production industry’ status to the automotive industry. As we root for the industry demands to be met in due course of time as may be deemed fit, we dedicate the September issue of the Print Magazine and Ezine to the ‘Manufacturing Excellence and Sustainable Growth Practices’ of the automotive industry. I take this opportunity to also laud the industry workforce that has made themselves count on ground zero!

Ashish Bhatia

Executive Editor | a.bhatia@nextgenpublishing.net