ACMA iAutoConnect 2020

At the fifth edition of iAutoConnect 2020, Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) witnessed participation from around 65 Indian auto component manufacturers. Concluding on a high note, the virtual event focussed on aftermarket exports and attracted participation from over 307 international auto component aftermarket distributors and buyers from across the ASEAN, Middle East, Africa, SAARC, and

Europe. Navistar, Paccar, AAM, BMW, COBO, Mercedes Benz, Cummins and Ford were among the participants. Organised in association with the Ministry of Commerce & Industr y, Government of India, the seven daylong virtual conferences saw Indian manufacturers display their excellence in manufacturing. They also supported the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and expressed will to drive the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’. Referring to iAutoConnect as the key global networking platform for domestic component manufacturers and international buyers, Deepak Jain, President, ACMA commented, “The auto component industr y exports over twenty-five per cent of its products and our ambitions are to capture a substantial proportion of global trade in the next five years.” Vinnie Mehta, Director General, ACMA mentioned that the success of the event was testimony to growing interests and confidence of buyers in India as a global automotive manufacturing and sourcing hub.