Winner: Visteon Technical and Services Center Pvt. Ltd.
Auto Components Manufacturer Of The Year
Nominees are:
Advantek Fuel Systems Pvt. Ltd. Continental Automotive India Pvt. Ltd. Goldseal-Saargummi India Pvt. Ltd.
Jamna Auto Industries Ltd.
Laxmi Group (Nahars Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.) Minda Corporation Ltd. (Spark Minda) National Engineering Industries Ltd. (NBC Bearings) NGK Spark Plugs (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Tapco Pneumatics Ltd.
Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd.
Minda Industries Ltd. (Uno Minda Group) Visteon Technical and Services Center Pvt. Ltd.
ZF India Pvt. Ltd.
The quest for going beyond the call of duty, excellence and 100 per cent localisation against the odds has been the hallmark of the manufacturer nominees this year. Resorting to an inclusive approach in their value chain, the nominees proved themselves yet again as responsible partners to the OEMs when it was required the most to rise to the occasion. The Winner this year impressed the jury with an allaround effort and a mega portfolio. Playing a major role in shaping automotive cockpit electronics, the winner in 2020, launched a remarkable 50 plus products globally with the Indian engineering arm contributing to a majority of these. To name a few, the key launches include the Android-based infotainment system for Volkswagen Nivus. The company also launched the hybrid cluster and tripper navigation for Royal Enfield Meteor 350 for India and 78 other countries. The instrument cluster and Tripper were designed and engineered by Visteon’s technology centres in Chennai and Pune, and are known to have been manufactured at Visteon’s Chennai plant. In an effort to enhance its regional supplier position in the digital cluster segment, in India, the company also launched an instrument cluster for Hyundai Creta, built on the 2019 launched, Kia Seltos hybrid instrument cluster. The cluster was designed and engineered by the company’s technical centre in Chennai and manufactured at the Chennai plant.