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State of Digital Transformation : Spotlight on  Uno Minda My quick take on what they are doing very well:- 👉 Among all the players analyzed Uno Minda is one of the strongest players in the product design space. INITIA divison specializing in design research and modeling is key to their strong competence in the space. 👉 Implementation of solutions for centralized supplier management is now becoming an industry standard. Good to see Uno Minda adopting it. 👉 Moderately good s

State of Digital Transformation : Spotlight on  Bosch India My quick take on what they are doing very well:- 👉 Bosch India has the highest score on Industry 4.0 deployments for "OEE enhancements, production monitoring & process optimization" 👉 Focused efforts on cost-discipline through granular cost analytics and predictive spend mechanics 👉 Running post-manufacturing CX initiatives in the after-sales market for "Online Repair, Service Prime, eWarranty, SMS updates" Strong

Contrary to common philosophy that Industry 4.0 capabilities are limited to North American and European enterprises, certain Indian Auto Ancillaries are holding strong ground... My set of quick observations:- 1. 2 companies -  Gabriel India Limited  and  Lumax World  came as surpise to me while performing the analysis. You can yourself see that these two firms are fighting weight above the belt. While they are small from a market cap standpoint, they are investing significant

Motherson Group  completed ~23 acquisitions in last 5 years. While 23 in itself is a very high figure especially from a successful integration standpoint, synergy realization being the secondary aspect While I was understanding their current state of digital transformation, of these 23 acquisitions, ~70% acquisitions point to only mechanical know-how, tech-transfer expansion ~30% acquisitions, which is both a significant percentage and absolute value bring in Industry 4.0 and

I recently wandered through Thailand and found 1 in every 3 car to be an Isuzu especially in the city of Pattaya. It was peculiar since in my home country, India, it is not the case. We rarely see an Isuzu, or for that matter of fact such pickup vehicles being owned by civilians in handsome numbers I investigated a bit and found a couple of interesting reasons behind this trend:- Vehicle versatility : The vehicle seems to be a strong multi-utility engine of growth for Thai po

Last couple of weeks saw multiple announcements which might have disheartened futurists seeing EV as the future of mobility :- 👉 [R&D cut down] Apple canceled EV R&D and nullified their decade long effort 👉 [Lower than anticipated EV demand] As Mercedes-Benz AG CEO Ola Kaellenius emphasized the importance of hybrid vehicles (also highlighted in Toyota Motor Corporation strategy) and need for cost cutting as investments in capacity and technology developments have outrun act

In recent dialogues at ETAuto, Mr. Kishor Patil, Co-Founder, MD & CEO KPIT shared some provocative thoughts on Automotive, Connected, Electric, Shared mobility market. Capturing the essence below :- 👉 L3+ Autonomous to become norm in next 3-4 years (across North America, Europe and most of Asia) 👉 Connected software services market to grow at a highest rate among space 👉 As Connected vehicles keep penetrating the market, vehicle interiors to undergo massive change (Might s

The recent article by Angelin Mary GP, titled “Imagine if all trucks were electric” brings back the focus of automotive enthusiasts, service providers and enterprises on the much debated elements of connected and electrification in the trucking industry. In the passenger vehicle (PV), there has been significant success across all the priority spending areas – autonomous, connected, electrification, and shared mobility space (ACES). Automotive enterprises are racing to get the