Author: Group Communications

ACMA held its 60th Annual Session on 5th September 2020 on the theme of ‘Shaping the New Normal’. Focused discussion points included Alternative Fuels, Localisation, CV Growth, EV and Aatmnirbhar projects. ANAND contributed to the session as a Gold Sponsor. All the key stakeholders of the Group as well as eminent ministers like Shri Nitin Gadkari, Shri Piyush Goyal and Shri Prakash Javadekar attended the event.

ACMA recently organised the ‘India Taiwan Partnership: Virtual Match Making Expo’ to explore new opportunities for partnership with Taiwanese electronics/telematics companies to source technologies and increase localisation in India. ANAND Group showcased a wide portfolio of products in future technology and emerging areas like BS-VI, Fuel Efficiency, Safety, Light Weighting and EV, in addition to regular products.

The automotive industry is going through a tectonic shift, with environment consciousness and passenger safety at the core of all innovative practices. ANAND Group actively supports the shifting trend towards Electric Personal Mobility and engaged with Okinawa Scooters to promote its Electric Scooters at Gabriel India’s Khandsa Plant. It received good response from Gabriel India and MAHLE ANAND Filter Systems.

As part of its CSR activities, Mando Automotive India Private Limited, Chennai, donated around 10,000 N95 face masks and 10,000 PPE Kits across the state of Tamil Nadu.

Faurecia Clean Mobility’s Bangalore plant joyfully celebrated the successful dispatch of the first batch of parts for KIA. A special puja was also performed before the consignment was sent off.

Dana Anand India, Manesar plant completed 6 years without any lost time case incidents and recordable case incidents. The team recently also celebrated the Highest Axle Production.

MAFS has made a positive start in its journey on operational and quality excellence by launching the ‘IMPACT’ programme. The initiative will bring product quality at the centre stage of daily activities across functions. The goal is to obtain zero defect by improving skills, sustaining the improved actions, stabilising of new models and improving process adherence. This initiative will foster a culture in which all employees take ownership of quality in their areas of work and look for encouraging results across internal and customer processes. The initiative was initially kicked off in the Khandsa plant and has been planned for other locations in the coming months.

ANAND I-Power, Nashik plant, organised a mechanics meet for 2 and 4 Wheeler operators. Over 50 mechanics from the neighbouring areas attended the event. They were informed about the company’s products, quality and cost competitiveness.

MAIL conducted a communication meet with all its employees to present the 2020 management goals and focus areas. Mr. Se Joon Oh, Managing Director, MAIL, chaired the meeting along with Mr. S. Sarathi, Joint Managing Director, MAIL and Mr. Ki Moon Lee, Chief Financial Officer, MAIL. Global trends, the economic situation and changes in the organisation were some of the topics discussed during the meet.