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MOTORINDIA
l
April 2012
IAC
to sharpen focus on
commercial vehicles
International Automotive Com-
ponents (IAC) is the world’s third
largest interior components man-
ufacturer with a global turnover
of $4.4 billion. It has around 76
facilities globally, including the
Engineering Centre at Chakan,
Pune, set up in 2008, and another
plant opened at the same location
last year.
Addressing a video confer-
encing session arranged for a
select few Indian journalists
who recently visited IAC’s Pre-
Production & Validation Cent-
ers located at Troy, USA, Mr.
Gajanan V. Gandhe, Senior Vice
President, Asian Operations, IAC
Asia Ltd., Pune, said though the
Pune operations of the company
were initiated mainly to cater to
the needs of Mahindra Navistar
trucks, it has gradually expanded the
customer base in India. Today the
company has emerged a major sup-
plier of products to Volvo Trucks,
Eicher Buses, Volkswagen, Mahin-
dra Reva, etc. The company keeps
expanding its capacity with increas-
ing business from Indian OEMs.
He said currently IAC has three
facilities in India, two at Chakan in
Maharashtra and one at Manesar,
Haryana. IAC’s Indian Engineer-
ing Design Center also supports the
North American as well as European
the current group business from
commercial vehicle manufactur-
ers, around 30 per cent of sales is
expected from this segment.
In addition to interiors, IAC
India also develops exterior
products for commercial vehicle
manufacturers. Overall, there is
tremendous scope to expand In-
dian operations, and the growth
will be mainly through organic
means, added Mr. Gajanan.
Mr. R. Natarajan, MOTORIN-
DIA Managing Editor, who was
in the team, was delighted to
learn during his visit to the Pre-
Production & Validation Centers
facilities at Troy that IAC has
reportedly invested a lot in tech-
nology with the sole objective of
becoming a global leader in the
interior and exterior components
industry.
The second unit of the IAC Group
at Chakan opened last year covers
an area of 118,000 sq. ft. Located
in the Mahindra Supplier Park, this
facility makes IAC one of the first
automotive suppliers to establish
their operations in the Supplier Park.
The first facility of the company was
started at Chakan in early 2009. To-
gether the two plants enhanced the
company’s footprint in the western
automotive hub of Pune, which is
also home to IAC India’s regional
Mr. Gajanan V. Gandhe, Sr. Vice Presi-
dent, Asian Operations, International
Automotive Components (IAC) Asia
Ltd.
Focus on Detroit
By R. Natarajan, Managing Editor
Recently the company re-
ceived a major contract for
Ashok Leyland’s New Gen-
eration Cab. Considering
the current group business
from commercial vehicle
manufacturers, around 30
per cent of sales is expect-
ed from this segment.
customers for their offshore servic-
es. Recently the company received a
major contract for Ashok Leyland’s
New Generation Cab. Considering