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tive industry.” Then Mr. Marc Llis-
tosella, CEO & Managing Director
of Daimler India Commercial Ve-
hicles, will talk on “Challenges for
Indo-German co-operation in the
automotive industry.”
Mr. Michael Rüger, of Manage-
ment Engineers, will speak on
“Technical challenges for the com-
mercial vehicle industry”, while
Mr. Jacques Esculier, Chairman and
CEO of Wabco, will report on the
“Next stage in customer partnership
in India.” To finish off, Mr. Ambuj
Sharma from the Indian Ministry of
Heavy Industries will report on the
Indo-German Working Group on
Automotive Sector.
The Turkish scene
Turkey, as a significant commer-
cial vehicle market and production
location, will be the focus on the
“IAA Turkey Day” on September
24. It is expected that around 1.2
million vehicles will be produced
in the country in the current year.
About 1,000 automotive supply
businesses form a major branch of
industry as they account for around
45 per cent of all exports.
VDA and its co-operation partners
– the Turkish suppliers’ association
Taysad and the association of ex-
porters in the Turkish automotive
industry – will examine opportuni-
ties resulting from Turkey’s grow-
ing importance as an automotive
market. After the welcome address
by VDA Managing Director Klaus
Bräunig, Mr. Ömer Burhanoglu,
Vice President of the Association
of exporters in the Turkish automo-
tive industry, Taysad President, Dr.
Mehmet Dudaroglu, and Mr. Emre
Pinarli, Project Director, Prime
Ministry Investment Support and
Promotion Agency, will provide
an overview of the Turkish vehicle
market.
Promotion and R&D development
activities will be covered in the fol-
lowing lectures to be delivered by
Mr. Burhan Kurt, CEO of Aktas
Holding, and Mr. Martin Panzitt,
Director of International Tech Cent-
er Management.
The largest group of 147 foreign
exhibitors at the 64
th
IAA Commer-
cial Vehicles is from China. This
number reflects the importance of
China as a commercial vehicle mar-
ket and location. The China event
on September 26, which VDA is or-
ganising with the support from the
law firm Hengeler Mueller, will give
participants an overview of the Chi-
nese market and the challenges and
potentials of manufacturers and sup-
pliers there.
The Chinese competence
After the welcome address by
VDA Managing Director Klaus
Bräunig, there will be a presenta-
tion by Dong Yang, Executive Vice
Chairman and Secretary General
of the Chinese Association of Au-
tomobile Manufacturers (CAAM),
on “China’s new role in the global
economy.” Michael Dong, President
of MAN Truck and Bus China, will
talk on “Challenges for a European
OEM in the Chinese market.” The
topic “Obstacles and surprises when
investing in and from China” will be
discussed by Dr. Changfeng Tu of
Hengeler Mueller, while Leon Liu,
President Asia at Wabco, will reveal
the latest “Commercial vehicle in-
novations in China.”
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