Auto & Transportation

Amitabh Kant, chief executive of the National Institute of Transformation of India, said that Indian authorities are calling on local automakers to restrict imports of electric vehicle parts and other auto parts from China. The National Institute of Transformation of India is a think tank responsible for studying national policies.

Conte stated at an event organized by the Indian Auto Parts Manufacturers Association that it is important that some auto parts imported from China only due to price competitiveness and development opportunities should be produced in the country. Auto manufacturers break the supply chain and strengthen the local To reduce the dependence on imports, especially to reduce the dependence on China.

He also pointed out that the transition to electric vehicles is inevitable and called on India's leading automakers to ensure a "strategic position in the global value chain." He said: "If established companies do not switch to electric vehicles, you will see start-ups occupy a large portion of the market."

Representatives of the automotive industry pointed out that the general transition to electric vehicles will take many years. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. Chairman of the Board of Directors pointed out: “Only when customers believe that buying electric vehicles is more beneficial to them than internal combustion engine vehicles, will India achieve large-scale electrification. Taking into account the infrastructure conditions in each region, this The process will take some time, and internal combustion engine vehicles will continue to be produced for many, many years."