Maruti Suzuki CEO sees India as a trusted auto manufacturing and supply-chain hub
Maruti Suzuki India CEO Hisashi Takeuchi says shifting global supply chains create an opening for India, contingent on deeper localisation, stronger Tier-2 and Tier-3 suppliers, quality, technology investment, cybersecurity and talent development.
What happened
Maruti Suzuki India CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said reconfigured global supply chains give India an opportunity to become a trusted auto manufacturing hub, urging
Key facts
- Four enablers for competitiveness: deep localisation, people, collective learning and technology
- Tier-2 and Tier-3 suppliers
- Last decade and next decade
Why this matters
Automakers and component groups should target partnerships or acquisitions that deepen India-based supplier capabilities in critical parts, engineering, cybersecurity, and workforce development.