The country’s leading resource for mobility technology SAEINDIA (the Society of Automotive Engineers INDIA) , is back with the 10th edition of its flagship event SAEINDIA International Mobility Conference (SIIMC 2022), which is the first ever International Sustainable Multimodal Mobility Conference. The SIIMC 2022 conference is scheduled from October 12-14, 2022. The three-day event is hosted at Hilton Bengaluru Embassy Manyata Business Park. The theme for this year’s conference is “Sustainable Multi-Modal Mobility Ecosystem” and it takes forward SAEINDIA’s commitment, on advancing and promoting mobility engineering. Dr Murugesh Nirani, Minister of Large and Medium Industries, Govt of Karnataka was the chief guest of the inaugural session.  

Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Basavaraj Bommai, Govt of Karnataka, Dr Ashwath Narayan, Minister of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood, Govt of Karnataka and Shri Randheer Singh, Director - Electric Mobility, NITI Aayog will share their thoughts on mobility at the conference.

Mr. Mahesh Babu, SIIMC 2022 Conference Patron and CEO – India, Switch Mobility said, “A robust mobility framework is the need of the hour to mitigate the impact of growing emissions and rapid urbanization. Sustainable Multi Modal solutions will help de-carbonize ~100 million tn CO2 by 2030. SIIMC 2022 is a platform where all 3 stakeholders – the Government, the Industry and the Communities have come together to make sustainable multi modal mobility a reality.”

Mr. Munirathinam Dhananjayan, Chair – Organising Committee, Founder and MD of Focus Group said, “The three-day event will see over 700 mobility experts, including industry leaders and professionals from research and development, manufacturing and services come together and network under one roof. The key highlight of the 10^th edition of the SIIMC 2022, is going to be the presentation of more than 180 papers and 543 abstracts on engineering innovations, with a focus on promoting sustainable and multi-modal mobility in the country. SIIMC 2022 will see a host of panel discussions and individual presentations, putting the spotlight on trends and innovations shaping the future of mobility.”

Talking about the focus areas and theme of the SIIMC 2022 conference, Mr. K. Venkataraj, Deputy Director General, SAEINDIA, said, “This year’s conference theme “Sustainable Multi-Modal Mobility Ecosystem” resonates well with the present-day reality, where mobility is considered to be playing a big role in achieving sustainable development by promoting goals like a clean and green environment and equitable livelihood.”

Suhas Gopinath, CEO, Globals Inc., inaugurated TechHive, a one-stop shop for startups to showcase their products and services to the global and Indian automotive market, another highlight of the SAEINDIA conference. TechHive is aimed at facilitating networking and supporting new business opportunities, by bringing together startups, the automotive industry, and investors and will offer startups an opportunity to make technology presentations and carry out product demos and put up B2B stalls.  

Mr. C V Raman, CTO, Maruti Suzuki; Mr. Vijay Nirani, Managing Director, MRN Group; Mr Vinay Harne, CTO, TVS Motors; Mr. Brian McMurray, President, General Mortors – Korea, Dr. Sri Srinath, President – SAE International and Mr Prashant Doreswamy, President, Continental Automotive India are some of the eminent industrialists who will be delivering various sessions at the conference.

Panel discussions will be led by the industry experts and researchers, featuring speakers from the country’s leading automotive and technology organisations, as well as science and engineering institutes. The key organisations participating in the conference include Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Volvo, Tata Consultancy Services, Ashok Leyland, Infosys, Bosch, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Indian Oil Corporation, and the Indian Institute of Science.

Some of the key sessions of the conference will see speakers coming together and discussing themes, including the role of the automotive industry in meeting the challenges of global warming, the Design and development of low-cost electric microcars for urban commuting, Edge computing for multimodal and intermodal mobility, Building (Globally) connected car platforms – Unearthing complexity, Balancing of energy efficiency, Driving excitement and comfort in battery electric vehicles, and Is battery swapping a viable alternative to accelerate the electric vehicle (EV) adoption in India.

Note to Editors: About SAEINDIA

SAEINDIA is the country’s largest member-driven society of mobility practitioners, dedicated to the advancement of mobility engineering. It is a strategic alliance partner of SAE International, registered in India as an Indian nonprofit engineering and scientific society, committed to the advancement of the mobility industry in India. SAEINDIA has representatives from the mobility community including engineers-executives from the automobile industry, government officials, academics, and students. Please click on the link to know more: https://saeindia.org/

Wichita Falls, TX – If your auto repair shop requires a major boost on the business front, then Chris Cotton is the man to wheel in, fix out the problems, and super-charge your way to a better life.

Chris, of AutoFix Auto Shop Coaching, is not just any business solutions fixer, but he has gotten his hands dirty in the trade, owning and running successful auto repair shops. Now he is using his own experiences to help similar businesses to stay on the right track.

“I am not the be all and end all of better business, but what I do have is a tremendous amount of experience and can make any auto repair business better,” said Chris, of Wichita Falls, TX.

Whether you are already successful and want to take your shop to the next level or your doors are about to close, Chris will offer support and solutions that guarantee success.

He added: “My goal is to teach you what you didn’t know, and implement these new ideas so that you can successfully run your shop forever. I provide an experienced, unemotional perspective of a business, one not clouded by the day-to-day clutter.

“I give you a person to be accountable to and a sounding board to bounce ideas off. I help you take control of your business, rather than your business controlling you and your life.”

Chris will analyze the business and outline the necessary changes needed to make to help you succeed. He assured: “We work together as long as the business owner sees value in what I provide and they are getting results.”

Importantly, AutoFix Auto Shop Coaching has proof that its approach is working to help small businesses get on a better track with a series of positive testimonials.

Brent Lawyer, commented: “AutoFix and Chris’s team provided eye-opening advice about how successful shops all over the country operate. As a small family-owned business for over 30 years, we were in a silo about how the shops outside of ours worked. 

“We were always afraid that we couldn’t afford a business coach, but we found Autofix to be very affordable and paid for itself within days of starting.” 

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Let’s give India a breather on this World Environment Day

ZEWAY Mobility is proud to be associated with Niti Ayog and Royal Mountain Institute on World Environment Day 5^th June. The company supports 100% sustainability through its efforts to make NCR region less polluted. The company is dedicated to providing charging stations for Electric Vehicles users in the capital and connected cities like Jaipur and Bhubaneshwar.  Co-founded by two enterprising and dynamic individuals Arabindo Prasad Patro and Deepak Upadhyay, the vision of the company is to target EV mobility across India. An ambitious project of handling charging stations in the initial phase has already begun successfully.

With the help of ‘Shoonya ka Safar’ promoted by Niti Ayog, Zeway Mobility pushes it vision onwards from 5^th June 2022, World Environment Day. In association with Rocky Mountain Institute, the urban delivery last mile efforts will create zero-pollution in the dense roads in North India. Explaining the vision and methods to sustainability Zeway Mobility Co-founder Arabindo said, “Our aim to create awareness at the consumer level. Zeway joins the Shoonya campaign to decreasing pollution and temperatures. Zeway provides wide range of customized solutions to EV owners beneficial for different personal and commercial needs to address pollution problems effectively.”

About ZEWAY Mobility

ZEWAY Mobility is an electric vehicle infrastructure provider. The company will set up 10,000 charging points across India in the next three years. It is currently among the fastest-growing independent EV charging station operators in India.

The company has earmarked three priority areas to grow. One is providing decentralized charging points at:

• Commercial complexes, housing societies and RWAs.
• Partnering with educational campuses and universities across India.
• Setting up EV infrastructure associating with different civic bodies and public undertakings. 

A public awareness imitative by ZEWAY Mobility charging

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Avtodom Group of Companies and AutoSpecCenter Group of Companies launched merging process concerning administrative divisions forming a single management company in the summer of 2021. Maxim Krivoshey became the head of the unified IT service in April 2022.

Maxim graduated from Penza State University in 2001. He has been working in IT since 1998. Since 2008, he has been working on leadership positions. Maxim joined the automotive sphere in 2010. He headed the IT department in one of the largest Russian automobile holdings represented by 100 car dealerships in 10 Russian cities from 2015 to 2021. Maxim joined the management team of Avtodom Group of Companies and AutoSpecCenter Group of Companies as IT Director in April 2022.

Nowadays, large automotive holdings as well as companies from various segments, that possess a modern efficient IT infrastructure, have a serious competitive advantage on the market. The main trends of the strategy of Avtodom Group of Companies and AutoSpecCenter Group of Companies have not changed, despite the ambiguous situation in the country. Companies are focused on the development of new lines of business and e-commerce, and in general are actively engaged in digitalization. All this entails a continuous complication of the IT landscape and requires modern approaches to IT management. Restructuring of a unified IT service, introduction of a service approach into the work of the IT department, transition to a unified DMS system, normalization and control of reference data, etc. are among the tasks of developing the IT direction.

“First we need to eliminate waste and identify the main value for the end user. Then we need to minimize the actions that do not produce it. We will create knowledge not in the form of disparate documents, but with the help of effective communications between team members and a single center of up-to-date data. Of course, we will have to optimize the whole. At the same time, we will take into account the overall improvement of activities, and not just local optimization, - Maxim Krivoshey, IT Director of Avtodom Group of Companies and AutoSpecCenter Group of Companies, shared his ambitious plans.

AVTODOM was founded in 1992. The company specializes in sales and service of premium and luxury cars. The company's portfolio includes 11 car brands: BMW, MINI, Lamborghini, Mercedes Benz, smart, Porsche, Aurus, Audi, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover and 3 motorcycle brands: BMW Motorrad, Ducati and KTM. Dealer centers are located in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Krasnodar. AVTODOM actively develops used car sales and offers a full range of financial services.

AutoSpecCenter has been operating on the market since 1998. The AutoSpecCenter portfolio includes brands: Porsche, INFINITI, Volkswagen, ŠKODA, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, HAVAL, GEELY, CHERY, EXEED. Dealer centers are located in Moscow and the nearest Moscow region. It offers a full range of services for the sale, warranty and service of cars, the sale of original spare parts and accessories, commission trade, as well as additional services, car loans and insurance.