Tuesday, February 4, 2020

FADA Auto Summit 2020 - Let’s Thrive Amidst the Disruption Together

The Automobile industry witnesses one of its worst slowdowns in the year 2019. While reasons are many, solutions and ways to cope with such a crisis still remain limited. The primary ones include a hike in the third party insurance and road taxes, inventory liquidation prior to BS-VI transitions, increase in the cost of acquisition, and of course, the general slowdown of the Indian economy.

The auto industry is undoubtedly going through a time of disruption, which is why FADA has taken an initiative to come up with reliable solutions to thrive amidst the same. FADA, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association is organizing its 11th Auto Summit this year on 7th February 2020 at Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi where all the primary industry leaders will come together to discuss the effect of the current slowdown on the auto dealers and come up with possible solutions for the same. The event is based on the theme “Thriving Amidst Disruption”, owing to which, the present scenario will be discussed in the panel discussions where common issues and their solutions will be addressed.

Mr. Nitin Gadkari, the Honorable Minister for Road Transport, Highways & MSME will be the Chief Guest for the event. With regard to common issues in the automobile industry at the present, a panel discussion on the following topics will be conducted:


  • Electric Mobility 2030: Myth or Reality?
  • Individual Keynote Address by Mr. Ramesh Iyer
  • Panel Discussion with Joint Secretary, MoRTH and VAHAN 4.0
  • Passenger Vehicle Panel Discussion: Future of Dealerships
  • Commercial Vehicle Panel Discussion on BS-VI and the World beyond
  • 2W Panel Discussion on Challenges of Dealerships
  • Motivation session by Sadhu Gyanvatsaldas Ji on Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. 
  • Keynote Session by Mr. Hardeep Brar, Director - Marketing and Sales, GWM. 
  • Digitalization by Mr. Nikhil Bansal. Industry Head - Auto, Google India.
  • Future Trends of PV Sales in India by Mr, Colin Couchman, Director - Global Automotive Sales Forecasting, IHS Markit,  Let’s Relive 1983 by Mr. Kapil Dev
  • Concurrent sessions on Demystifying GST, Body Shop: The Pot of Gold, and Spare Parts: Unlock Hidden Profits. 


The Auto Summit 2020 is a great step to address the prevailing automobile slowdown issues and come up with a relevant solution to thrive amidst the same. Let’s come together along with the brightest mind in the industry to face the changes head-on!

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