Just weeks after the fifth anniversary of its domestic BharatBenz truck business, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) held its annual Supplier Meet with a focus on Technology, Safety, and Environment. The eighth edition of the event saw participation of more than 500 top representatives of company’s tier-1 suppliers. For the third time, DICV also honoured the best of the best suppliers that have provided outstanding contributions to the company’s growth in the domestic and the export business.
Addressing the gathering Mr. Erich Nesselhauf, Managing Director and CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, said: “Working with the best partners is a prerequisite for our success. The ideal DICV supplier helps us extend our technology leadership and deliver even more value to our customers, and is keen to pursue growth opportunities in exports.”
As an example of perfectly orchestrated cooperation, Mr. Nesselhauf referred to the BS-IV transition in India earlier this year, “Without our suppliers’ support, we could not have unlocked this kind of growth momentum with BS-IV and our all-new heavy-duty truck range. On behalf of DICV, I want to thank all our suppliers for their commitment and their contributions to this success.”
The highlight of the Supplier Meet was the presentation of the DICV Supplier Awards 2017 by Mr. Erich Nesselhauf, Mr. Amit Sharma, Head of Procurement, and Mr. Ralf Mungenast, Vice President Supply Chain Management, in the following categories:
DICV Supplier Award 2017, category “Excellence in Partnership”
Brakes India Pvt Ltd (Winner)
- Apollo Tyres Ltd (Nominee)
- Spicer India Pvt Ltd (Nominee)
DICV Supplier Award 2017, category “Excellence in Performance”
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd (Winner)
- MM Forgings Ltd (Nominee)
- Autotech Industries India Pvt Ltd (Nominee)
DICV Supplier Award 2017, category “Excellence in Innovation”
National Engineering Industries Ltd (Winner)
- Tenneco Automotive India Pvt Ltd (Nominee)
- Wabco India Ltd (Nominee)
DICV Supplier Award 2017, category “Exemplary Project Management”
Jamna Auto Industries Ltd (Winner)
- Bhavani Industries (Nominee)
- Harita Seating Systems Ltd (Nominee)
DICV Supplier Award 2017, Special Category
Kirloskar Ferrous Industries