EAC at MOTOTECH 2026 South | Panel Discussion: Smart Factory ROI EAC’s India Partner, Ketan Jadhav, joined industry leaders on stage at MOTOTECH 2026 South in Chennai as a panellist for the session titled: “Smart Factory ROI that the CFO Buys: What to Automate, What to Digitise, What to Leave Alone.”Organised by OEM Update Magazine and the Mototech India team, MOTOTECH 2026 South brought together automotive OEMs, technology providers, and manufacturing professionals for a day of substantive dialogue on the future of automotive manufacturing in India. The panel was moderated by Rajesh Nath, Managing Director, VDMA India, and anchored around …
China Cost Optimization 2026 – Balancing competitiveness in a shifting landscape
China Cost Optimization 2026 – Balancing competitiveness in a shifting landscape The rules of competition in China have changed. Most foreign companies have not. For two decades, international companies operated in China under one assumption: Chinese manufacturers compete on price, and foreign brands compete on quality. That assumption is no longer valid. Chinese companies have graduated in technology, engineering depth, supply chain integration, and speed-to-market. The cost gap that once protected foreign margins is narrowing fast. In some sectors, it has already reversed.Download the Market InsightThe Chinese car market added 10 million units between 2020 and 2025, growing from 20 …
EAC at OEM Update’s Borderless Manufacturing Webinar
Webinar: Borderless Manufacturing | 26 May 2026 Rituraj Shailendra joined OEM Update’s Borderless Manufacturing webinar alongside industry leaders to discuss supply chain resilience, production shifts, quality, automation, and the India–Germany manufacturing axis.Rituraj was joined by an expert panel that included voices from Caterpillar Inc., Rittal India, Tata, Flanders Investment & Trade, and Air To MC2, alongside keynote contributor Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Union Minister.What the Panel Said On supply chain resilience: Holding more inventory treats a symptom, not the cause. The more resilient response is a segmented buffer strategy protecting the highest-risk, lowest-substitutable components while channelling resources into supplier diversification. …