Gérard Detourbet is Autocar Professional’s ‘Man of the Year 2015’

Autocar Professional’s biggest issue of 2015 – the 11^th Anniversary Special – is out! The 216-page bumper issue is a true-blue collector’s edition that’s simply unputdownable.

Every year, Autocar Professional honours a business leader who has led his company to new heights as its ‘Man of the Year’. This year, it’s a professional with a difference – Gérard Detourbet, the affable Chennai-based 69-year-old managing director of Renault-Nissan Alliance’s A-segment Development Unit.

For leading the successful creation of a game-changing car – the Kwid – that represents Renault’s gutsy move in the Indian small car market, Gérard Detourbet has been voted Autocar Professional’s Man of the Year 2015. Detourbet, who has created some of Renault’s best-selling cars globally, is also responsible for getting Indian suppliers to think out of the box to develop innovative and cost-efficient parts for the Kwid.

Riveting mix of news, features and exclusive interviews
In line with its philosophy of ‘Essential reading for the automotive industry’, we bring you a riveting mix of exciting news, fabulous features and exclusive interviews. Some of the industry leaders who have spoken to Autocar Professional on a varied range of topics include Onkar S Kanwar, chairman of Apollo Tyres; Deepak Chopra, Group CEO of the Anand Group; Sanjay Bandopadhyay, CEO of NATRiP; Todd C Morgan, senior VP (Global  product Development), Varroc Lighting Systems; Richard Welford, chief strategy officer, Tata Technologies; Vinod Dasari, managing director, Ashok Leyland; Erich Nesselhauf, managing director and CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles; and Akash Passey, senior VP – Business Regional International, Volvo Bus Corporation, and chairman of the Board of Volvo Buses in India.

‘Make in India’ is now a mission, both for Indian companies as well as global players. Find out how both vehicle and component manufacturers in India are innovating, achieving high quality production, increasing localisation levels and also getting into export mode.

Reflecting this special issue’s importance, captains of industry have written exclusively on a range of industry-riveting topics. They comprise Dr Pawan Goenka, executive director, Mahindra & Mahindra; Dr Wilfried Aulbur, managing partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants; Prof Gordon Murray, chairman, Gordon Murray Design; Prakash Telang, former managing director, Tata Motors; Claude d’Gama Rose, Country Head – India Continental Group; Anjali Singh, chairperson, Gabriel India; G Parthipan, president, Rane TRW Steering Systems; and Tadahiko Yoshioka, CEO, Sekisui DLJM Molding.   

In the Commercial Vehicles section, delve into the feature on Tata Motors which reveals how the market leader is gearing up to revamp its M&HCV range. Get to know why CV braking, suspension and transmission control systems supplier Wabco India is upbeat about growth in the domestic market. Or why CV clutch maker Setco Automotive is confidently going about doubling its manufacturing capacity.

Plenty of industry news too in this cracker of an issue – Mahindra’s all-new mFalcon engine and the KUV100 compact SUV, Tata Motors’ all-new Zica hatchback that reflects a new design and engineering direction, and how Bangalore-based start-up Ather Energy is set to bring out a revolution with its ‘smart’ electric scooter.

Industry-academia connect
Autocar Professional has also taken up the focus of industry-academia collaboration – find out what Dr Tim Leverton, president and head, Advanced & Product Engineering, Tata Motors, and IV Rao, advisor, Maruti Suzuki India, have to say on the subject.  

The 11^th anniversary issue is accompanied by a free copy of the Autocar Professional 2016 Directory, which is a comprehensive A-Z guide to the Indian automotive industry.

All in all, the December 15, 2015 issue is a simply-not-to-be-missed edition. We promise you it will take you well into 2016.

Team Autocar Professional wishes you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year .  

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