Webinar Day 1 | Vehicle Lightweighting Conference

The keynote address set the context around key drivers and challenges of lightweighting, followed by a panel discussion highlighting the lightweighting measures being adopted for lightweighting.

25 May 2024 | 7630 Views | By Mayank Dhingra

As the automotive landscape undergoes a radical transformation to meet tightening emissions and safety standards, lightweighting has emerged as a key engineering methodology to slash vehicle weight.

On May 23 and 24, Autocar Professional hosted its annual event - Vehicle Lightweighting Conference - bringing together industry CXOs to drive conversations around this important subject that is key to achieve sustainability, and enhance safety in vehicles.

Day 1 Theme: Key Drivers and Challenges in Automotive Lightweighting

  • Keynote Address: CV Raman, EC Member & Former CTO, Maruti Suzuki India
  • Panel Discussion: Anand Kulkarni, Head, EV Programmes, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility; Ritesh Agrawal, SVP & Head - Sourcing, Auto Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra; and Srikumar S, Delivery Head - Automotive, Tata Elxsi
  • Interview: Sushil Mane, Sr Director, Tech & Customer Support, Simulation & Design Support, Altair

Video Recording: 

RELATED ARTICLES

VIDEO: BYD Bets on PHEVs to Address Range Anxiety and Expand EV Adoption

Autocar Professional Bureau 09 Jun 2026

BYD India head Rajeev Chauhan explains why the company believes plug-in hybrids can help hesitant buyers embrace electri...

Video - Physical Buttons to Make a Comeback on Tata Cars: Martin Uhlarik, Tata Motors

Autocar Professional Bureau 09 Jun 2026

Martin Uhlarik unpacks the Tiago facelift's design rationale, EV differentiation strategy, cabin ergonomics, the shift t...

VIDEO: River Mobility: The EV Startup That Refused to Scale Blindly | Start to Scale Ep. 1

Prerna Lidhoo 07 Jun 2026

Aravind Mani, Co-founder & CEO of River Mobility, unpacks the realities of building an EV startup in one of the world's ...

NEXT STORY