Jury Rounds for 7th WAF Awards held at IIT Delhi & FICCI

Jury Rounds for 7th WAF Awards held at IIT Delhi & FICCI

An Award which is more of an Elimination than a Selection. Running Successfully in its 7th Edition.

Powered by Quadruple Elimination Process. Research by IIT Delhi.

Ladies & Gentlemen presenting the Hon’ble Jury of 7th World Auto Forum Awards for Auto Makers CXOs.

Q: Why is the WAF Award one of the toughest to win and why is it so aspirational ?

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Why couldn’t GM go the Ford Way at India ?

Why couldn’t GM go the Ford Way at India ?

by Anuj Guglani CEO World Auto Forum

 ( 1 Min Read )

– Ford entered India with a JV with M&M in 1995.

– Ford comes full circle after spending US$2 billion in 24 Years and earning 3% Market Share in Indian Market. 

– General Motors (GM ) re-entered India an year before with a JV with HM in 1994. 

– Was GM India’s exit from domestic market a classic board room Knee jerk ? 

– Is the Ford Way More Prudent & Win-Win  ?

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Tata Motors candidate wins Top Honours at WorldSkills Competition at Russia

Tata Motors candidate wins Top Honours at WorldSkills Competition at Russia

by World Auto Forum Think Tank 

Tata Motors candidate, Mr. Tushar Phadatare has earned the Medallion for Excellence in the WorldSkills Competition 2019 concluded at Kazan (Russia) this week, in the skill category of Automobile Technology. This Competition is otherwise called Olympics of Skills!

A total of 35 countries participated in this Automobile Technology skill category. Tushar finished with 710 marks and secured 15th Position putting India ahead of countries like Belguim, UK, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain etc

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Vision 2030 : The Future of Auto Retail 

Vision 2030 : The Future of Auto Retail 

Your Automotive Business depends on just 3 Things :

1. Your Dealership Culture

2. Your Product’s Reliability & COO

3. Your Digital Strategy & FootPrint

 

by Anuj Guglani, CEO World Auto Forum

 

“I’m so sorry Ma’am”, cried the Fuel station Attendant. “I have accidentally fuelled your Diesel Car with Petrol!”

This happened with my Wife last month during a routine visit at the “Petrol Pump”. Seems the guy took it literally! She immediately called me. The first thing I asked her, “How much Petrol went in?” Thankfully the petrol fed, was just a litre. Not much of a worry. I asked her to wait for a while and get the vehicle tanked up with diesel. It was all fine.

However it wasn’t this easy. I too was a bit taken aback and wanted professional help & ratification of my actions. I called up the dealership. Noone picked up. Then I remembered I had the CRE no saved from last service reminder. We all know how many service reminder calls we get! The calls continue even after we have sold the car! The CRE took the call in first ring. I shared the incident. She was shocked and wanted to help.

I could sense she was running around her office, looking for the right person to guide me. She said, “Sir I shall make you speak to my manager.” thereafter I heard a middle aged male’s voice, sounding very busy. “Bataye, kya Hua?” he asked. I narrated the incident. He snubbed me mid way, asking, “Apko mera no kisne diya? Yeh mera kaam nahin hai!”

I didnt feel like wasting my breath in explaining that your CRE thought you are capable to help the customer, sadly you aren’t. I thought I shouldn’t waste time in saying,”You don’t even realise you are saying all these things to a customer in distress, who pays for your bills, Your kids school fees, your parents medicines, your movie tickets and your vacations. And that, this call wasn’t transferred. The CRE handed over her handphone to you to speak. Probably you just rattled out a standard line, which you say to most customers who need your help!

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