You'd expect Vishnu Mathur's mood to reflect that of the Indian auto sector — downbeat, what with the industry in the midst of an agonizing slowdown, and sales dipping in the April-December period over a year ago.Yet, the director general of SIAM, the apex auto industry body, has been full of beans and on the go in the past two weeks, with a schedule so frenetic that it belies the sector's downturn.
For starters, Mathur has temporarily moved office from the India Habitat Centre in the heart of Delhi to Greater Noida on the outskirts. Except for the receptionist, his 30-odd staff too has accompanied him. Their days are hectic, starting at 8.30 am and they aren't home before 10 pm. "It will get worse from next week. We may not be able to go home," Mathur says, and you wonder whether he's pleased or distressed by that thought.
As SIAM's boss, Mathur is steering India's once-in-two-years auto show, to be held from February 6-12, for the first time in Greater Noida. Appointed in 2010 summer as director general, this is Mathur's second auto show, which is the Rs144,000-crore auto industry's biggest shindig. Understandably, a lot is at stake for him — and the sector. Read more..
Source: Automobile Industry News
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