Auto SCM Summit 2025: How are automotive supply chains driving India’s factories of the future?

India’s automotive industry is entering a decisive phase, shaped by the Automotive Mission Plan 2047, rapid electric vehicle adoption, and ambitious export targets. This panel discussion examines how India’s factories of the future are being redesigned to deliver speed, resilience, and sustainability at scale.

Moderated by Rajarshi Chatterjee, Assistant Editor, ITLN, this session was recorded at the Auto SCM Summit 2025 in Chennai.

Featuring Anand Mimani, CEO – EV & New Energy Business at Blue Energy Motors; Naveen Prakash, Co-founder and Director at Global Logistics Solutions India; and Shanmugapriya Murugananth, Senior Manager – Automotive at Guidance Tamil Nadu, the session explores how manufacturing and logistics strategies are evolving to support next-generation mobility.

The conversation covers the shift from LNG to EV truck manufacturing, changes in inbound logistics and component sourcing, localisation versus global procurement, and the growing role of just-in-time and just-in-sequence production models. It also addresses challenges related to long lead times, import dependencies, multimodal logistics, and the critical support expected from logistics partners in a JIT-driven production environment.

With a special focus on Tamil Nadu’s emergence as India’s automotive and EV hub, the discussion highlights how policy support, infrastructure development, supplier ecosystems, and sustainable logistics practices are coming together to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing and global competitiveness.

This session offers a deep dive into how digitised, resilient, and future-ready factories will shape India’s position in the global automotive value chain.