Automotive Testing Expo India 2025 opened its doors with an elaborate ceremony involving traditional South Indian lamp lighting. Participants included the SAE Automotive Leadership Summit panel members alongside knowledge partner ARAI: Dr G Nagarajan, president, SAEIndia; CV Raman, member of the executive committee, Maruti Suzuki/past president, SAEIndia; Dr Saurabh Dalela, director, ICAT; Dr N Saravanan, president and chief technology officer, Ashok Leyland; and Dr Reji Mathai, director at ARAI.
The show was officially opened with a ribbon cutting at the entrance, followed by the lamp lighting. In her welcome address, brand manager Charlotte Iggulden said, “On behalf of the organizers, I would like to thank all our exhibitors, speakers and partners who have made Automotive Testing Expo India a success. 2025 marks the 8th edition of the show, and I am delighted to announce that this is the biggest show we have ever held in India, with over 200 exhibitors and the addition of a new hall to showcase the latest advances in automotive testing and developments. I would particularly like to thank ARAI, our knowledge partner, for a fruitful and longstanding collaboration through the years. I’m also delighted to welcome a new partner, SAEIndia, to host the show’s inaugural Automotive Leadership Summit.”
Following brief speeches from ARAI and the SAEIndia Automotive Leadership Summit panelists, the guests moved to the SAEIndia Automotive Leadership Summit stage in Hall 1 for a second lamp lighting and the opening of the conference.
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