: Hyundai Motor India Limited was awarded the ‘IEI Industry Excellence Award for the year 2019 by the Institution of Engineers (India) recently. IEI identifies and felicitates companies across sectors for their best-in-class innovations, success stories and stellar performances every year. Mr. Ganesh Mani S (Director, Production) and Mr. JH Lee (Executive Director, Production) received this award from Honorable Minister for Road Transport & Highways of India - Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Prof (Dr.) KK Aggarwal - Chairman of National Board of Accreditation and Dr. Gunaraja T M – President, Institution of Engineers.
15 companies from various sectors were handpicked for this top honor under 9 categories. HMIL is the
only auto major to be recognized, on its
maiden attempt, for demonstrating the
highest order of industry business excellence under the Rs.5000 Cr. and above turnover category. The IEI committee and jury assessed the participants based on their financial performance, manufacturing excellence, innovation, corporate governance, R&D, safety, quality, occupational health, sustainability practices and CSR initiatives.
Few industry best practices at Hyundai:
- Application of Industry 4.0 solutions: VR training to employees, installation of predictive-maintenance alert system, leveraging data analytics to sustain the 100% operational efficiency, among others
- Green Initiatives: 76% renewable energy (wind, co-gen, solar) used [Only auto major in India to do so], Regenerative Thermal Oxidation (RTO) unit to reduce VoC emission, 100 % LED lighting used, among others
Staying in line with the vision of Honorable Prime Minister of India – Shri Narendra Modi’s “Make in India for the World”, Hyundai strikes the perfect balance bridging cutting-edge technology and skilled manpower, and building a robust ecosystem while generating employment to over 2.5 lakh people (directly & indirect), since inception. HMIL is also India’s first Smart Mobility Solutions Provider with BS-IV ready vehicles. With an investment of USD 4.1 billion in its state-of-the-art production facility in Chennai, HMIL manufactures 12 car models and a total of 350+ variants, including India’s first fully-electric SUV Kona.
About HMIL: Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company (HMC). HMIL is India’s first smart mobility solutions provider and the number one car exporter since inception in India. It currently has 12 car models across segments SANTRO, GRAND i10 NIOS, ELITE i20, ACTIVE i20, XCENT, VERNA, ELANTRA, VENUE, CRETA, TUCSON, KONA Electric, India’s First Fully Electric SUV and the newly launched Grand i10 NIOS. HMIL’s fully integrated state-of-the-art manufacturing plant near Chennai boasts of advanced production, quality and testing capabilities.
HMIL forms a critical part of HMC’s global export hub. It currently exports to around 91 countries across Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Australia and Asia Pacific. To support its growth and expansion plans, HMIL currently has 502 dealers and more than 1,324 service points across India. In its commitment to provide customers with cutting-edge global technology, Hyundai has a modern multi-million-dollar R&D facility in Hyderabad. The R&D centre endeavours to be a center of excellence in automobile engineering.
About The Institution of Engineers ( India)
The Institution of Engineers (India) [IEI] is a statutory body to promote and advance the engineering and technology, established in 1920 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1935. It is the largest multi-disciplinary professional body of engineers encompassing 15 (fifteen) engineering disciplines with a Corporate membership of over 2 lakhs, and serving the nation for more than 9 decades. The IEI has its headquarters located in Kolkata with national presence through more than hundred Centres and several Overseas Chapters, Foras and Organ.
The Institution of Engineers (India) is a first professional body to represent India in several International Bodies, such as the World Mining Congress (WMC), the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), the Commonwealth Engineers’ Council (CEC), the Federation International du Beton (fib), and the Federation of Engineering Institutions of South and Central Asia (FEISCA). It also has bilateral agreements with a number of professional societies across the globe.
IEI holds the International Professional Engineers (IntPE) Register for India under the global International Professional Engineers Alliance (IntPEA). The Institution also wards the Professional Engineers (PE) Certification.