India’s auto component sector has moved from being the world’s back office to becoming a strategic partner in global mobility transformation, Priya Kapur, Non-Executive Director at Sona Comstar, said at the 60th ACMA Excellence Awards & Technology Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
Delivering her first public keynote, Kapur framed India’s rise within the broader reset of global automotive supply chains. As OEMs rethink sourcing strategies around resilience, engineering depth and execution reliability, India is no longer a low-cost alternative but a central pillar of global strategy, she noted.
The shift reflects a move from build-to-print manufacturing to technology-led co-development and system-level capabilities, supported by policy…