Why should companies go to India at all? Mr. Sudhir Rao, Former Chairman and Managing Director, Skoda Auto India and a Global Automotive and Transportation CEO. He has experience across India, US, and Europe in creating, building, and transforming firms to be sustainable, profitable businesses along with Mr. Shavikesh [...]
Sudhir Rao is one of the most successful managing directors in the Indian car industry. While Western car giants, such as GM and Harley Davidson, had to throw in the towel on their India adventures, Rao played a strong role in making Renault and Skoda among India’s sustainable western [...]
If you do business in India, but do not have an entity there, you can be designated as a Permanent Establishment (PE) in India by the Indian tax authorities. This is something every foreign company wants to avoid. This is because the consequences are big, in many cases, it [...]
For more than 70 years, the German company Würth has been the world's leading supplier of assembly technology. It is one of Germany's 100 most influential companies with an annual turnover of around 14.5 billion euros. "A large company like ours could not, therefore, ignore India," says Norman Dentel, [...]
India was for years a 'fly-over country' for Peter Vyncke, who runs the Flemish family business Vyncke together with his brother Dieter. "Before my brother and I took the helm, I headed the Asian department of Vyncke in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the time, we focused completely on Southeast [...]
When outsourcing production, Dutch companies quickly think of China, because it can be cheap there. But is that idea still true? Labour costs in China have risen sharply in recent years, the average minimum wage for contract workers in China is now €197.67 and India only €125. There are [...]
If you are short of technical personnel, India is the place to be. The Van Boxsel engineering firm set up its own branch in India back in 2004 and is now reaping the benefits. Keeping Knowledge In House Companies that work on a project basis or [...]
Maier+Vidorno has supported LEMKEN since the beginning of their business endeavors in India in 2010. Right from Company Incorporation, Recruitment, Land Search, and Project Management for their manufacturing facility set-up, M+V has been a trustworthy partner for all these years. Currently, M+V supports LEMKEN with their legal compliance, which [...]
