The `Maruti Suzuki-SUPRA SAEINDIA 2011’, was inaugurated with members of SAE, Maruti Suzuki and over 1100 young and enthusiastic engineering students at Sriperumbudur race track today. 44 teams are competing for the coveted trophy and would showcase their Formula-1 racing prototypes over the next three days. The winners of the competition will be declared on July 3rd after three days of intense scrutiny and concept design evaluation of the Formula-1 racing prototypes.
This is the first time in India that such a competition is being organized for under graduate and graduate engineering students. India’s leading car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki has teamed up with SUPRA SAEINDIA to facilitate this initiative. Through such initiatives, Maruti Suzuki is connecting with the youth and is nurturing their skills in automotive technology. This is one more step by the company towards aligning itself with the overall Automotive Mission Plan (AMP 2016) a dream to make India an International Automotive Hub.
Maruti Suzuki’s vision is to enhance its R&D capability that can work collaboratively with Suzuki to design cars for the global markets. Like SUPRA SAEINDIA Formula-1 car prototype designing, Maruti Suzuki has undertaken several initiatives in the recent past to connect with the youth such as holding guest lectures, offering sponsorships and providing engineering infrastructure support through engine, transmission and other vehicle systems.
