VW Skoda Darpan Newsletter 2021

DARPAN JULY 2021 | ISSUE 06

SAVW GOES ELECTRIC WITH

e-tron INNOVATION DAY 2021 PAGE 4-5

ROBOTICS IN PRODUCTION & LOGISTICS PAGE 6

TOGETHER TOWARDS SAFER ROADS PAGE 10

AUDI INDIA PLUGS INTO ELECTR C MOBILITY Audi India took a giant leap to kick start its journey of electric mobility with the launch of 3 electric SUVs - the Audi e-tron 50, Audi e-tron 55 and Audi e-tron Sportback 55. Powered by two incredibly dynamic electric motors in the front and rear, the Audi e-tron and the udi e tron Sportbac o er a completely novel driving experience.

TRANSITIONING TO ELECTR C MOBILITY The Audi e-tron 50, the Audi e-tron 55, and the Audi e-tron Sportsback 55 are the perfect confluence of luxury, zero emissions, performance and comfort. ith the three o erings, udi India has an option for every segment of customers in the small but growing luxury electric SUV space. To ease the transition to electric mobility, the brand is o ering several benefits and packages including after-sales, charging and ownership.

CURATED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE udi ndia is o ering a choice of Service plans ranging from 2 years to 5 years as part of its curated ownership experience. A Standard warranty of 2 years and a High Voltage Battery warranty of 8 years or 160,000 KM whichever is earlier is also available. The options for Extended Warranty are available across a period of 2+2 years or 2+3 years.

Additionally, Comprehensive Service Plans are available for either 4 years or 5 years, depending on the scheme

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chosen by the customers. Under the Comprehensive Service Plan, the costs of service and the periodic maintenance of the brakes, suspension and Extended Warranty are covered.

PEACE OF MIND COMES STANDARD WITH AUDI E-TRON

an 6.8 second 0 to 100 kmph time.

Fully variable quattro drive precisely balances power between the four wheels for maximum traction.

EFFICIENCY

udi ndia is o ering the best in class buyback, where customers are being assured of a lucrative buyback price up to a period of 3 years from the date of purchase, when they decide to upgrade or sell their Audi e-tron 50, the Audi e-tron 55 and Audi e-tron Sportback 55.

e-tron 55 and e-tron 55 Sportback feature a 95kWh lithium-ion battery that enables a 359-484km range (WLTP); e-tron 50 features a 71kWh lithium-ion battery with 264-379km range (WLTP).

In addition, the complimentary 5 year Road Side ssistance o ers peace of mind to Audi India customers by providing them the assurance of having company-trained assistance on call in the unlikely event of their Audi e-tron or Audi e-tron Sportback needing mechanical intervention whilst on the road.

harging flaps uni uely positioned on both sides enable flexibility in par ing.

ELECTRIFYING PERFORMANCE Electric motors at the front and rear produce a combined power of 300kW on the Audi e-tron 55 and Audi e-tron Sportback 55, and 230kW on the Audi e-tron 50. e-tron 55 and e-tron 55 Sportback accelerate from 0 to 100 kmph in a quick 5.7 seconds, while the e-tron 50 boasts

Best in class charging options - 11kW AC and up to 150kW DC.

SAFETY The High voltage battery sits in an enclosed frame for maximum protection in an impact. Aluminium plate at base protects against damage from stone chips.

8 airbags to protect occupants in the unfortunate event of an accident.

External speakers generate a unique sound to alert pedestrians of the e-tron’s presence.

To know more about the features, interior and exterior highlights of e-tron range, Click Here

GETTING E-READY: INAUGURATION OF AC CHARGING STATIONS AT SAVW PUNE FACILITY uring oc down of last year, globally certified experts conducted E “Electrically Instructed Person [EIP]“ for colleagues from SAVW plant.

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ith the launch of the roup’s first electric vehicle first electric vehicle – the all new Audi e-tron, we have taken the first step towards the future of e-mobility and are committed to building a complete infrastructure around it.

Electrification is bringing disruption in existing practices of the auto sector and we aim to stay ahead of the industry with our advanced technology and technical expertise. Our Group Technical Service has supported our brands Audi and Porsche getting them future ready for their vehicle launches. Over the last two years, our Brands, Group Technical Service, Legal, Purchase, RDC, Taxation, Controlling, Logistics, Plant engineering teams have extended remarkable

cooperation and knowledge sharing to make this happen.

The electric vehicles use very high voltage and magnetic fields ma ing it very important for all the concerned technical sta to undergo a special certification process. olleagues from Group Technical Service Namdev Labade, Gaurav Pardeshi and Dinesh Naniwadekar were trained as High Voltage Experts in the beginning of Year 2020. During the lockdown last year, these globally certified experts conducted EV awareness training called “Electrically Instructed Person [EIP]“ for colleagues from SAVW plant.

15 sessions were conducted for 6 hours each covering 250 employees.

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The roup is committed to its e orts for a sustainable, connected, safe and tailored mobility solutions for future generations.

PREPARATION AT SAVW The teams are now prepared from a launch readiness perspective for electric vehicles, with respect to Repairs, Tools and Equipment, Charging Infrastructure, Battery Storage and Transportation, Skill Development, Battery Recycling and are confidently moving towards sustainability.

Here’s to the green and exciting future of mobility!

If you need to know more about the project, Get in touch with technical service team.

On 30th June our Managing Director Gurpratap Boparai inaugurated three AC Charging Stations which are installed at Pune facility.

On 30th June, our Managing Director Gurpratap Boparai inaugurated three AC Charging Stations installed at Pune facility.

They have a capacity of 22 kW / 32 Amp and are installed at TSC workshop, SSTC and PDI yard where any electric vehicle with Mennekes connectors can be charged. The inauguration ceremony was organized at the TSC Workshop at site office, in adherence with ovid related restrictions.

Contributed by Manisha Hemnani 03 DARPAN July 2021

INNOVATION DAY 2021 - RECOGNIZING INNOVATORS

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SAVW INNOVATION DAY CONTEST 2021 Innovation Day 2021 was held virtually on 13th May 2021. For the first time innovative ideas from all areas locations of S were submitted.

Total of 163 innovative ideas were received. After multiple screenings, 11 were presented to management.

10 innovative ideas in the ‘Best Idea’ category (Pune 6, Aurangabad 2, Mumbai 2) and 1 idea in the ‘Best Proof of Concept’ category, were considered.

S Board embers were the ury for this event and dignitaries from S leadership team were present to encourage the participants.

CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS:

Originality Innovation Quotient

alue Benefit

Complexity of the development process

Scalability

Total of 163 innovative ideas were received. After multiple screenings, 11 were presented to management.

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WINNERS OF THE BEST IMPLEMENTED INNOVATIVE IDEAS: WINNING TEAM: PARESH SENAPATY, PRANAYA SATAPATHY & ASHWINIKUMAR SALUNKE (PAINT-SHOP PRODUCTION)

Innovative idea: Flat Stream for Rocker Panel PVC This innovative idea introduces Flat Stream application for Rocker panel PVC sealer application. It improves the quality of application by eliminating overspray. The new technology wor s at low pressure and comes with a flat stream nozzle without any complicated masking device, leading to a drastic improvement in uality of appearance, finish and uniformity.

The winning team will participate in ŠKODA Innovation Day 2021. Also each team member has received gift vouchers worth Rs. 25,000.

1ST RUNNER-UP: MANISH SINGH, ASHWINIKUMAR SALUNKE & ASHWANI UPADHYAY (PAINT-SHOP PRODUCTION)

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a ing matt finish option feasible in the ndia 2.0 cars. Process engineering team has made it possible to o er the same in series production first in roup . e are now able to o er superior finish with uniform application and durability at an a ordable price.

2ND RUNNER-UP: PARESH JAGDALE & ADOLF FERNANDES (GROUP AFTERSALES)

Innovative idea: Training aid for workshop management in a form of online gaming simulation This innovative idea is an online game simulation created to provide training on aftersales workshop management for dealership employees. Ob ective is to boost confidence and develop their s ills to manage the wor shop e ectively.

SPECIAL CATEGORY AWARDS: I - INNOVATE AWARD (FOR MOST NO. OF IDEAS SUBMITTED)

AVINASH BHAGWAT (Assembly Planning) won the award for submitting 6 potential innovative ideas.

WE - INNOVATE AWARD (FOR BEST PROOF OF CONCEPT)

RONAK PATEL (Group Aftersales) won the award for the best POC “On the go water harnessing system in the car” Condensate water from car’s AC system is collected in a smart automatic storage system. We can use this water for various purposes li e filling windshield water tan , car wash etc.

I – TROPHY MAKER: SPECIAL RECOGNITION

AMOL TEKALE and RAGHAV KULKARNI (Production) won this award for crafting hand made trophies for the event.

All implemented innovative ideas from this year will be considered as entries for Innovation Day 2022. f you have an innovative idea – why wait, lets nnovate

The winning team will participate in ŠKODA Innovation Day 2021. Also each team member has received gift vouchers worth Rs. 25,000.

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co leted the first dose of accination for all its e lo ees at uran abad facilit al il ar edical cer at uran abad unici al or oration resented a ertificate to a Rao lant ead uran abad acilit at the occassion

AUTOMATION 2.0 – LOGISTICS & PS&IE Are you looking at automating your routine manual activities?

Would you like to have a virtual assistant working for you 24x7?

Would you like to have some extra time for value addition activities?

f answer to any of these uestions is es, then please read below to now more.

SAVW IT team has always been eager to adopt new Digitalization technologies. We have already automated 5 Processes in RPA Phase 1 and 9 Processes in RPA Phase 2.

We achieved new milestones in the RPA journey by implementing RPA in 2 more production-related epartments for the first time viz., ogistics and Production Systems & Industrial Engineering (PS&IE).

Details below:

RPA Phase

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Department Logistics

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RPA OF END OF PARTS (EOP) PLANNING PROCESS Highly complex process of calculation of run-out parts due to model year changes / EOP projects. nvolvement of systems li e ESH, S, S P the BOT wor s seamlessly across multiple systems .

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Ris of obsolescence mitigated due to accuracy of calculations ability of BOT to perform repetitive manual process.

This BOT will be extensively used in upcoming EOP projects.

PS & IE

RPA OF PRODUCTION ATTENDANCE REPORT

Process

End of Parts (EOP)

Production Attendance Report

Benefits

Process & Cost Optimization

Timesaving: 264 Manhours / Year

SAVW Pune facility recently won 2 awards in the prestigious ‘National Environment Health Safety (EHS) Circle Competition organized by CII.

Extraction of punch data from ttendance and eave System S for report preparation.

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Automatic generation of Production Attendance Report within 1.15 Hours of A shift start; within 0.5 hour of B & C shift start.

Automatic sharing of the report with concerned colleagues for timely action.

This is just a beginning of RPA in Production area! f you want to now more about RP or would li e to have a demo of the technology or have any potential ideas for RP in your area, please contact IT team (Upendra Wagh / Chinmay Ramdasi).

Contributed by Upendra Wagh

SAVW WINS CII AWARDS FOR SUSTAINABILITY SAVW Pune Facility recently won two awards in prestigious ‘National Environment Health Safety (EHS) Circle Competition’ organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

SAVW Pune Facility demonstrated excellence in “Best organization for adopting exemplary safety practices & best application of digitization and technology for Safety, Health Environment .

Around 37 organizations participated in 8 categories showcasing their excellence in the field of Safety, Health & Environment. SAVW Pune Facility was evaluated by the panel of eminent jury members from CII and won 1st Runner up award in

processes competence at all levels. e will constantly improve wor place safety by focusing on identifying resolving Safety ris s. ertificate of ppreciation’ were handed to employees who actively contributed towards this success on 6 th uly 2021. urpratap Boparai – anaging irector at S , San ay hare – Board ember Head of Sustainability Safety Environment, r. Tomas Rais – Head of ogistics Region ndia, Sarma hillara – Head HR and leaders from Production areas, T, HR and Safety were present in the felicitation program.

The following employees were awarded certificates of appreciation Bhupesh hawla Body Shop Production , ishor hatale Body Shop Planning , shay Shanbhag ssembly Shop aintenance , Bi oy hatter ee T , avin Sahni T , ilesh annaware Training cademy , ilesh ehere Safety ishwas ulavani Safety .

San ay hare, Tomas Rais, Ra esh Saini and vinash osavi expressed the importance of safety actions which will help to ensure a safe wor place. n the closing remar s, urpratap Boparai said, e have to constantly identify the Safety ris s ta e measures focusing on safety improvements. The Engineering controls do best fool proofing of Safety gap and the technological interventions done to improve Safety are being very useful. He appreciated the team wor from all areas to help achieve this award.

both categories.

This achievement was possible because of the committed eadership, motivation by top management and involvement across all levels. eaders from all areas made sure that Safety irst’ is a guiding principle of all our actions in design, 06 DARPAN July 2021

ertificate of

reciation Contributed by Vishwas Gulavani

SAVW INTERNAL SERVICE CENTRE

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s part of the service optimisation e orts of administration, together with Group Technical service, the SAVW Service Centre has been inaugurated by our Managing Director Gurpratap Boparai on 19th July 2021. The Service Centre is located in Motorsport, Pune plant premises.

The facility will provide all service and maintenance for all company owned cars (ŠKODA, Volkswagen and Audi).

This will ensure a considerable cost as well as time-savings for the organization. Service requisition can be made through DRIVE (our Intranet portal).

Please note, the parts and detailing costs will be debited to the respective Cost Center at actuals. The service and repairs done by Volkswagen Group Academy certified aster Technicians.

SAVW has also adopted the ‘Go to Zero’ strategy, we recently earned the distinguished ‘Net Water Positive’ certification and standard for our sustained initiatives toward water conservation and replenishment activities. In the year 2020, SAVW Plants, Pune and Aurangabad have become water positive. eeping the above focus and sustain our e orts in water conservation, the Service Centre will adopt the “ R ash once t” which means “Zero usage of water” to clean the cars after completion of the Scheduled maintenance Services and handover to the user.

SAVW recently earned the distinguished ‘Net ater Positive ertification old Standard’ for sustained initiatives towards water conservation replenishment activities.

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ontributed b Manisha Hemnani 07 DARPAN July 2021

WILL – A VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT Anoop Pillai

BACKGROUND: A Will enables smooth transmission of assets owned by a person to the legal heirs upon his death. Legal heirs of persons who die intestate [i.e. without leaving a Will] may face legal challenges transferring the assets to their name. O course if a person ma es a nomination the assets will get transferred to the nominee upon his death. However, in law the rights of a legal heir are supreme as compared to a nominee.

ISSUES FACED BY LEGAL HEIRS WHEN THE DECEASED DIES INTESTATE: n order to ma e a claim to the assets of the deceased who has died intestate, one requires either a letter of administration or a succession certificate issued by the court.

Obtaining these documents will require approaching an advocate, filing a petition before a Court of law/authority, proving

credentials/asserting rights to the assets, all of which is quite a time consuming and expensive process. Hence preparing a Will is much easier and a faster process for the legal heirs to get the assets transferred in their names post the demise of the deceased.

HOW TO WRITE A WILL: Testator Details – Name, age, address details of the person ma ing the ill. eneficiar etails – In case of multiple beneficiaries, the details of each beneficiary li e name, age, address, relationship of the beneficiary with the Testator. ro ert etails – The details of the assets/properties which the testator wants to give to his beneficiaries under his ill li e the description, the registration number, the date of registration and whether it is his self ac uired property etc. If it is a movable property, then the details and description of each should be clearly and individually mentioned. ecific ssets – ny specific assets li e a silver utensil or a golden bracelet should be specifically described. ecutor of the ill – The Testator should appoint an Executor to his Will. An Executor

is a person who shall implement the Will after the Testator’s death. i nature and ate – The Will should be clearly dated and signed by the Testator at the place in the document just below the last sentence in the document. itness Two witnesses should sign at the end of the document stating that they have witnessed the Testator sign the Will. A Will signed in the absence of witnesses becomes legally invalid. ee in it afe fter signatures, the becomes legally valid.

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Once the Will is executed the Testator should ma e sure to eep it in a safe loc er, or entrust with a Lawyer or an Executor who is reliable.

REGISTRATION OF A WILL: There is no need to register the Will. But it always helps in clearing any future legal issues among the heirs. Once registered, no one can question the validity and authenticity of the Will or the Testator.

In case of any queries on the above article please feel free to write to Anoop Pillai on mail id noop umar.pillai s oda vw.co.in

THE WORLD BEHIND HIS LENS – READ KEDAR’S JOURNEY OF LIFE & PHOTOGRAPHY

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hey say, Nature is the art of God. So it would ta e a true artist to capture nature in its purest form.

WHERE DREAMS MAY LEAD Kedar dreams to travel the length and breadth of India to photograph the diversity of culture, food, nature and people of our country. “I also have a buc et list to travel to Tanzania enya to experience the migration of wildlife in Serengeti and Masai Mara. For now, I’m just waiting for that signal, to embar on the ourney , he signs o .

COMING UPON PHOTOGRAPHY Pune bred edar never pic ed up photography as his hobby. Photography pic ed him. Slinging an S R around his nec for all his tre ing trips, Kedar would paint a rough frame of a scenery in his imagination and go on to eternalize it with a clic of his camera.

ACCOLADES WON One of Kedar’s Hero Photographs with the Raigad ort in the bac ground was published in the front page of a regional newspaper in 2004.

Some of his photos ta en while tre ing in the Sahyadri range were also put up in an exhibition called “Pratibimb” arranged at Bal Gandharv Rangmandir, Pune. The photos were appreciated by veteran actor Shri. ilind una i of Bhat anti fame”) during his visit to the exhibition.

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BALANCING WORK & PASSION As a General Manager at SAVW with a role in Technical onformity, ma ing time for his hobby hasn’t been easy. But Kedar believes that one need to find a way to pursue his passion. t times it’s all about being at the right place at the right time. Primarily a nature lover, I love portraying birds, animals and nature in its candid forms. arriage however, has diversified my expertise to portrait photography as well”, he laughs.

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MORE CROP PER DROP SAVW undertakes CSR project to save drought conditions in Naiphad & Mandoshi.

built to site reach for site for construction ofof firstfirst earthen nala bund Road builtRoad to reach construction earthen nala bund

Naiphad and Mandoshi, two of the remotest villages around Pune, have been facing water shortage of unprecedented proportions following years of drought. With rain water harvesting being their only hope, the villagers have been able to conserve less than 14% of the rainwater received, till date. ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India, as part of CSR initiatives, has been supporting the two villages in harvesting precious rainwater.

Through a project that started in December 2020 the company has so far created 2 earthen nala bunds and 18000 cubic meter deep trenches that can store upto 146.87 million litres of water.

These were ready before the onset of monsoon in June this year.

The aim of the project is to create 244 million litres of water storage capacity that will directly benefit 000 people and indirectly benefit around 7000 people living in the downstream area.

A notable feature about this project is that it is an integrated natural resources management and will focus on soil conservation, sustainable agricultural practices, training of farmers, developing youth leadership in the villages, in addition to conserving rainwater.

Jal (Water) Jameen (Soil) Jungle (Forestry) Janwar (Farm Animals) Janta (People)

Project addressing

5 Key Aspects

of Agricultural Community.

THE KPIs FOR THE PROJECT INCLUDE:

Indicator

Timeline

Increase in ground water level

rain cycles in years after completion of project Midline assessment after one year

Increase in area under cultivation following increased availability of water Changing in cropping pattern following increased availability of water Change in agricultural income on account of increased availability of water Change in migration pattern in the villages covered Increase in vegetation cover with planting of 10,000 trees as part of agro-forestry

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First rain cycle after completion of project

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First rain cycle after completion of project

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rain cycles in years after completion of project

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5 years after completion of the project 1 year after completion of project

This project also demonstrates SAVW’s water stewardship and will form part of the assessment during the re certification for water positivity.

Participants at the Youth Leadership Training programme to ensure Sustainable Natural Resource Management Contributed by Bhuvaneswari Jayaraman 09 DARPAN July 2021

TOGETHER TOWARDS SAFER ROADS At SAVW, we take a lot of pride in making safe cars for our customers and road safety is one of the crucial pillars of our CSR activities.

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s per the WHO Global Report on Road Safety 2018, India accounts for almost 11 per cent of road crash-related deaths in the world – the highest among 199 countries followed by China and the US. The “Vision Zero Project” is a collaborative initiative between the Maharashtra State Development Corporation (MSRDC), ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited (SAVWIPL), and the SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF), to bring road accidents under control and eliminate fatalities on the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway.

The project helped implement Zero Fatality Corridor on the NH-48 – a 360-degree road safety solution across the 5 E’s of Road Safety – Engineering, Enforcement, Emergency Care, Engagement and Enactment. The project covers a 111 km stretch of NH-48, also known as the Old Mumbai- Pune Highway. So far, this has led to an overall reduction in fatalities by 30%, from 298 deaths in 2017 to 206 in 2019 on the highway benefitting over 5.5 million commuters using the highway besides the population residing along the road. The project undertook data-driven and evidence-based interventions panning across Road Engineering, Police Enforcement, Emergency Care, and Education.

Before

After

Over 17 gaps in medians were fixed by enhancing the retro reflectivity to bring down collisions at night. The before and after image at one spot, can be seen below:

Before

After

Additionally, 34 large boards have been installed informing the commuters of the Emergency Medical Services, accessible at the Highway. Over 500 retro reflective stickers have been installed on the trees to help with night-time visibility to prevent roadside hazards.

FIXING 998 ENGINEERING ISSUES: These included installation of over 185 chevron signs at dangerous curves at the highway, indicating the change in direction to the commuters. The before and after installation of chevron signs on the Highway, can be seen below:

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After

Over 500 officials, and volunteers were trained in in Basic Trauma Life Support skills including the processes of responding to emergencies and treating accidental victims.

Before

After

Based on local and Highway Police’s data and the forensic crash investigation conducted by SLF team, various high fatality zones were identified and tactically treated. These included installation of crash attenuators, LED blinkers, signages prohibiting overtaking and maintaining speed limits. Appended below are the pre and post intervention pictures of one of the High Fatality Zones on the Highway, Anda point :

The project also covered optimized placement of 9 dedicated ambulances for faster response time to patients, outreach to over 5 million commuters using radio and outdoor communication and Smart Patrolling to prevent rear-ending crashes at crash hotpots on the highway.

Contributed by Nisha Karkera

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