Pininfarina has signed an agreement to supply automotive design services with Sonalika Group, a Indian industrial group with headquarters in the Punjab region and present in different sectors, from tractors to car components. Sonalika recently decided to increase the investments in its automotive unit ICML (International Cars and Motors Ltd.) to exploit the boom of the Indian car market. The company focuses on the growing demand for SUV and MPV, vehicles less influenced by the lack of modern road infrastructures outside the highways and the urban areas.

"This agreement attests the great attention Pininfarina pays to the emerging Indian market in continuous growth," stated Andrea Pininfarina yesterday. "Moreover it confirms the international vocation of our design."

Last February Pininfarina and NID (National Institute of Design) - main industrial design institute with campus in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Bangalore – signed an agreement of cooperation. The accord provides a three-years cooperation in the automotive design activities through education programs, internships for students, applied research and and specific automotive joint design projects.

Sonalika Group

Established in 1969, Sonalika group since its inception has tried to understand customer needs, and to facilitate them with its value for money products. The Company has state of the art manufacturing facilities, spread in acres, located in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Sonalika is one of the top five tractor manufacturing companies in India. The Sonalika Group product listing includes the manufacturing of tractors, multi-utility vehicles, Engines and various farm equipments. Today the group stands with an appropriate turnover of 1200 Crore INR.
 

An average growth of 30% makes it one of the fastest growing corporate companies in  India. It's also a debt free company group, strengthened by an approximate staff count of 3,000 employees. The company works in maximum production with low cost value and a safe environment. Sonalika has an environmentally responsible corporate city. 

History foretells that innovation is key to continued progress and when applied to technology that touches human life it can unfold a whole new economic phenomenon that has power to change the world. With unique initiatives like the Thought Leadership Forum, Sonalika has been able to create a unique platform for learning thought success stories of industry leaders. No, Doubt the Sonalika products have created a niche for themselves not only in India but also in foreign market. At production any defect, even at micro level, is been taken care of and corrected. The technology for painting and machinery they use is in a high quality paint shop with A grade services and methods. 

The industry has gradually transformed itself into a world class player involved in building state of art products, solutions and technologies. As an industry we it is very conscious of its responsibility to society. Sonalika Foundations intends to become a catalyst, encouraging its members to do more, capturing best practices and assisting their reproduction and harnessing a greater range of resources, from the industry and beyond, to make a major impact on development of society.