Valmik Sonwane

JBM Group, a $3.3bn global Indian conglomerate, has over 4 decades of excellence in driving product innovation & value across automotive, buses & electric vehicles, EV charging infrastructure, lithium-ion batteries, energy storage systems, renewable energy and artificial intelligence. With modest beginnings in the early 80s, JBM has leapfrogged multi-fold with an infrastructure of 70 manufacturing plants, 5 engineering & design centres and presence in over 37 countries globally. JBM Group has been consistently diversifying into newer areas that not only promote sustainable development but are also aptly aligned to the vision of Make in India. Powering the future race of vehicles equipped with innovative technology, JBM Group has vertically integrated its business from auto systems to launching its bus division as an OEM and today moving ahead as an electric vehicle fore-runner. Further, the Group has also established its footprint in the renewable energy business and is actively delivering solutions in the solar and waste to energy domains. The automotive business of the Group caters to a variety of key auto systems, safety critical assemblies & tools serving marquee OEMs such as Ashok Leyland, Bajaj, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Hero, JCB, Jeep, Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Renault, Nissan, TATA, Toyota, TVS, Volvo Eicher, Volkswagen and many more. JBM has carved a niche across various product categories by virtue of its alliances with over 15 globally renowned organisations like Arcelor Mittal, Cornaglia, Dassault Systems, JFE Steel, Ogihara, Solaris Bus & Coach S.A., Sumitomo, Toyota Tsusho, etc. Over the years, the company has put thrust on technological excellence, innovation and supplies avant-garde products to almost all major OEMs in India.