Downfall of a mighty industry
The HinduAuto Nagar, one of the largest automotive hubs in the country, is akin to an engine running in full throttle. Elaborating on their work, Mr. Sheik Kaza says that lorry manufacturers such as Bharat Benz, Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland used to sell only chassis and cowl of a lorry. It was the independent lorry-body building workshops, like those in Auto Nagar, that built the cabin and the cargo body of the vehicle, depending on the type of goods it would be expected to carry. S Chinna Rao, owner of Dhana Lakshmi Body Building Workshop and president of Auto Nagar Body Building Association, says December-April period was a good time for their businesses. We are still in the stage where we use terms like ‘gajalu’ for measurements while companies use ‘mm’,” says Mr. Sheik Kaza Vali.
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