The international Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT), Manesar in the Northern region is a division of NATIS (NATRiP Implementation Society), an independent registered society and an Apex body for implementation of National Automotive Testing and R& D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP), Govt. of India.
On June 4, 2010, India's Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises liad the foundation stone of a new campus of iCAT at Manesar, Near Gurgaon, Haryana. This new campus with an investment of Rs. 500 crore will be providing state of art testing, validation and R & D facilities to the automotive industry in the northern hub. The tracks for homologation and testing laboratories in new technology areas of Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH), EMC and Passive Safety will be a boon for both automotive OEMs as well as component manufacturers. iCAT is also being developed as a “Centre of Excellence” for component development and NVH. This is a great step in bringing India closer to the cherished dream of becoming the hub of small car manufacturing in the world and as a leading global auto component manufacturer.
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