As we complete #8Iconicyearsofdelhiites , we have put together an interesting story featuring eight icons of the city from different parallels of lifestyle. The illustrious list includes F & B – AD Singh, MD Olive restaurants, Auto – Amit Garg, MD Shiva motors, Music – DJ Aqeel, Jewellery – Meghali Gupta, Director Shri Ram Hari Ram Jewellers, Fashion – Shivan Bhatiya, Head Designer and Narresh Kukreja, Creative Director, SHIVAN & NARRESH, Comedy – PAPA CJ, Cinema – Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, Joint MD PVR Ltd. and Real Estate – Yukti Nagpal, Director Gulshan Homes. Read on to know more about their inspiring journey’s so far and plans for the future.
Amit Garg
Amit Garg, Director Shiva group is a magnate in the auto retail industry. The group houses dealerships of Jaguar Land Rover, Bajaj and Mahindra & Mahindra among others. The group has scaled new heights under his able leadership and continues to grow with is great understanding of the market dynamics and strong leadership qualities.
• When did you know you wanted to venture in the auto industry ?
As this is my family business I had been in this environment right from the beginning as a kid I was enthusiastic about bikes cars and played with the dinky versions all day long. It was something that came naturally once I finished my studies and progressed on to business.
• What according to you has been the turning point in your career ?
After completing my engineering and Masters in business management I joined my family business. After after two years of joining work we got a new dealership in Noida in 1998. This dealership was handed over to me by my father to handle it right from the scratch. This was a turning point as I was responsible of everything that happened at the dealership. This in turn honed my decision making power and working independently at a very young age. This was a turning point in my life as a business man.
• What has been the biggest challenge for you as an entrepreneur in your illustrious career ?
In my career there have been number of challenges in the day today working but not so big that I could pinpoint too. The only challenge that I find difficult even in today’s time is searching for talented focused and hard-working leaders in my organisation, this is one challenge that I deal with on a ongoing basis.
• How has the pandemic impacted your business and what measures are you taking to salvage the situation ?
Pandemic has been very positive for our organisation as this difficult time taught us to self introspect of operations in terms of manpower efficiency and expenses, which in turn leads us to making Our organisation more lean robust efficient and productive .
• Which factors according to you have been instrumental in Shiva becoming one of the most loved auto chains in the country ?
Factors that have made Siva group what it is A company has been in the automobile business for more than 50 years. Our mission is business growth through relationship. We work towards providing our customers unmatched customer delight and satisfaction. Which we are able to deliver with a strong and motivated team.
• Please tell us more about your future plans.
Future plans. We see a good future in the automobile industry, as the penetration of automobiles in India is very lesser than developed economies like US and Europe. Our country is rising and as the Socio economic structure changes there will be huge demand and growth in the sector. We are here to tap and expand in this growing environment of the automobile industry.
