Satish Sharma, President (Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa) Apollo Tyres Ltd has been unanimously elected as Chairman of Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association (ATMA), the national industry body for automotive tyre sector in India.

Anant Goenka, Managing Director CEAT Ltd has been elected as the new Vice Chairman .

Set up in 1975, ATMA is amongst the most active national industry bodies in the country representing ₹ 53000 crore (US $8 bn) automotive tyre industry. Eleven large tyre companies comprising mix of Indian and International tyre majors representing over 90 per cent of production of tyres in India are members of the association.

ATMA members include Apollo Tyres, BirlaTyres, Bridgestone India, Ceat, Continental India, Goodyear India, JK Tyre & Industries, Michelin, MRF, TVS Tyres and Yokohama.

ATMA is a key link between the tyre manufacturers and the government and assists in relevant policy formulation on the tyre industry. It regularly publishes industry data and brings out status notes on various industry issues.

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