The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and the German automobile manufacturers association, VDA, have signed a MoU for collaboration towards maintenance development of road transport in the two countries.

While introducing an Indo-German Symposium on 'Strategies for Alternative Drives and Fuels,' Mr Santosh Mohan Dev, Heavy Industries Minister, said: "The Government has taken a sharp focuses on the auto sector as a key driving factor of the economy. The Ministry would extend all support to the efforts in developing clean fuel technologies."