Why in News?

• • The International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Manesar, located in the northern automotive hub of India.

Highlights:

• • It is a leading world class automotive testing, certification and R&D service provider under the aegis of NATRiP (National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project), Government of India. With Centres of Excellence (CoE) in Component, Powertrain, NVH and Tyre, ICAT intends to eventually transform it into an automotive product development centre.• Automotive electrical and electronics lab (AEEL):
• • The AEEL is an important lab considering the rapid increase in the use of electrical and electronics in vehicles. The lab offers services for certification and validation for wide range of E&E components including systems, E-motors, ECUs, Batteries and RFIDS.
• • It also provides consultancy services to the customers for product development and improvements.

Tyre Test Lab (TTL):

• • ICAT has world class tyre test facilities being operated and managed by highly skilled and experienced team to deliver quality and swift services to customers.
• • Tyre Test Lab is providing services to the tyre industry, vehicle manufactures and Bureau of Indian Standards.
• • ICAT has transformed this lab into centre of excellence by developing new capabilities including the dual station endurance test rig and tyre rolling resistance test rig