Karl Paterson

Samvardhana Motherson Reflectec (SMR) produces and distributes rear view mirror systems for the automotive industry in all vehicle and price segments and is a pioneer in intelligent camera technologies for automotive applications. The exterior and interior mirrors are supplied to nearly every automotive manufacturer in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Focused on innovative technologies, SMR was the very first company to introduce exterior mirrors with integrated turn signals, electrically extendable mirrors for commercial vehicles and the world’s only intelligent camera-assisted blind-spot detection system using image processing technology. More than 10,600 employees in 35 production and logistics centres located on 5 continents around the globe are specialized in polymer processing, the manufacturing of electronic and electro-mechanical components, and automated painting and assembly. SMR has a 24 percent share of the global market in the production of exterior mirrors. The company, which was originally founded in 1935, generated external revenue of EUR 1.6 billion in 2017/2018. Since 2009 SMR has been a member of the Samvardhana Motherson Group, one of the 23 biggest automotive suppliers, with more than 125,000 employees and external sales of USD 10.5 billion in 2017/18. For more information please visit www.smr-automotive.com and www.motherson.com.