Mumbai, Feb. 12 -- With its legacy of futuristic planning, Freudenberg is ready with products and materials for the emerging trends in the automotive industry. "We are well prepared for the developments in connected, autonomous and electric mobility systems," Dr Mohitsen, Sohi, CEO, Freudenberg Group, told T Murrali of Autoparts Asia in an exclusive interview. The excerpts:

Q: Every other day there is some developments in Connected, Autonomous and E-mobility? How does Freudenberg Group foresee the developments as a supplier of systems and a host of supportive materials?

A: We predict 30 percent of vehicles will have electric drives by 2030, purely electric engines or plug-ins. Freudenberg is well prepared for this development. For example...