Arpit Kapila
VP / Head – Body & Interior R&D | Vehicle Architecture | EV Interior Innovation | 21+ yrs OEM Experience (Maruti Suzuki) | Cost & Design Efficiency Leader
- Role
- Vice President Body and Interior Design and Development at Maruti Suzuki India Limited
- Location
- Gurugram, HR, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Arpit Kapila
Senior automotive R&D leader with 21 years of experience in vehicle body, interior systems, and design engineering at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.•I’ve led full-cycle development for over 30+ vehicle programs, covering instrument panels, consoles, and door trims — delivering ahead of schedule and under budget. My teams have consistently achieved 15–20% design efficiency gains and ₹900 million+ annual cost savings through localization, supplier innovation, and VA/VE initiatives.•I combine Japanese design discipline (4 years at Suzuki Japan) with Indian cost-engineering agility, ensuring premium quality at optimal cost.•Recognized with the Intrapreneurship Challenge Award (2nd Place, 2024), 7 patents granted and 15 pending, and 4 technical papers at SAE WCX.•My focus is on the future of automotive interiors — smart cabins, sustainable materials, and EV-ready architectures.
Experience
Vice President Body and Interior Design and Development
Apr 2025 — Present
Education
Punjab Engineering College
B.E, PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
2000 — 2004
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
SMP
Skills
- Catia
- • Creative with Effective Interpersonal Skills and Organizational Abilities.
- Manufacturing
- Automotive
- Strong Communication, Coordinating, Planning and Problem Solving Abilities
- Automotive Design
- Engineering
- Dfmea
- Parts
- Cad
- Teamcenter
- Project Planning
- Apqp
- Product Design
- Automotive Engineering
- Unigraphics
- Automobile
- Vehicles
- Fmea
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