AC SERBIA - AUTOMOTIVE CLUSTER SERBIA Vukovar 13.09.2013

AC Serbia - Basic Facts AC Serbia is a network of Serbian companies and institutions that are producing automotive parts and components. AC Serbia was founded in Nov. 2005 (15 members) with support of Serbian Ministry of Economy and German Organization for Technical Cooperation GTZ Actually 48 members (Septembar 2013) 43 companies (10.000 employees, EUR 450 Mio. turnover 2011) 5 R&D Institutes www.acserbia.org.rs

AC Serbia – support and partner institutions Serbian Ministry of Finance and Economy Serbia Investment & Export Promotion Agency - SIEPA National Agency for Regional Development - NARR GIZ - German Organization for International Cooperation UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization USAID Vojvodina Investment Promotion Fund – VIP Serbian Chamber of Commerce OECD www.acserbia.org.rs

AC Serbia – Main Goals Extending active connections between the Serbian and European automotive industry Support in strengthening the competitiveness of our members Achieving a profitable position within the supply chain of international car producers Effecting the enhancement of the economic situation within the whole automotive supplier sector in Serbia www.acserbia.org.rs

CLUSTER SERVICE SYSTEM SAVINGS OF TIME AND COSTS! AC Serbia – Business Development Support CLUSTER SERVICE SYSTEM MARKETING EXPORT PROMOTION EDUCATION CONSULTING R&D INFORMATION COOPERATION LOBBYING QUALITY CERTIFICATION AC Serbia office holds the function of a ONE STOP SHOP! All services/information/contacts available AT ONE PLACE! Cluster members/clients achieve SAVINGS OF TIME AND COSTS! Service User Cluster Members Other Car Part Producers in Serbia Other Clients Linked with Automotive Industry www.acserbia.org.rs

AC Serbia – Marketing & Export Promotion International trade fairs and conferences Delegation trips and B2B matchmaking events Market Research in cooperation with SIEPA Company Profiles/Database Regional branding/Internationalization www.acserbia.org.rs

AC Serbia – Education & Consulting Lean Management Seminars, workshops, trainings and shop-floor interventions Innovation Development of new products and prototypes Product design, CATIA Energy efficiency Coaching and individual consulting in coop. with UNIDO NCPC Other BDS areas: IT technology, Marketing/Promotion, Strategic planning Business strategy development, Market research, CSR etc. www.acserbia.org.rs

AC Serbia – Research & Development Project Cooperation Joint participation in development projects: National calls, International and EU projects Applied Research and Development Faculties and institutes upon request of single or united companies Testing Infrastructure Testing laboratories: easier access for AC Serbia members Student internships in coop. with Faculty of Technical Sciences Novi Sad www.acserbia.org.rs

AC Serbia – Cooperation Regional Cluster initiative AUTOMOTIVE SEE Partners from FYROM, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia UNIDO PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME: Facilitating Int. Market Access for Manufacturing Suppliers in the Automotive Component Industry in Serbia (Phase I: 2007-2009 and Phase 2: 2011-2012) www.acserbia.org.rs

AC Serbia – Cooperation Participation in AUTOCLUSTERS SEE project: Innovative automotive network in SEE with partner institutions from Slovakia, Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Czech Republic Sustained dialogue with FIAT and FIAT Tier 1 suppliers www.acserbia.org.rs

AC Serbia – Lobbying Policy papers Cooperation with Governmental Institutions Permanent network of institutional support and dialogue platform created: Advisory council AC Serbia Representation of Members‘ Interests At national level: Permanent dialogue with FIAT At international level: Integration in international networks Development of Sector Related Strategies and Policy papers Access to Capital Cooperation with banks and financial institutions www.acserbia.org.rs

AC Serbia – Quality Management Certification ISO Auditing ISO Certification School of Quality • Seminars • Training internal auditors ISO 9001, ISO TS 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 26000, BS OHSAS 18001 Strategic partner: SGS Memorandum of Cooperation signed in March 2012. Fields of cooperation: Certification due to requirements of international standards of automotive industry, organization of education and trainings, strengthening of quality infrastructure among AC Serbia member companies www.acserbia.org.rs

SAVINGS OF TIME AND COSTS! AC Serbia – Company benefits AC Serbia office holds the function of a ONE STOP SHOP! All services/information/contacts available AT ONE PLACE! Cluster members/clients achieve SAVINGS OF TIME AND COSTS! www.acserbia.org.rs

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Contact: AC Serbia Španskih Boraca 22D/III 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Tel. +381-62-400086 E-mail: office@acserbia.org.rs Web: www.acserbia.org.rs http://www.spx.acserbia.org.rs www.acserbia.org.rs