I A C International Automotive

Our workshop, I A C International Automotive, is tucked away near Hinjawadi Fashion Street in Pune 3. It is an area that most people visit for shopping, but we are the ones you see with grease on our hands and tools in our pockets. The shop is basically a large garage where we spend our days looking under the hoods of different vehicles. It gets quite loud with the sound of wrenches clanking and engines being tested. The floor is stained with oil in a few places, which is pretty much expected in this line of work. We have a few shelves where we keep parts and oil cans, though they aren't always in perfect order. We started this place because we liked working with our hands and fixing things. We don't have a fancy waiting area with air conditioning or anything like that. Most of our customers just lean against the wall or sit on a plastic chair while we figure out what is wrong with their car. It’s a straightforward business where we talk about bolts and gaskets instead of using big corporate words. The traffic around Hinjawadi can be a bit much in the late afternoon, but we are usually too busy to notice. We just focus on the task at hand and try to get the vehicles back on the road so people can get home. It is hard work, but it is what we know how to do.