COUPLED WITH HAVING TREMENDOUS ENCOURAGEMENT BY MALAYSIA AUTOMOTIVE, ROBOTICS & IOT INSTITUTE (MARII) UNDER MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY (MITI) AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, ESRA ULTIMATELY DECIDED IN GETTING INVOLVE WITH “SMART MANUFACTURING”, AFTER LEARNING THAT NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE POLICY (NAP) 2020 AND NATIONAL INDUSTRY 4.0 POLICY (INDUSTRY 4WRD) EMPHASIS ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF AUTO INDUSTRY THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF “INDUSTRY 4.0” CONCEPT.