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Volkswagen India Celebrates the First Anniversary of its Pune plant

 

 

Pune, March 26, 2010 - Volkswagen India plans to celebrate the first successful year of completion of its Pune plant with a several activities starting March 27, 2010. The theme for the celebration is “Volkswagen India. Building Cars. Winning Hearts.” The Pune plant is one of the most modern plants amongst the Volkswagen Group and was inaugurated on March 31, 2009.

 

The celebrations will be set in motion on March 27. With a view to share its joy with the city of Pune, Volkswagen will distribute muffins with a 1 year candle as a symbol of a birthday cake at the screening of the IPL evening matches at Ishanya Mall on March 27 and 28.

 

On Tuesday, March 30, the works of Artist Lala will be unveiled at the Volkswagen India Plant. Artist Lala is a German settled in Pune and her work represents the cultural exchange between the two countries. There will be around 20 paintings that will be exhibited by her at the Chakan plant on March 30.

 

On March 31, exactly 1 year after the inauguration, Volkswagen will be organizing an art competition for their employee children between the ages of 6-12 years with the theme of “Volkswagen Employee Children. Winning Hearts with Polo.”. Volkswagen will reward all the participants and later these paintings will be displayed at the plant.

 

To appreciate and recognize the efforts of its employees Volkswagen will be organizing an after-work dinner for all its employees at the plant on March 31. The theme of the party will be “Volkswagen People. Winning Hearts.”.

 

For Volkswagen, the new production facility is a major stepping stone towards achieving its ambitious growth targets in the Indian subcontinent. The Pune plant covers all stages in the production process from press shop through body shop and paint shop to final assembly. It has a maximum annual capacity of 110,000 vehicles. In addition to the Volkswagen Polo, the Pune plant also builds the Škoda Fabia.

 

With a total financial commitment amounting to Rs 3,800 crores (580 million Euros), the Volkswagen plant in Pune is the largest investment to date by a German company in India. Volkswagen plans to employ some 2,500 people locally by the end of 2010.

 

 

About Volkswagen Group India. With its headquarters in Pune, Maharashtra, the Volkswagen Group is represented by three brands in India: Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda. The Volkswagen Group is completing 10 years of its India journey which began with the entry of the Skoda brand in 2001, Audi brand and Volkswagen brand in 2007. Each brand has its own character and operates as an independent entity in the market. With 17 models in India and 120 dealerships, Volkswagen Group India is all set to capture the Indian market with the inauguration of the Pune plant which has an investment of Rs 3,800 crore (580 million Euros) and a production capacity of 110,000 cars annually. Volkswagen India Group is a part of Volkswagen AG, which is globally represented by 9 brands- Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Scania, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge) and Volkswagen Passenger Cars.