Saturday, March 27, 2010

Delegation of German Fraunhofer Institute visits Volkswagen Pune Plant

 

 

Pune – March 26, 2010. A Delegation of experts from the renowned Fraunhofer Institute, Germany visited Volkswagen’s Pune plant today. It was headed by Prof. Hans Joerg Bullinger, President Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.  and was welcomed by Dr. Thomas Dahlem, Director Manufacturing Engineering, Volkswagen India Private Limited.

 

Dr. Dahlem, during his plant tour with the delegation highlighted the fact that the Rs. 3,800 crore investment of the plant has been the biggest investment by a German company so far in India. The plant also provides a high degree of employment to the region and plans to employ some 2500 people locally by the end of 2010.

 

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.

 

Fraunhofer develops technological innovations and novel systems solutions for their customers, the Fraunhofer Institutes help to reinforce the competitive strength of the economy in their region, throughout Germany and in Europe. The Institute’s research activities are aimed at promoting the economic development of the industrial society, with particular regard for social welfare and environmental compatibility.

 

 

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.

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