ØVolkswagen
Pune plant in Chakan celebrated its five-year anniversary on 31st March 2014. The
Pune plant has also been serving as the Headquarters for the Volkswagen Group
in India. Since the inauguration, more than 367,000 cars have rolled out of the
Volkswagen production facility in Chakan, where currently around 3,400 people
are employed.
ØGerman
carmaker Volkswagen AG has applied to set up its first plant in Thailand to
help narrow the gap with Toyota Motor Corp.
ØVolkswagen
agreed with Swedish labour unions to grant full job security to workers at
truckmaker Scania, which the German automotive group is seeking to acquire.
ØDaimler
AG and Evonik Industries AG are restructuring their activities in the field of
electric mobility. Daimler will acquire all of the shares held by Evonik in
Li-Tec Battery GmbH (50.1 percent) and in Deutsche ACCUmotive GmbH & Co. KG
(10 percent
ØBorgWarner
has finalised its acquisition of Gustav Wahler GmbH, which manufactures exhaust
gas recirculation (EGR) valves and tubes as well as engine thermostats for
both on- and off-road applications, Wahler’s customers include leading
automotive manufacturers from around the world.
ØHindustan
Motors will, in a bid to save itself from heavy losses, handover the possession
of its Chennai manufacturing facility to a separate entity – Hindustan Motor
Finance Corporation.
ØTwo-wheeler
and three-wheeler manufacturer Piaggio has launched its latest Autorickshaw
offering – the Apé City diesel. The autorickshaw is available only in the BS 3
avatar and costs Rs 1.80 lakh.
ØThe
new small car from Renault will be based on Renault Nissan new CMF-A platform.
Developed in India, launch is slated for early 2015 while it will be produced
from the joint Renault Nissan plant in Oragadam near Chennai,
ØMichael
Mayer has been appointed as Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India. He will
take over responsibility as the new Brand Head for Volkswagen Passenger Cars in
India with effect from 1st June 2014.
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