Continental produces fuel pumps locally in India

Delivering on its commitment to localize its offerings for the market, Continental Automotive Systems India Ltd. announced that its Business Unit Fuel Supply has started delivery of a locally produced in-tank fuel pump for the compact car segment at its Pune facility, which was inaugurated in June 2012.

“We are constantly adapting to the growing market in India. Now the complete production of fuel delivery modules in India is possible, which should give us the competitive edge,” says Dr. Markus Distelhoff, Head of the global Business Unit.

The pump has been assembled in a clean room environment, with rigorous pre-launch validation testing in Continental’s recently inaugurated test and validation lab in Bangalore. While localized pump is ideal for compact entry level passenger car segment, further deployment for the two wheeler market is being considered. Continental has invested approximately two million Euro to bring this project to realization.

The company has already delivered the first batch of fuel pumps to a customer and is currently in the process of expanding the scope of this localization program to other customer lines including both gasoline and diesel gerotor pumps.

Mr. Anurag Garg, head of Continental’s Pune location, said, “In 2012, we inaugurated product lines for fuel rail assemblies and fuel pumps at our Pune facility. Additionally, we set up a test and validation lab in Bangalore that ensures local testing infrastructure and competence. We are now ready with our first localized pump for the compact passenger car segment. We are committed to providing market specific, relevant offerings to our local customers in India and are making steady progress on this front.”