Volkswagen India Inaugurates New Engine Plant, Local Assembly of 1.5L TDI Commences

Local assembly of the new 1.5-liter TDI diesel starts, to be used with VW Polo, Vento, Skoda Rapid and the upcoming entry-level cars!

Volkswagen India inaugurates new engine assembly plant at their Chakan, Pune facility. The 30 Million Euro (INR 240 crore) engine assembling facility was inaugurated by hon’ble Maharashtra chief minister, Mr. Devendra Fadnavis. Also present at the inauguration function were hon’ble minister for Industries, Government of Maharashtra, Mr. Subhash Desai; Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Shirur (Maharashtra), Mr. Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil; and Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra, Mr. Suresh Gore.

Mr. Subhash Desai, Hon’ble Minister for Industries, Government of Maharashtra, said “We are delighted to see the export activities undertaken by Volkswagen India. These are a clear proof that India and the workforce here are capable to deliver first-class products across the world.”

The engine plant which also boasts a full-fledged state-of-the-art testing facility which is built-upon a total floor space of 3,450 sq.m within the premises of the existing plant of Volkswagen India in Chakan, Pune. The new plant was built in a short period of 11 months with the help of experts from Volkswagen’s Engine Plants in Salzgitter, Germany and Polkowice, Poland. Over 260 direct jobs will be created at the new Engine Assembly Plant. The facility will have a capacity to assemble over 98,000 engines annually in a 3-shift system.

Mr. Mahesh Kodumudi, Chief Representative, Volkswagen Group India and President and Managing Director, Volkswagen India Private Limited, said, “The new Engine Assembly Plant including the Engine Testing Facility is our very first in India and emphasizes our commitment to offer technology that is best suited to the requirements of the local market. The 1.5-litre TDI engine was specially developed for the Indian needs and is now being assembled locally too. With this step, we take an important step towards achieving our long term goal of increasing local content.”

“Through the local development and local assembly of engines, we are committed to the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government” - Mahesh Kodumudi

“We are also creating more job opportunities and supplier development in and around Chakan – something that we have been committed to since we first set up the Volkswagen Plant here in 2009,” he further added.