Volkswagen India has said that it has shipped out over 1.85 lakh cars for exports in five years from its Pune plant. The company had established its Pune plant in 2009, and had started export operations from India within two years of establishing its production.
The first shipment to South Africa from Volkswagen India reached its destination five years ago in 2011. At that time, the export volumes only contributed approximately 6.4% of the total production. In 2015, Volkswagen India exported over 55% of its cars produced in Pune to over 35 countries across four continents. The export range includes the left-hand drive, and right-hand drive Polo and Vento.
“Volkswagen set up its Indian operations, especially for the domestic Indian market, and we still continue to focus primarily on our local customers and their demands. However, with fluctuations in the domestic demand and the currency exchange, it became necessary for us to establish a second strong leg of our operations here in India.
Since a Volkswagen made anywhere in the world follows the same quality and engineering standards, we were able to impress several export markets and create a demand there with our cars built in India,” Volkswagen India president and MD Andreas Lauermann said.
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