Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has inaugurated Volkswagen India's Engine Assembly Plant. The plant also includes a full-fledged Engine Testing Facility at Volkswagen Pune Plant in Chakan. Volkswagen India has invested 30 Million Euro (Rs240 crore) in setting up this plant is a testimony to the Volkswagen Group's commitment towards India.
The new Engine Assembly Plant will function over a total floor space of 3,450 sq m within the premises of the existing plant of Volkswagen India in Chakan. The Engine Assembly Plant was set up 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. Significant additional employment will also be created at the production locations of Indian suppliers who will supply key parts and components for this engine.
The employees working on the engine assembly processes have undergone hands-on training at the Volkswagen Polkowice Engine Plant in Poland as well as through ‘Profi-rooms' set up at Pune Plant.
To ensure the highest quality standards, each and every engine will undergo rigorous tests before it is released for assembly into the car. The state-of-the-art Engine Testing Facility includes a Cold Test station, a Hot Test bench and an Engine Dynamometer besides an extensive engine test laboratory.
Upon full ramp-up, the Engine Assembly Plant will have a capacity to assemble over 98,000 engines annually in a 3-shift system. The 1.5L TDI engine will be produced for two different power levels - 90 PS and 105 PS peak power.
"Volkswagen is one of the top car manufacturers in the world and they have brought their German Engineering to India. I am glad to see that the company is committed to their production operations in Chakan in Pune and is investing further for increasing manufacturing here even in difficult market situations. It is really encouraging to see that Volkswagen is creating so many jobs in this industrial belt," said the Maharashtra CM.
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