Volkswagen Reaches Production Milestone In India; 0.5 Millionth Car Rolls Out

The plant was inaugurated in 2009 and since then has produced cars like the Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Vento, Skoda Rapid and Skoda Fabia (till end of 2013).

Andreas Lauenroth, Executive Director - Technical, Volkswagen India Private Limited commented, "We have successfully achieved a new production milestone. It is a matter of pride for us and it also mirrors the positive customer feedback for the cars produced in our Pune Plant. More than this - each one of the 500,000 cars produced is also an ambassador of the high capabilities of our workforce. I would like to congratulate entire team of Volkswagen India on this historic achievement."

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Currently, the cars are being exported in both right-hand drive as well as left-hand drive versions to over 32 countries across three continents of Asia, Africa and North America. Approximately 430 cars are being produced per day in a two-shift system at the Pune Plant.

Volkswagen is all set to introduce a bunch of new cars in India and the milestone is a good beginning.