In view of rising demand for its existing portfolio of products and its new launches, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India (SAVWIPL), on Tuesday, announced that it has started with the third shift at its manufacturing facility in Chakan, Pune.
Piyush Arora, Managing Director, SAVWIPL, said, “The Skoda Kushaq and Volkswagen Taigun have been well received by our customers. We are gearing up to accelerate deliveries of the Skoda Slavia.”
“With the third shift, we have taken on additional manpower to help us cater to the increase in demand, that we foresee both on the domestic and export front. We are confident that we will continue on the growth path set in motion by the Volkswagen Group in the year 2021,” Arora added.
Under the India 2.0 project, the group has invested a total of €1 billion to date and has designed and produced four cars, including Skoda Kushaq, Volkswagen Taigun, Skoda Slavia and Volkswagen Virtus.
Under the project, the company recently began exports of the Volkswagen T-Cross to Mexico, and exports of the other India 2.0 cars will follow in the months ahead. The company has exported over 545,700 vehicles from 2011 until 2021, a communication from the company noted.