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Volkswagen Group Sales India

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Type
  
Subsidiary

Products
  
Automobiles

Production output
  
115,237 units (2012)

Number of locations
  
2 (Aurangabad, Chakan)

Key people
  
Thierry Lespiaucq

Industry
  
Automotive

Headquarters
  
Mumbai

Founded
  
2001

Area served
  
India

Parent organization
  
Volkswagen Group

Divisions
  
Audi India Porsche India Volkswagen India Private Limited Škoda Auto India Private Limited Lamborghini

Website
  
Audi.in Porsche.in Volkswagen.co.in Škoda-Auto.co.in

Profiles

Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited is the wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group in India. Its operations are spearheaded by four of Group division companies:

Contents

They focus on manufacture and sales of Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen and Škoda vehicles in India. Volkswagen subsidiaries, Lamborghini, also sell their cars in India through them.

Production Facilities

Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited operates a manufacturing plant at Chakan, near Pune, Maharashtra with an annual capacity of 200,000 vehicles for production of Volkswagen branded vehicles. The Chakan Plant is also used by SAIPL to manufacture the Škoda Fabia. It also shares a manufacturing/assembly plant in Aurangabad, Maharashtra which is operated by Škoda Auto India Private Limited for production of Audi branded vehicles.

Manufactured locally

  • Audi A4 (Launched 2008)
  • Audi A6 (Launched 2009)
  • Audi Q5 (Launched 2010)
  • Audi Q3 (Launched 2012)
  • Audi Q7 (Launched 2013)
  • Imported

  • Audi A7
  • Audi A8
  • Audi TT
  • Audi RS5
  • Audi RS7
  • Audi R8
  • Imported

  • Porsche 911
  • Porsche Boxster
  • Porsche Cayman
  • Porsche Cayenne
  • Porsche Panamera
  • Porsche Macan
  • Manufactured locally

  • Volkswagen Passat (2007-2013)
  • Volkswagen Jetta (Launched 2008)
  • Volkswagen Polo (Launched 2010)
  • Volkswagen Vento (Launched 2010)
  • Imported

  • Volkswagen Phaeton (2010-2013)
  • Volkswagen Touareg (2008-2013)
  • Volkswagen New Beetle (2009-2013)
  • Manufactured locally

  • Skoda Octavia {Launched 2013}
  • Škoda Fabia (Launched 2008)
  • Škoda Superb (Launched 2004)
  • Skoda Rapid (Launched 2011)
  • Škoda Yeti (Launched 2010)
  • Škoda Laura (2005-2013)
  • Skoda Octavia {2001-2010}
  • Sales and Service Network

    VGSIPL's vehicle brands have a combined dealership network of more than 153 dealerships in more than 56 cities all over India.Skoda and Audi alone having in total around 120 dealerships across the country today.

    Sales Performance

    In the year 2010-11, VGSIPL recorded combined sales of 53,341 vehicles.In 2011-2012 the Volkswagen Group India clocked an impressive growth of 109.3%. The three brands – Audi, Škoda and Volkswagen together delivered a total of 111,623 vehicles to customers in 2011-2012.The Volkswagen Polo is the highest selling model of this group with a sales of 37,153 in 2011. From January to December 2012 Volkswagen Group India sold 115,237 cars with a growth of 3.2 percent. Audi, Lamborghini and Škoda achieved impressive sales figures while the sales figures of Volkswagen and Bentley remained with a slight decrease.

    Awards

    Volkswagen Group India has won several awards and it was in the spotlight for winning four prestigious awards at CNBC-Overdrive Awards 2011. Here is the list of Awards won by Volkswagen Group India in the year 2011 in which volkswagen passenger cars alone won 18 Awards which includes Best advertising, Best quality and Most Sporty Awards.

    References

    Volkswagen Group Sales India Wikipedia