VW to increase its production target by the end of next year
Polo has driven Volkswagen to a new pole, the increased production in India. Currently, the waiting period for Polo [images] is 3-4 months. The company’s Pune plant will be upgraded to deliver 1.1 lakh units, before the end of 2011, said the Chief Representative of the VW Group India and MD.
The plant, set up at an investment of Rs3800 crore had delivered its 10000th unit recently. It took just six months after the launch of commercial production. For attaining the proposed target, the plant will undertake the second shift in another three months, he added. The company has its motto of providing quality products to make the customers happy. The company is fully aware of the potential Indian market, which has a stunning growth rate – 1.6million in 2009 to 3 million by 2015. This figure makes India make other countries lag and VW likes to capitalize on this growth aspect. VW entered the Indian market in 2001 with its Skoda and introduced its Audi in 2007 and by now there are 17 varied models in the VW platform. Soon there will be a sedan Vento, a partial Polo range in addition to a probable entry into the below Polo range.