Datamonitor: Volkswagen to hire 1,300 workers in India
German auto major Volkswagen intends to hire around 1,300 workers by the end of 2010 at its Chakan manufacturing facility near Pune, India, reported Bloomberg.
The manufacturing plant, established with an investment of around $860 million, reportedly employs 1,200 workers.
According to the news source, the Chakan plant had begun production of Skoda Fabia hatchback in May 2009 and will commence production of Volkswagen Polo supermini car in the near future.
Volkswagen, as part of its expansion plan, intends to increase its dealership network in India from 14 in 2008 to 120 dealers by 2012.
Ulrich Proske, finance chief of Volkswagen’s Indian unit, as quoted by Bloomberg, said: "We are taking advantage of the momentum in India. Volkswagen, which sold about 16,000 vehicles in India from January 2009 through October 2009, is targeting more than 100,000 deliveries a year in the long term."
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