Components Expedition Centre (PEC) will increase exports from VW Group India, starting with Vietnam in 2024The brand new facility is unfold over an space of 16,800 sq. metres throughout the Pune PlantThe brand new PEC reaffirms the function of India in Škoda’s internationalization techniqueVW Group India will collaborate with Vietnam’s TC Group for last meeting and supplyKushaq and Slavia fashions are to be exported from Pune to Vietnam for meeting on a CKD foundation
Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Non-public Restricted (SAVWIPL) has inaugurated its Components Expedition Centre (PEC) on the Volkswagen Group’s Headquarters in Chakan, Pune. This 16,800-square metre facility is ready to speed up the corporate’s export operations within the ASEAN area, beginning with Vietnam from 2024. The made-in-India kits shall be shipped from India to Vietnam for last manufacturing.
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Andreas Dick, Škoda Auto Board Member for Manufacturing and Logistics, stated: “With the opening of the Components Expedition Centre, we’re constructing a bridge between India and Vietnam and setting the stage to unleash important synergies between these two key markets. Whereas Vietnam would be the first part the PEC is geared to serve a number of rising markets within the ASEAN area sooner or later.”
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Piyush Arora, Managing Director & CEO of Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Non-public Restricted, commented, “This yr marked the 600,000th automobile export for Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Non-public Restricted from India. We have now been serving key worldwide markets from India, which is a testomony to our engineering capabilities. The institution of the Components Expedition Centre represents a strategic development in our export capabilities. This facility combines trendy infrastructure and sustainability, permitting us to cater extra successfully to rising markets. On the identical time, we’ll keep it up with our imaginative and prescient of constructing sustainable, high quality mobility accessible worldwide.”
Synergies by geographical proximity: exporting Indian CKD (Fully Knocked-Down) fashions to Vietnam
In 2021, Škoda Auto unveiled the Kushaq mannequin for the Indian automotive market, with manufacturing going down in Pune. This mid-size SUV, designed and based mostly on the MQB-A0-IN model of the modular transverse matrix, was developed to cater to Indian preferences and desires. Following swimsuit, Škoda launched the Slavia sedan one yr later, which additionally stems from Indian improvement roots. Each fashions shall be exported to Vietnam, following the CKD meeting method, exemplifying Škoda’s dedication to delivering high quality cars to a worldwide viewers.
With an preliminary capability of 27,000 automobile units yearly for Vietnam, the brand new 16,800 sq. meter logistic centre has the infrastructure to scale as much as 40,000 automobile units yearly. The export process entails components being shipped to Vietnam by the port of Mumbai. Remaining meeting and buyer supply preparation shall be executed at Škoda Auto’s related facility, TC Group, in Quãng Ninh province, Vietnam. The devoted manufacturing line in Vietnam is underneath development and slated for commissioning within the first half of 2024.