VW to make Pune its IT hub

Volkswagen’s newest entity in India, will serve as the global back end for information technology services, for all its global operations. “Volkswagen IT Services India” began work from premises in the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park at Hinjewadi last week, with a team strength of 300, slated to rise to 450. The German automobile giant plans to pump in 3 million euro (approximately Rs 22.5 crores) into creating a tech services backbone, eventually for all its iconic brands, which include Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche and Skoda.

The Pune team will handle all in-house, technology-driven processes, and help VW to gradually do away with outsourcing such services. Sidharth Yadav is the Managing Director of Volkswagen IT Services India. He was joined by Dr Martin Hofmann, CIO, Volkswagen AG and Dr Uwe Matulovic, head of the management board of VW Group IT Services, for the inauguration of the new Pune facility. VW already runs a state-of-the-art vehicle plant in Chakan and is a key member of Pune’s burgeoning automobile ecosystem. With a workforce of over 3500, the plant has ramped up production capacity to over 1,30,000 vehicles a year.

Unlike many such manufacturing enterprises, VW welcomes visitors to its high tech plant. Educational institutions, corporate and private groups (minimum 20, maximum 40) can book a plant tour at the company’s website www.volkswagen.co.in.

IndiaTechOnline

Originally published on The Golden Sparrow