Assembled in India Passat coming out later this year

Assembled in India Passat coming out later this year

Volkswagen would be launching their first assembled in India model sometime later this year. This model would be their luxury sedan Passat.

The company also announced that they are setting up a subsidiary, Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited, in order to strengthen its operations in India.

The Indian division of the company would be headed by group MD Joerg Mueller. Volkswagen’s passenger car segment division in India would be headed by Andreas Prinz.

Volkswagen is going to target the tier-1 cities Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore initially to sell their cars.

This would be further expanded to other cities in the coming years. Volkswagen also has plans to introduce their other products in the Indian market including the Touareg.

Mr. Mueller said in a statement on their Indian plans: “The company is looking forward to its engagement in India. Our Indian operations will play a significant role in the overall growth.”