BMW Chennai Plant Celebrates A Decade Of Production

BMW's Chennai manufacturing plant began operations on March 29, 2007, and since then it has assembled 57,000 cars.

BMW Chennai plant is celebrating ten years of production excellence in India. The facility is located at Mahindra World City in Chennai and began operations on March 29, 2007, and since then it has assembled 57,000 cars.

BMW Chennai Plant Completes Ten Years

The BMW Group has firmly increased the number of its locally manufactured car models to eight in the ten years of its operations in its Chennai plant.

BMW Chennai Plant Completes Ten Years

The Chennai plant of the German luxury car maker has two assembly lines producing the 1-series, 3-series, 3-series Gran Turismo, 5-series, 7-series, X1, X3 and X5 models.

BMW Chennai Plant Completes Ten Years

Vikram Pawah, president, BMW Group India, said at the occasion, "It is a day of great pride for all of us at BMW Group to celebrate the 10th anniversary of BMW Plant Chennai. The precision in quality achievements perfectly complements the advanced technology in the cars and the multiple facets of the luxury brand. In the years to come, BMW Plant Chennai will play a crucial role in fostering BMW Group's ambitions in India."

BMW Chennai Plant Completes Ten Years

Celebrating the ‘Make in India' initiative, the company has further reinforced its commitment to the Indian market by enhancing the level of localisation at the Chennai plant to over 50 percent.

BMW Chennai Plant Completes Ten Years

Dr Jochen Stallkamp, managing director, BMW Plant Chennai, said, "I congratulate the team for producing cars with facility localised content and achieving the high international quality standards as any of the BMW production facilities globally. Highly qualified employees, remarkably refined systems and the most modern technology ensure that our production quality creates a new benchmark in the manufacturing of luxury cars in India."

BMW Chennai Plant Completes Ten Years

The BMW Plant Chennai located 40km north-west of Chennai, hosts state-of-the-art systems engineering, with more than 500 highly qualified employees and advanced manufacturing processes to build premium cars with excellent quality standards.

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Article Published On: Friday, March 31, 2017, 14:30 [IST]
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