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Continental expands production and validation capacity in India
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Continental has inaugurated two product lines at its Pune facility and a new test and validation laboratory for fuel systems in Bangalore
Continental, a leading international automotive supplier has announced expansion of its manufacturing and validation competence in India. This is in accordance to Continental India’s 2011 strategy of doubling growth in India involving significant investments across divisions and business units for increased localisation and higher output.
Under its powertrain division, Continental has set up the new test and validation laboratory for fuel systems at its Bangalore development facility. Two product lines for fuel rail assembly and in-tank fuel pumps are being inaugurated at the Pune facility. Both facilities will help increase localisation across the value chain and also satisfy increased demand from customers.
Markus Distelhoff, Executive Vice President, Business Unit, Fuel Supply at Continental AG said, “We are witnessing a huge traction for our Powertrain systems and technologies in India and we have been working on the Indianisation of these solutions tailor made for Indian OEMs over the past few years. The current investments will definitely help us in meeting the increased customer demand and also to leverage our global expertise in the powertrain domain for Indian OEMs.”
The new production lines at the Pune plant will produce one million additional units of fuel rail injectors and fuel pumps of different ranges. The test and validation laboratory for fuel supply systems will ensure local testing infrastructure and competence. Results in India can be shared and compared to other global locations, benefiting OEMs from Continental’s global presence and expertise.
According to Joerg Laatsch, Head of Business Unit Engines Systems India, “The localisation of the fuel rail assembly is a further milestone in coming closer to complete localised gasoline engine management systems and support our strategy to serve our customers directly here in India.”
Continental believes its localisation strategy is the key to growth in developing markets by emphasising on the value-added chain. Continental’s aim is to provide high end technology with global standards customised for the Indian market with affordability in mind.
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