Faurecia opens its state-of-the-art R&D center in Pune

Faurecia, a global leader in providing engineering solutions and automotive components has inaugurated its state-of-the-art TechCenter for automotive interior systems, automotive seating and automotive exteriors in Pune. The inauguration took place in the presence of Honourable Consul General of France in Mumbai, Jean-Raphaël Peytregnet and special guest Mrs. Lila Poonawalla of the Lila Poonawalla Foundation.

The TechCenter is designed to accommodate 800 of India’s brightest automotive engineers. It is a fully integrated facility with CAD/CAE (Computer Aided Design & Engineering) & PPV (Product and Process Validation) activities.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Christophe SCHMITT, Executive Vice President of Faurecia Interior Systems said, “Our new TechCenter in India is an extension of our commitment to the Indian consumers and our growing customer base in the country. Our aim is to develop high quality, high safety and high comfort products at this center.”

The new TechCenter is part of a global network of R&D centers around the world, under the helm of Mr. Nicolas Pechnyk, Vice President of Engineering, Faurecia Interior Systems who underlined that Faurecia’s engineering teams in India have developed the most-advanced automotive skills to perform the full-range of development activities for customers at home and abroad. 

Mr Franck Euvrard, Managing Director, Faurecia Interior Systems India added that the systems and technologies developed by Faurecia in India are in keeping with the overall Group strategy for its global requirements.

Every year, the group's R&D teams at the TechCenters in India mastermind over 200 innovation led projects focusing on safety, comfort, interior space management, environmental performance, perceived quality and cost control. Globally, Faurecia has registered 300 patents during the year 2011. 

Currently, Faurecia is headquartered in Pune and has two R&D centers in the country, in Pune (Interior, Seating & Exterior) and in Bangalore (Emissions Control Technologies). Its innovative products cater to leading automobile companies like Ford, Hyundai, Mahindra, Maruti-Suzuki, Tata, Toyota and Volkswagen. It also serves commercial vehicles such as heavy load trucks, together with its global partner Cummins.