Invests INR 300 Crore in manufacturing facilities in India
Keeping
its commitment to expand operations in India,Scania Commercial Vehicles India Private
Limited today announced the inauguration of its bus manufacturing facility in
Narasapura near Bangalore. Honourable
Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India, Shri.NitinGadkari,will
officially inaugurate the plant on March
31, 2015.The bus manufacturing plant’s current capacity is about 1,000
units per year and will employ 300 people in its first year.
Mr. Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO,
ScaniaCV, Mr. Anders Grundströmer,Managing
Director, Scania India and Senior Vice President, Scania Group and Mr. Klas Dahlberg, Senior Vice President Buses &
Coaches, Scania Group commemorated the announcement of the manufacturing
facility.
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| Anders Grundströmer, Managing Director, Scania India and Senior Vice President, Scania Group and Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO, Scania Global |
Mr. Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO,
ScaniaCV said: “Scania’s bus manufacturing
facility in Naraspura, which we inaugurate today, is yet another milestone in
our strategic plans for India. The vision for Narasupura is clear – it is
a world class facility serving both the Indian market and becoming a hub for
exports to other markets in Asia. Scania has and remains committed to bringing
global technology and manufacturing practices to the countries in which it
operates.Here in India, we will always strive to create a win - win situation
for our partners. The goal is to draw on local talent and competence and
combine it with global experience - making all our facilities part of our
global network and in turn creating tremendous value across our global value
chain. We see Naraspura as an important addition to our global operations and
are committed to making it a success.” MrLundstedtadded “We also know that
Naraspura’s success so far and in the future will be enabled by joint efforts
of all stakeholders - local suppliers, workforce, state and local governments
and we value this partnership “
In October 2013, Scania inaugurated its truck
manufacturing facility in Narasapura. Scaniahas collectively invested aroundRs.
300 crore in their truck and bus manufacturing facility. The current yearly capacity
of the manufacturing plant is 2,500 trucks and 1,000 buses. The bus plant will
also serve as an export hub for regions such asAsia,Middle East and Africa Over
the nextfive years, Scania aims to double its production capacity by 2,500
units of busesand 5000 units of trucks and recruit about 800 employees by the
end of 2017.
Mr. Anders Grundströmer, Managing Director, Scania India and
Senior Vice President, Scania Group said: “Scania has
been the frontrunner in promoting sustainable transport solutions globally. We
entered India with a vision to provide sustainable transport solutions to the
country and formulated various channels for promoting it. The establishment of
our bus manufacturing facility plays a major role in realizingthis vision for
India. The facility will accommodate a state-of-the-art bio-gas unit, which
will help in producing alternative fuels locally. With this bus plant we are
looking at locally assembling buses and coaches in India, and stay true to the
vision of Make in India.”
The manufacturing facility in India is
Scania’sambitious venture and a strategic move todrive their global vision to
new heights.Scania’s commitment of setting up a large manufacturing establishment
is in sync with India’s dynamic vision of making the country a new
destinationfor manufacturing. “The Make in India campaign will facilitate the
manufacturing sectors to grow rapidly and Scania will be a true ambassador of this
campaign as we will enable large-scale manufacturing activities in India and
strengthen employment” Mr.Grundströmersaid.
Mr. Klas Dahlberg, Senior Vice President
Buses & Coaches, Scania Group, said: “The all new bus manufacturing
facility in India is a great leap towards realizingScania’s global vision. This
facility will be used to its full capacity and we are looking at exporting the
buses and coaches tothe neighboring countries of India. The geographical
position of India will act in advantage to Scania in connecting with Far East
Asian countries, Africa and Middle Eastern countries. India’s new visionfavours
international players to set up manufacturing facilities here and we will
accomplish our vision in India as well as globally.”
Scania’spromise of delivering sustainable
transport solutions in India takes a major step forward with the bus
manufacturing plant. The plant will house a bio-gas production unit and will
locally assemble ethanol buses. The company will also broaden the scope for
manufacturing more products powered by alternative fuels, which will catalysesustainable
development in India to a whole new level.
Scania India
Scania has been represented in the Indian
market since 2007. In 2011, Scania established Scania Commercial Vehicles India
Pvt. Ltd. with an ambition to strengthen its presence through sales to
additional segments of the Indian commercial vehicle market and to widen its
offer of sustainable solutions to the Indian market. Since then Scania has
launched a range of on-road haulage truck models specially adapted for the
Indian market - the R 580 6x4, the G 460 6x4 and the G 410 6x2 and also the
off-road P 410 8x4 coal and mining tipper. Scania has a successful partnership
with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in the mining segment.
In the beginning of 2013 Scania launched a
newbus range,TheScaniaMetrolink, 12m, 13.7m, 14.5m to meet the growing need of safer, more
comfortable connected solutions for the Indian market. The new bus range is
purpose-designed for luxury intercity or charter travels.
Scania has world class experience in mobility
solutions run on biofuels and Scania brings this unique offer to India.Scania
handed over its first ethanol run bus to the city of Nagpur. Public transport
on ethanol buses is a cost effective way of reducing several of the city's
environmental problems. The solutions developed create the necessary
preconditions for both more attractive forms of travel and also better living
conditions in city centers, without requiring major investments in new
infrastructure. With this ethanol bus we also introduce an engine complying
with Bharat stage 5+, which is a huge step to minimize emissions further.
Biofuel is the sustainable solution for urban public transport here and now.
The company inaugurated its first Industrial
Facility in Narasapura, Bangalore, in October, 2013. With an investment of Rs.
300 crore, this facility serves as the centre of the company’s Industrial and
commercial operations in the country. Through its 2 facilities of Truck and Bus
manufacturingScania expands its ambition
in offering state of the art sustainable mobility solutions. The service
workshop and a central parts warehouse, is housed at the same site.
Scania ambitions to sell 2500 trucks and 1000
buses per year in the Indian market,by 2017 we will employ 800 and more people
at this facility.
Scania also launched
the company’s engines range in India. Scania has been establishing a service
network and service vans. Scania has anetwork of dealers across the south and
western regions, as well as the site workshops in the mining operations of
India covering its business areas to support the customers with the best parts
and service availability.
In
India, Scania buses & trucks have been specially designed to meet local
conditions and customer requirements, and are backed by world class service
network and dealership in the country. Scania has also gained a strong
acceptance with demanding customers across the country for both trucks and
buses and is working on delivering high quality transportation solutions and
services for India.
Sustainability is at the core of Scania’s offer from a
social, environmental and economic advantage while strengthening its offer of
transport solutions to the Indian market.
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