SkodaAuto India, a fully owned subsidiary of SkodaAuto a.s., Czech Republic and part of Group Volkswagen India, one of the most promising automobile companies in India, today rolled out the 1,00,001st car from its plant at Aurangabad. The fact that the 1,00,001st car was a Yeti, one of skoda's recent launches, makes it an even more special event. The occasion was graced by H E Miloslav Stasek, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic in India, and Stackmann,- the Board Member for Sales and Marketing at SkodaAuto a.s. and Chairman of SkodaAuto India.A nicely arranged ceremony started with a joint tree planting on the factory premises.
Marking the occasion, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic in India, H E Miloslav Stasek said, "This, the biggest investment in India by a Czech company, SkodaAuto India, has achieved incredible growth. The world=class products provided by SkodaAuto India, offering high quality with a human touch, are the strongest pillar of its success."
Speaking on this occasion, Stackmann, the Board Member for Sales and Marketing at SkodaAuto a.s. and Chairman of SkodaAuto India, said, "India, as a very important future market, was entered by skoda ten years ago in a great spirit of entrepreneurship. This wouldn't have been possible without the support of our employees, the Indian government, our suppliers, our business partners and, especially, our valuable customers.
Over the past decade, skoda has reinvented itself as a strong, sensitive and, more importantly, a clever player in the automobile sector. Our factory at Aurangabad is our strength and will play an even more important role in the future, as our plans for expansion in the Indian market are ambitous. We at SkodaAuto are very proud of our current achievements and want to take this opportunity to congratulate all our stakeholders."
Dr John Chacko, recently announced Volkswagen Group Chief Representative India and President and Managing Director Volkswagen India, delivered a welcome note underlining the importance of the Aurangabad factory as a source not only of Skoda cars, but also of the Volkswagen and Audi brands.
Dr Oliver Gruenberg, Managing Director Technical Affairs, expressed his thanks and emphasized the committment by the SkodaAuto India management and workforce to tackle the challenges in the near future.
skoda's Superb, Laura and the newly launched Yeti are produced at the Aurangabad plant. The Aurangabad plant also manufactures Volkswagen's Passat and Jetta, as well as Audi's A4, A6 and Q5.
Prominent industrialists, senior government officials, the Group's board members, senior embassy officials, SkodaAuto India's board members and employees were present on this occasion.
SkodaAuto India recently joined forces with government-run training organizations, Industrial Training Institutes (ITI), Aurangabad, by donating five skoda Fabias for practical technical training purposes.
Source: SkodaAuto India
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