General Motors India today said it inaugurated a new engine production facility at Talegaon, near Pune, in Maharashtra.
"This is General Motors' first powertrain plant in the world that enables both petrol and diesel engines to be manufactured simultaneously," the company said in a statement.
The state-of-the-art facility represents an investment of over $230 million. It has an initial annual production capacity of 160,000 engines and is designed to accommodate future expansion, it added
The new engine plant will produce engines for small passenger cars manufactured by GM in India, the company said.
"This marks the beginning of GM's next chapter in India. The opening of our new facility will enable our company to become more competitive and keep up with the growing demand for our vehicles," GM India President and Managing Director Karl Slym said.
On August 28, 2008, GM signed an agreement with the Maharashtra government for construction of a new engine plant adjacent to its existing vehicle manufacturing facility at Talegaon.
The engine plant complements GM's modern vehicle manufacturing facilities at Talegaon, in Maharashtra, and Halol, in Gujarat, besides GM's Technical Centre in Bangalore, which is involved in a range of engineering, design and R&D activities, it said.