BMW rolls out 50,000th car from Chennai plant

German car maker increases level of localisation at Chennai plant to 50%

German car maker BMW has rolled out the 50,000th car locally produced from Chennai plant. The car maker said that it has further strengthened its commitment to the Indian market by increasing the level of localisation at BMW Plant Chennai upto 50%.

The all-new BMW 7 Series was the 50,000th car locally-produced in India. Launched at the Auto Expo 2016, the all-new BMW 7 Series continues to break the innovation barrier in automotive industry with its game-changing futuristic technologies (such as Gesture Control, BMW Display Key, BMW Touch Command System, Wireless Charging, Sky Lounge and Remote Control Parking to be introduced in 2016)

Dr. Jochen Stallkamp, Managing Director, BMW Plant Chennai in a statement said that, "It is with great pride that we are rolling-out the 50,000th car locally produced at BMW Plant Chennai. Each and every BMW that is locally produced is of the same international standards as anywhere else in the world and brings a smile on the faces of our customers. Highly skilled employees, advanced manufacturing processes along with state-of-the-art machinery and technology provide all the necessary ingredients to achieve these tough standards."

 

BMW Plant Chennai started operations on March 29, 2007. Since then, the BMW Group has continuously increased the number of its locally produced car models.

Upto eight car models are locally produced on two assembly lines at BMW Plant Chennai. Presently, the BMW 1 Series, the BMW 3 Series, the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo, the BMW 5 Series, the BMW 7 Series, the BMW X1, the BMW X3 and the BMW X5 are locally produced at BMW Plant Chennai.

The car maker said that it has further strengthened its commitment to the Indian market by increasing the level of localisation at BMW Plant Chennai upto 50%.

Headquartered in Gurgaon (National Capital Region), BMW India is a 100% subsidiary of the BMW Group. Till date, BMW Group has invested over 4.9 billion Indian Rupees ($69 million) in BMW India. The wide range of BMW activities in India include a manufacturing plant in Chennai, a parts warehouse in Mumbai, a training centre in Gurgaon NCR and development of a dealer organisation across major metropolitan centres of the country. Currently, BMW India has 38 sales outlets in the Indian market. The total number of employees at BMW India is 650. More than 1,200 additional jobs have been created in the dealer and service network.