Mr. Neeraj Garg has been appointed as the Director (Member of Board) of Volkswagen Passenger Cars Division of Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited. In this position, he will report to Mr. Joerg Mueller, President and Managing Director of Volkswagen Group India and Volkswagen Brand India.
Mr. Garg will be will be responsible for all sales, marketing and after-sales activities of the Volkswagen brand in India and will oversee the Indian product development strategy of all locally produced Volkswagen brand models as well as imported vehicles.
Announcing Mr. Neeraj Garg’s appointment, Mr Joerg Mueller, President and Managing Director, Volkswagen Group India and Volkswagen Brand India stated, “I welcome Mr Garg into the Volkswagen India family and wish him all the best. I’m sure that with his rich professional experience, Mr. Garg will be instrumental in helping us make further inroads into the Indian passenger car market.’’
A mechanical engineer, Mr. Garg also studied Industrial Management with Specialization in Marketing from N.I.T.I.E., Mumbai. With over two decades of experience in the automobile industry, his last stint was with Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. responsible for Nissan cars & SUVs. He was instrumental in contributing to Nissan’s entry to India and was responsible for the overall profitable operations of Nissan India including HR, Finance, Marketing, Sales, Dealer network development, after sales, product planning and standardization of all processes. Prior to Nissan, Neeraj has held several significant positions in renowned companies: Honda Siel Cars India Ltd., India; Al Futtaim – Trading Enterprises, Dubai; Suhail and Saud Bahwan, Oman; Premier Automobiles Limited, India & Eicher Goodearth Limited, India.
Neeraj Garg is married with two kids and based out of Mumbai.
About Volkswagen:
Volkswagen is the biggest brand within the Volkswagen Group and also the largest carmaker in Europe and in Germany. The brand sells its broad model range from the Fox to the Phaeton in more than 150 countries worldwide. With the market launch of the Passat in September 2007 and the Jetta in July 2008, Volkswagen offers its first models produced in India. Also available is the Phaeton and the Touareg as a direct import. Guided by a top-down strategy, Volkswagen presents itself in a variety of segments as a premium manufacturer of high volume models.
