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Volkswagen India has rolled out the 5,00,000th car from its plant at Chakan, near Pune. Car no. 5,00,000 is a red Polo GT TSI hatchback with a 7-speed DSG transmission, built for the domestic market.
Volkswagen started production of cars at the Pune factory in March 2009. Since then, more than 4 lakh units have been rolled out for the domestic market as well as thirty-two export markets across three continents. The plant produces the Polo and Vento sedan (in both, left and right hand drive versions) and the Skoda Rapid sedan. The Skoda Fabia hatchback was also produced at this plant till the end of 2013.
The Chakan plant is spread over an area of 572 acres. It has a body shop, a paint shop and an assembly facility. It has an installed annual capacity of 2,00,000 cars in a two-shift system. At present, it is producing 1,30,000 cars (430 per day) in a two-shift system. The plant provides employment to approximately 3,200 direct and indirect employees. It builds cars in right-hand drive and left-hand drive variants. Cars built here are also exported to 32 countries across 3 continents (Asia, Africa and North America).
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