Å koda Auto India Private Limited
The Skoda Auto India Pvt. Ltd.. ( SAIPL ), SKODA Auto India Private Limited, the caron is the "s" is not written consistently in own case, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Czech Škoda Auto as, a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. SAIPL The Company has its headquarters in the Five Star Industrial Area in the district Shendra the city of Aurangabad in India. The company was founded by Dr. Helmuth Schuster in cooperation with Johann Johannsen in November 2001, is a member of the Volkswagen Group Sales India and the only locally producing automobile manufacturers of the Group. In 2005, however, the company has grown along with Ancar a part of the Škoda affair, which provided mainly in the Indian press, due to the high number of corruption cases, outrage. Nevertheless, the company recorded a growth of 25 percent this year. Currently working 2,500 workers for the company. The production is in March 2010 at 171,000 units per year.
The first model Škoda established in India the Skoda Octavia, which quickly became the best seller of the brand until the end of production in 2010. The sequel, which was renamed for the sake of naming for the local market in Skoda Laura, is currently in the footsteps of his predecessor. Audi produces vehicles in Aurangabad since 2006, the Audi A6 and the Audi A4 since 2008. The Audi Q5, however, is delivered completely dismantled from Ingolstadt and only assembled for the surrounding markets. In meantime, the Skoda Fabia was added, which occupies different than in the People's Republic of China only a marginal position.
In May 2009, the company opened a second plant in Chakan near Pune in India. Here Volkswagen models are predominantly produced. The third plant began in November 2012 on his work. There he produced annually in about 1000 Audi Q7. In the summer of 2013 finally to the Audi Q3 will be added.