Volkswagen India, the Indian unit of Germany based leading car maker Volkswagen, has registered a sales jump of over 181 per cent in year 2010. The company sold a total of 53,341 units in the calendar year 2010 as against the sales of just 19,001 units in the calendar year 2009. In addition to this, the company had increased its manpower by about 100% to 4,537 employees in the year as against 2,116 employees in preceding year.
Marking its debut in the rapidly growing volume driven mass segment of cars in India, the company rolled-out its compact hatchback Polo and starting range sedan Vento in year 2010. Both of these car models emerged as one of the best selling cars in their respective segments.
According to a statement given by Mr. John Chacko, Volkswagen Group’s chief representative in India, “This rise in sales figures has made us more confident of our acceptance in the Indian market.”
At present, the Volkswagen Group sells a total of 18 car models through three different brands in the Indian market including Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen. The annual production capacity of the company’s Pune based manufacturing facility is 1,10,000 units.
