Chennai Plant of BMW Celebrates 10,000th car

Time to raise toast for 10,000th car from Chennai plant of BMW. Today throwing sensational news, BMW announces the production of striking 10,000th car in its Chennai plant. On the occasion, Mr. Juergen Eder who is the Managing Director of BMW Plant Chennai, expressed great pride on announcing the success marked by the company. He said that there is a vibe of excitement among the BMW Chennai plant team for achieving this milestone. The best part about this remarkable success is that Chennai plant is able to achieve this height in just 4 years from its establishment.

Published On Nov 24, 2010 17:18 IST

Published OnNov 24, 2010 17:18 IST

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The Chennai plant of BMW was opened on 29 March 2007 and since then it is manufacturing the BMW 3 Series and BMW 5 Series sedans in petrol and diesel variants. And now with the end of year 2010, Chennai plant will also initiate its production for BMW X1. The maximum capacity of this plant is 5400 units per year on a single shift basis. Moreover the company will employ around 400 people till the end of this year. This is a good figure to trace the success of this company.

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BMW India as we know is a fully owned subsidy of BMW Group and has its Headquarter situated in Gurgaon. The company holds its spare parts warehouse in Mumbai (Maharashtra) with production plant in Chennai. The dealership of this successful brand is available in all major metropolitan centres of the country. And this milestone is achieved with joint contribution of all these variables.

On this historical occasion Dr. Andreas Schaaf, President, BMW India, claimed that company will be able to increase its sales exponentially in coming years. He also flaunted the company's lead in the premium segment last year. He also promised to come up with new and exciting products for Indian markets in coming years.

The company is able to meet this big target mainly because of its dealership availability in major metropolitan centers which provide international standards to its customers. BMW has tried really hard to maintain the quality it is known for even in Indian markets and this is the reason it managed a top position in premium segment last year.

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