Pune, December 18, 2013: Volkswagen India, through its Visitor Services which commenced in September 2011, had achieved a milestone by hosting and showing the 25,000th visitor to its Chakan, Pune Plant, how the Volkswagen car is manufactured in India.
Hrishikesh Kashikar, the 25,000thvisitor, was amongst the group of 55 young students of Mahaveer English Medium School in Pune. He was gifted with a scale model of the Volkswagen Polo.
Speaking on the occasion, a teacher representing Mahaveer English Medium School, said: “It was a pleasure to have had the opportunity of showing our students how Volkswagen cars are manufactured. The information given through the tour and the processes shown clearly reveal what all goes into the manufacturing of world-class cars.”
The Visitor Services at Volkswagen Pune Plant has been offering plant visits to all types of visitors. Of the 25,000 visitors so far, there have been more than 17,000 students from various educational institutions who have visited the facility. The idea behind the Visitor Services is to give an opportunity for the common man to witness the manufacturing process of a Volkswagen car and understand what makes it different and special.
The plant tours comprise a company presentation followed by a walk through the Body Shop and Assembly Shop along with an overview of the Press Shop and Paint Shop. In the Body Shop, key processes like laser welding and inline measurement systems are shown to the visitors, whereas in Assembly, the Cockpit assembly and the Engine-Chassis Marriage are the highlights. Based on the target audience, tailor-made plant visits have also been designed.
Apart from the over 17,000 students, corporates, investors, dealers and customers have visited the Chakan plant for tours since the commencement of the Visitor Services. On an average, two plant visits are conducted every working day and each group of visitors can have the plant visit with the plant tour guide giving information in Marathi, Hindi, English and German.
According to Mahesh Kodumudi, president and MD, Volkswagen India, “A Volkswagen is everywhere in the world a Volkswagen and meets always the same international standards. At the Pune Plant, we are following this philosophy and rolling out international quality cars. The plant tours that we conduct at our facility help greatly towards highlighting our culture of high quality, robust engineering, and top-class technology. We are proud that we have been able to show as many as 25,000 visitors what a Volkswagen stands for.”
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