Gurpratap Boparai was appointed as the first managing director of Škoda Auto Volkswagen India.
Volkswagen Group brands Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley also sell their cars in India through them.
The first plant at Chakan, near Pune, Maharashtra was previously owned by Volkswagen India with an annual capacity of 200,000 vehicles.
Volkswagen has an engine assembly facility (an extension to the previously mentioned plant) built in 2015 at a cost of 240 crore (710 million euro) approximately at their state-of-the-art factory in Chakan, Pune respectively.
[citation needed] The Audi India strategy encompasses significant investments in branding, marketing, manufacturing (locally assemble engines to cut down its import bill in a range of 10–30%),[10] exclusive dealerships and after sales services.