NEW DEHLI: General Motors India announced that it is shipping the first 3000 left-hand-drive Chevrolet Beats to Mexico. The Beat, badged the Spark outside India, is available in more than 70 markets worldwide and has sold over 1 million units.
The announcement comes after GM CEO Mary Barra announced $1 billion in new investment in India, including exports. The Talegaon facility will increase its base capacity to 220,000 vehicles by 2025. It will also become a global export hub for GM, with up to 30 percent of its annual production planned for markets outside India
“In keeping with our commitment to the Make in India program, we are proud to celebrate the first shipment of Chevrolet Beats to Mexico, GM India’s second major export market,” said GM India President and Managing Director Arvind Saxena. “This is part of GM’s strategy to make India an export hub for global markets. We will continue to export Beats to Mexico on a monthly basis.”
Currently, the facility in Talegaon has a base capacity of 130,000 vehicles and the company is already exporting cars to Chile. “In 2015, we plan to export 20,000 vehicles, compared with just 1,000 vehicles last year. This number will further increase to approximately 50,000 vehicles in 2016, reinforcing our commitment to the Indian market and our strong local supplier base.” Saxena said.
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