Hyundai opens new R&D centre in India
November 6, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Hyundai has opened a new research and development centre in India to facilitate the company’s expansion and to meet increasing global demand for sub-compact cars.
The AUD$27 million, 18,580m² plant in Hyderabad took over two years to build and will complement its existing manufacturing plant in Chennai.
The centre will support all back-end operations like computer-aided engineering (CAE), computer-aided design (CAD) and support the R&D work taking place across Hyundai’s entire car line-up globally.
It currently employs about 300 engineers, and Hyundai plans to gradually increase this number to further strengthen its operations.
Hyundai Australia’s director of sales and marketing Kevin McCann said the centre will play a vital role in establishing of Hyundai as a leader in small cars in India and around the world.
“Car manufacturers cannot compete in the long run without a globally co-ordinated approach to research and development. Hyundai has a long term, holistic vision for the future, and its new R&D centre in Hyderabad will play an integral role in that plan,” said Mr McCann.
The R&D centre in Hyderabad is Hyundai’s fifth, with others already operating in South Korea, the United States, Japan and Germany.
by Tim Beissmann
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India is going by leaps and bounds, cheers to that!
I think that’s nice. Global demand and maybe global expansion is a good move.
Nice to see the Indians not wearing ties! Ties are banned from all British Hospitals, for hygiene reasons. And remember when Safeway and Coles staff used to wear ties? unbelievable!
So it’s a fashion web-site now ?
What the hell does this article have to do with ties?
The Indian in the photo probably couldnt afford a tie…
why the hell are you worried about if he could afford a tie or not.
lol, how much does a tie cost? $10 at Tarocash…
Great News.