Hitachi Automotive Systems (India) Private Ltd. of the Hitachi Automotive Systems Group and Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd. have together opened a new automotive components and systems plant in Chennai.
Hitachi Automotive Systems (India) has invested approximately 5 billion yen (Rs. 3.13 billion) to build the new plant in the integrated industrial park of One Hub Chennai. The plant is scheduled to begin production of valve timing control systems (VTCs) and ignition coils in October 2015, with the range of products to be expanded going forward.
Production of vehicles is rising in India with the growth in domestic demand. Further, as a production hub for global markets, the volume of vehicles for export is also increasing. Within the rising production volume is an expansion of global engine platform production for global vehicle manufacturers. Against this backdrop of increasing production, India is projected to become the world’s fourth largest vehicle producer after China, the US, and Japan by 2020, raising its presence in the global automotive industry.
As a regional strategy, global standard production lines will be introduced for producing VTCs and ignition coils in India with global quality and pricing. As a product strategy, the company will supply low-carbon technology products that leverage its strengths in electronic control technology and continue to strengthen introduction of cutting-edge technology that utilizes its global R&D.