Faurecia is expanding its presence in India with a new interiors plant in Ammavarupalli, Andhra Pradesh, inside Kia Motors supplier park. The ground breaking ceremony was attended by executives from Mobis and Faurecia. Faurecia will be investing INR 50 crore (€6.25m) in the new 15000 square meter site, leading to the creation of 400 jobs. The plant is scheduled to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2019 and will have a daily production of above 1000 instrument panels for Mobis (Kia Motors).

Luis Navarro-Llacer, Vice President (Interiors IJKT Division) and Vidyadhar Limaye, Director (Faurecia Interiors India Pvt. Ltd.) declared: "Today's event is a milestone in Faurecia's history in India, where we have been operating since 2004. India represents the fourth biggest automotive market and it is an ideal base for the development of our business. Our new facility will provide near-term capacity improvements and allow Faurecia to bring forth a renewed commitment to India's automotive OEM segment. Faurecia is pleased to accompany Kia Motors in their exciting journey in India starting 2019."

Present through its three activities (Clean Mobility, Interiors and Seating), Faurecia employs 3600 people and has two technical centres and 11 production facilities spread across India. The Group serves locally leading OEMs like FCA, Renault-Nissan, ISUZU, Ford, Hyundai, Maruti- Suzuki, Tata, Toyota and Volkswagen.

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