Aisan Auto Parts India (AAI) Private Limited, a subsidiary of Aisan Industry Co., Ltd., Japan, has inaugurated its production facility at Sri City. Junji Hiramatsu, MD, AAI administered the dedication ceremony and declared the plant inaugurated. "We like to contribute more to the development of Indian auto industry and wish to grow together," he said.

Annotating on the occasion Ravindra Sannareddy, MD, Sri City said, "I consider it an achievement to have Aisan's very first production unit in India at Sri City. I am sure that Aisan's success in Sri City will attract more Japanese SMEs to have their presence here. We look forward to seeing Aisan charting its growth path in Sri City, and we extend our dedicated support in all its endeavours."

Aisan Industry Co., manufactures and markets automotive fuel systems, throttle bodies to fuel pumps, fuel injectors, intake modules, and electronic fuel injection systems for motorcycles. The company operates three plants in Japan and about a dozen production units in China, the Czech Republic, France, Indonesia, Korea, and the US.

The Sri City plant is slated to commence commercial production of throttle bodies, diesel throttle bodies, exhaust gas recirculation systems, etc.

Prominent among others who attended the inaugural ceremony were, Nobuo Kobayashi, President, Aisan, Yamaguchi, DMD, AAI, Ramesh Subramanyam, President, Sri City Foundation,  and a host of senior officials from Aisan's customer companies including Toyota, Nissan, Yamaha.