Sandeep Waykole, FAS Business Unit Director addressed the team during the ceremony and said that it is a new beginning for FAS which is now capable of supporting Customers with the all upcoming market demands in India.

Faurecia Automotive Seating (FAS) has started the new manufacturing facility in Pune. The new plant is strategically located at the industrial hub of Chakan offering technologies for a safe, smart and comfortable on-board experience in complete seat, ventilation system and seat structure for front and rear seats. Faurecia Seating develops and produces seat systems that optimise the comfort and safety of occupants and offer premium quality to the customers. The inauguration ceremony of the new manufacturing facility took place on 10th November 2020. This is the third manufacturing facility of FAS in addition to plants at Chennai and Manesar.
The New FAS plant is equipped with a state-of-the-art shopfloor 5600 sq m having the latest technologies like tube end forming and laser welding. This facility will integrate the mechanisms produced at FAS Manesar and deliver the seat frames; manual & power; to customers like Volkswagen, Skoda, Jeep and Ford. FAS can offer solutions from their innovation portfolio to create personalized experience for the end user. The plant is having production capacity to support an annual volume of 300,000 cars for the domestic market.
Sandeep Waykole, FAS Business Unit Director addressed the team during the ceremony and said that it is a new beginning for FAS which is now capable of supporting Customers with the all upcoming market demands in India. FAS is committed to develop technologies for future mobility and provide cost competitiveness and operations excellence.
Olivier Lefebvre - FAS Division Vice President, Bertrand Figueras - Faurecia India Division General Manager, and Olivier Zanusso - FAS Divsion Operation Director joined the ceremony virtually because of restricted travel in this pandemic situation.
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