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GM to expand R&D activities in India, to hire 400 engineers
7 Mar 2010, 1955 hrs IST, PTI


MUMBAI: General Motors India will expand its research and development (R&D) activities in India for which it will be hiring 400 more engineers
by the end of this year, a top company official said here today.

"We have plans to hire around 400 engineers in our dedicated technical centre in Bangalore and we would like the R&D facility here to grow," General Motors, President and Managing Director Karl Slym told PTI here.

This follows its plans to export vehicles out of India over next three to four years in the country.

The company is in the process of recruiting more engineers to look after every process including transmission, engines, hybrids and controls. Over 700 engineers are already working at its power train design centre to support automatic transmission and advanced automotive design technologies at its local and global operations, he said.

"We have plans to design engineering execution, vehicle integration and all these things we are looking out to continue from India," Slym added.


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Earlier this year, GM India had said it will be hiring 800 people during next 7-8 months for meeting additional requirements including its plan to double car output at the company's Talegaon.

Besides, the company is set to increase the number of dealerships in the country to 300 by the end of December from 206 at present. The company also plans to have 70 used-car outlets by the end of the year, up from 30 now, Slym said.

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