Groupe PSA strengthens its commitment for India: Launch of the India Technical Center
- The new India Technical Center [ITC] will enable unified workforce for the group to accelerate further in India.
- The new office has been designed and built in a frugal and efficient way, consistent with the spirit of scalability corresponding to the India project.
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ITC is located in Chennai One, part of one of the Chennai Special Economic
Zones [SEZ].
Continuing its
commitment for Indian market, PCA Motors India Private Ltd, part of Groupe PSA,
opened its new India Technical Center [ITC] in Chennai. The new ITC will play a
key role in smoother & more efficient working of the employees of PSA India.Working
together as one single team, in a large open space, will boost the capacity of
the group to accelerate further in India. Mr. Eric APODE, Senior Vice President,
PCA Motors India, was present at the launch.
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(L to R) Mr. Eric APODE, Senior
Vice-President, PCA Motors India and Francois SIGOT, Head of C Cubed
Program, Senior Vice-President, during the inauguration of the new India
Technical Center [ITC] in Chennai
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The ITC is located in a
specific building area, Chennai One, which is part of one of the Chennai Special
Economic Zones [SEZ]. The new center will house departments of Research&Development,
Programs and Projects, Global Purchasing Hub, Supply Chain, Process and
Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, KD Excellence Center andProduct. The
co-location of the technical partner of Groupe PSA - TCS [Tata Consultancy
Services], located in the same zone, will help to enhance the synergies and the
efficiency of the work.
Commenting on
the launch, Emmanuel Delay, Executive Vice President & Head of India-Pacific,
Groupe PSA, said, “The
new India Technical Center [ITC] is an important step for the development of
Groupe PSA in India, and is definitely an asset to grow the Group’s business in
the India & Pacific region. This is part of our strategy to develop a
global network of state-of-the-art technical center, strategically positioned
in India, to support a customer-oriented agenda. With the new center, we’re
focusing our investment in creating a cohesive work environment to accelerate
our growth. This unified approach will improve speed, efficiency and
effectiveness of our employees, while enabling us to address evolving consumer
needs more quickly in the future. Our investment in ITC further emphasizes the
importance of India to our global business.”
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The
new India Technical Center [ITC] in Chennai
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Commenting on
the launch, Eric APODE, Senior Vice President, PCA Motors India, said, “The new India Technical Center is the
next strategic step for Groupe PSA in India. It will allow the group to
accelerate quickly its growth in India, through the development of new products
and deployment of our strategy in and outside India. The area around our new
center is popular for housing dozens of international and Indian companies,
this gives the Groupe strong confidence of attracting Indian talent to the new
ITC. The Monozukuri philosophy, the art of creating objects in an efficient and
effective way is now taking shape with our new India Technical Center, which
will benefit group operations domestically and globally.”
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