Magneti Marelli Motherson (MMM) inaugurated its new plant at Bawal in Haryana, which will manufacture automotive lights and air intake systems. MMM, an equal joint venture between Magneti Marelli, Italy and Samvardhana Motherson Group India started with three plants across India covering the main automotive OEM locations in Pune, Sanand, and NCR(National Capital Region, Delhi area). This plant in Bawal is aimed to meet the growing requirements of the customers in the region.
This modern plant would be manufacturing lighting systems and air intake manifolds for its customers in the NCR region. It is housed in a land area of ~ 21,000 sq.mt. of which covered area is 7,600 sq.mt and will have installed capacity of 1,200,000 rear lamps and 900,000 air intake manifolds. It will serve car makers such as Maruti Suzuki and Honda Motors .
Magneti Marelli plant in China (Image for representation only)
Speaking on the occasion, V.C. Sehgal, Chairman Samvardhana Motherson said that the new facility in Bawal will enable MMM to expand capacities and service its customers in the region more efficiently. Both Magneti Marelli and Motherson share the vision of being closer to its customers and that customers feel empowered with this association, he further added.
Vishal Kabadi, COO of MMM, thanked the shareholders for their support and expressed confidence that this new investment would further ramp up the growth plans of MMM and take it towards its stated path of providing value added technological products to its customer.