The 2017 Ford Ecosport could be the first car to be exported to the U.S. market from India from Ford’s new manufacturing and engine plant in Sanand, Gujarat. Spread across 460 acres, the plant is an integrated facility comprising of a vehicle manufacturing facility and an engine plant. Ford has...
Nivea Inaugurates its First Manufacturing Facility in India
German personal care major Beiersdorf AG’s affiliate Nivea India Private Ltd., opened its $156 million plant at Sanand in the western state of Gujarat, its first in the country. The 775,000 square feet land was acquired by the company from the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation last year. Currently, the factory...
Skin Care Giant to Enter Manufacturing and R&D in India
Beiersdorf AG’s Nivea announced its first ever manufacturing plant in India, located at Sanand, Gujarat with an investment of $168 million to open by March 2015. The German company will also establish an R&D center at the factory, which will focus on innovations for Indian consumers as well as other...
Nano Gujarat Plant Up in Record Time
Anything that's said about Tata Motors' Nano makes for news, and why not, never before did we hear of a $2,100 car! At the recent roll out of the Nano from its Sanand (Gujarat) plant it enjoyed some added attention. Cornell University Assistant Professor, Aleksandr Mergold with his team of...