With global industry behemoths choosing to set up shop in and around this city, it’s a prime location for leading manufacturers From a small university town to a manufacturing hub, Pune has seen a major wave of change. Numerous automobile manufacturers and ancillary companies have today invested heavily to set up state-of-the-art production facilities in Pune. Amongst the first movers in this segment were Tata Motors (then known as Telco) and Cummins, a leading manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engines, and in recent years, Mercedes-Benz and construction and farm-equipment major JCB. The Automotive Research Institute of India is also located here and provides research, development, testing and certification services. Set on driving growth in the state, the Maharashtra government has played a key role in attracting investment and widening the scope of industry. A prime example is General Electric’s (GE) Multi-modal Manufacturing Facility, one of the company’s mos...
