Volkswagen IT Services India set up in Pune

With  the  objective  of  building internal  IT capabilities  and offering Volkswagen Group brands across geographies a centralised  IT delivery and support  location,  Volkswagen recently  set  up Volkswagen IT Services  India Private Limited at Hinjewadi in Pune. The latest move will help Volkswagen further strengthen its presence in the country as India will now also serve as the IT backend for all brands from the German automotive giant, across geography.

Inaugurated by Dr. Martin Hofmann,  Volkswagen  AG Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Dr. Uwe Matulovic,  Head of  the  Management  Board of Volkswagen Group IT Services GmbH, the new entity will  enable the aforementioned brands to take advantage of the talent pool of IT experts. The workforce will be operating from Pune to collaborate with different IT organizations of the Volkswagen Group in Germany and work on future related projects and drive innovations.

At present, Volkswagen IT Services India Private Limited employs 300 personnel with expertise in  areas like  JAVA, Microsoft  Technologies, Business Intelligence,  SAP, ServiceNow, Mobility & Testing. This team of tech experts will be focused on providing end to end IT software development  and support the roll out of IT solutions across different brands. Additionally, the team will  also work on helping brands take advantage  of technologies  like Cloud Foundry and Social  Media Analytics.  Over the next few months, the company aims to increase its employee headcount by another 150 tech professionals.