GM sets up new design studio in Bangalore
General Motors has set up a car design studio in Bangalore.
GM’s new car design studio in south India’s technology hub is seen as a step toward making the Indian subcontinent a major location for is global operations. According to reports, General Motors plans to make the new facility a part of the GM Technical Centre located near Bangalore.
The new studio takes the total number of such General Motors design studios to 11 across the world. The company expects that each of its product would have a contribution from the Bangalore design studio.
To be manned by more than 70 employees by the end of the current year, the design studio is being spruced up in such a way that it would be capable of supporting a global design strategy for the technical centre. The technical centre itself has about 1,900 employees currently.
This in turn is expected to make the General Motors’ centre a pit stop of expertise for interior trim and component surfacing, the report added. The company expects that the Bangalore design studio will contribute to the mid-cycle enhancement of existing models and the advanced design of future products.
Though it will take a while before the studio starts designing complete cars, the design centre will initially act as a listening post for the company to gather and understand local product design requirements.
Meanwhile, GM is currently focused on designing small cars.
