9SEPTEMBER 2025HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA EXPANDS TALEGAON PLANT WITH 11,000 CR PUSHLive dashboards simultaneously illuminated at the stroke of midnight at Flipkart's Bengaluru office on the Outer Ring Road and Amazon India's World Trade Centre headquarters.Executives at both firms kept an eye on real-time data streams that tracked payment rates, inventory levels, and delivery logistics in expansive "war rooms" as millions of customers rushed online platforms.Hyundai Motor India has increased its investment in the Talegaon manufacturing plant in Maharashtra by 57% from 7,000 crore to 11,000 crore. This announcement was made today after a discussion between Hyundai MD Unsoo Kim and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, confirming the company's long-term view for the Indian automotive market.It was the beginning of India's festival shopping period, which is expected to increase 27 per cent to take total sales to 1.2 trillion. The military-style operations centres , which have full-time catering services, wellness programmes, and monitoring stations for different categories , and show how India's peak retail period has changed to a high-stakes, digital battlefield.The Amazon Great Indian Festival (AGIF) launches at midnight on September 22 for Prime members, with the broader sale beginning on September 23.Amazon also has "Action Ready" war rooms are in operation 24/7, with a category-specific war room for smartphones, electronics, and fashion and beauty tracking sales simultaneously with a central command operations team monitoring technology, homepage management, and payments.Executives explained that preparations run nearly a year in advance. "Each space is equipped with live dashboards tracking traffic, sales, customer sentiment, and system health, enabling instant troubleshooting, from payments to deliveries," said Saurabh Srivastava, vice-president, categories, Amazon India. "With this powerful synergy, AGIF this year is shaping up to be one of Amazon's most well-coordinated shopping events yet." The increased investment will support the application of advanced manufacturing technology, including a high tech seventh-generation painting facility, increased automation and improvements in infrastructure to be fully prepared for EV production. Previously, Hyundai purchased the Talegaon plant from General Motors, which manufactures engines, with a capacity of 150,000 units annually.Production at the Talegaon unit, will begin at 170,000 vehicles annually, before ramping up to 250,000 vehicles. Once producing at full capacity, along with the existing Chennai plant capacity of 824,000 units annually, Hyundai's total installed capacity in India will reach 1,074,000 units annually by 2028.Hyundai intends to launch 26 new models through FY2030, including six electric vehicles, 20 internal combustion engine models, and hybrid models. The strategy indicates a balanced approach to common and future mobility options.Hyundai's expansion in Talegaon will create approximately 7,600 direct and indirect job opportunities, demonstrating India's growing contributions to Hyundai's global strategy and highlighting Maharashtra's growing importance in the manufacturing of automotive vehicles and EV's. e-COMMERCE GIANTS GEAR UP FOR FESTIVE SALE SURGE
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