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FEV, Inc. Offers Low-Cost Sourcing Option to North American Customers With Opening of New Technical Center in India

Posted on: Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 06:30 CDT

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- FEV, Inc., (FEV) a leading, global developer of advanced powertrain and vehicle technologies, announced today that it will offer a new, low-cost sourcing option to its North American customers, with the opening of a new FEV technical center - FEV's fifth in the world - in Pune, India. The announcement was made by Prof. Stefan Pischinger, Chairman and CEO of FEV Group, who said the technical center will be used for powertrain and vehicle development.

"Based on a number of prestigious projects completed for clients in India, FEV is confident in the Indian market, and continues to receive excellent response from its clients," said Pischinger. "India's importance to the world economy and the automotive sector is growing rapidly, and we want to express our dedication to the Indian market with this investment. The FEV Technical Center will significantly improve the interface to our clients, and will open mutual partnership opportunities."

FEV India Pvt. Ltd. is the company's second location in India, following its Indian headquarters located in Delhi, according to Dr. Ernst Scheid, executive vice president, FEV Group, and responsible for Asian business development.

"Pune is near Bombay, India's hub for the automotive industry, with key Indian and international representatives," said Scheid. "It is the perfect location for an automotive engineering consultant like FEV."

The company anticipates more than 70 employees of FEV India will be on board by the end of 2009.

More than 300 guests from the Indian and the international automotive industry as well as governmental officials participated in the inauguration earlier this month, which included traditional Indian ceremonies. FEV Founder Prof. Franz Pischinger cut the ceremonial ribbon, which signified the start of the first test bench.

The facility is built on five acres of land and includes an office building, test bench and workshop. The facility will be capable of hosting 10 engine and powertrain test benches and an area for the assembly of test systems. Four test benches are part of the first construction phase. The second phase, which is already being planned, will add resources for engine, transmission and vehicle testing. The land is suitable for three test cell buildings, a building for vehicle testing, and additional offices building.

About FEV

The FEV Group is an internationally recognized powertrain and vehicle engineering company that supplies the global transportation industry. FEV offers a complete range of engineering services, providing support across the globe to customers in the design, analysis, prototyping, powertrain and transmission development, as well as vehicle integration, calibration and homologation for advanced internal combustion gasoline-, diesel-, and alternative-fueled powertrains. FEV also designs, develops and prototypes advanced vehicle / powertrain electronic control systems and hybrid-electric engine concepts that address future emission and fuel economy standards. The FEV Test Systems division is a global supplier of advanced test cell, instrumentation and test equipment. The FEV Group employs a staff of over 1,800 highly skilled specialists at advanced technical centers on three continents. FEV, Inc. employs approximately 300 personnel at FEV's North American Technical Center in Auburn Hills, MI.

SOURCE FEV, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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