Volkswagen India starts exporting Polo to Mexico

Volkswagen India has started exporting the Polo hatchback to Mexico. This is the second model that the company is exporting to the North American country, the first being the Vento sedan.

The Polo and Vento are manufactured at Volkswagen's Pune facility. The exports of the Polo to Mexico, which is Volkswagen India's largest export market, have started exactly one year after the Vento. The variant being exported it the petrol 1.6 Highline.

The company claims that it builds the same quality of cars in Pune as around the world with equally robust construction. The Polo built in India has achieved a 4-star Global NCAP rating which is an important when it comes to exporting the car to global markets.

Volkswagen India started exporting cars from its Pune Plant in 2011 with the first export market being South Africa. Since then, the export operations of Volkswagen India have expanded to over 32 countries across three continents of Asia, Africa and North America. The range of cars being exported includes left-hand drive as well as right-hand drive cars. Additionally, Volkswagen India also exports parts and components of its cars to Malaysia which are assembled there for the Malaysian domestic market. Volkswagen Pune Plant has produced over 89,000 cars for export till date.