February 12, 2008 -- GKN Driveline has opened a new production factory at Oragadam near Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India.

Located 30 miles from Chennai, GKN Driveline's 32,800-square-foot Oragadam plant will employ 200 people with an annual production capacity of 660,000 sideshafts for customers based in south India.

Kevin Smith, CEO of GKN, said: "GKN is proud to be at the heart of India's growing automotive industry. We have been doing business here for more than 100 years and have watched with pride as India has taken its place as one of the world's fastest growing economies."

Source: Datamonitor News and Comment