General Motors India has announced that it will start exporting its cars out of the country. It will sell left-hand-drive versions of its Chevrolet Beat hatchback to Chile in 2015.
Up until now, the production in India hasn’t been at capacity. Their two factories can build 282,000 cars each year, but until now they have used less than a third of their total capacity. During the fiscal year that ended in March, they sold approximately 81,000 cars in India.
Many global automakers are looking to India now to become a regional export hub, especially for small cars. They hope to take advantage of the low-cost manufacturing base there.