New Delhi, June 25

Volkswagen, one of the recent entrants in the race to make compact cars in the country, plans to take advantage of the competence of its Indian small car vendors for global markets from where it would produce a similar model.

Volkswagen has finalised some suppliers and is in discussions with many of the firms for various parts that would go in making its small car, expected to hit the Indian roads by 2009-10.

Domestic auto part firms confirmed that the German car maker has indicated that it would be using the domestic supply base for its compact car to be produced in emerging markets such as Russia and Brazil.

Minda Industries Ltd, which has secured orders worth Rs 50 crore from Volkswagen, would be supplying lamps for the small car in India and Russia.

“We have got orders to supply in India and Russia,” said Mr Vivek Jindal, Executive Director, Minda Industries.

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