India, Oct. 7 -- Volkswagen Group India on Monday said it has received regulatory and statutory approvals to merge its three passenger car subsidiaries in the country into one entity which would be referred to as Skoda Auto Volkswagen India.

The merged entity, which includes -- Volkswagen India, Volkswagen Group Sales India and Skoda Auto India, would be led by Gurpratap Boparai, who will assume the role of its managing director.

The Pune-headquartered company will operate two production facilities in Pune and Aurangabad, and have regional offices in Mumbai, New Delhi and other locations across the country.

"The operational launch of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd marks an important milestone in the India 2.0 project," Skoda Auto CE...