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GM to make diesel engine for Beat at Talegaon plant in South India

Auto major General Motors India plans to manufacture diesel engines for its Chevrolet Beat at its Talegaon manufacturing facility near Pune, a company official said.

The automaker will also manufacture its 1.2-litre gasoline engine from the same facility, which will be introduced at the end of this year.

"By August-September, both the Talegaon and Halol [near Ahmedabad] manufacturing plants will be operating to full capactiy," says GM vice-president of Sales, Marketing & Services Ankush Arora.