SAIC and Great Wall are in separate talks with the state government of Maharashtra in western India to set up a factory in the auto hub of Pune city, the state industries minister told Reuters.
A source close to SAIC said the company is considering Pune city among other locations. The automaker plans to set up a factory in India within the next three years and is in the early stages of researching such a move, the person said.
"The market potential of India is huge," said the source.
For SAIC, the maker of marquee MG and Roewe cars, India is next on the agenda after entering Indonesia and would happen before they try to enter Russia, other European nations or the United States.
SAIC is also in discussion to buy a plant currently operated by GM in western Gujarat state, according to people familiar with the matter. The Detroit automaker plans to stop production at the Halol plant in Gujarat by end-June as it consolidates operations at one location.
First Indonesia then India then Other EU (- Russia - USA!)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-china-autos-idUSKCN0X30TE