Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Pune Auto Components |
| 2 | Place | Pune |
| 3 | District | Pune |
| 4 | State | Maharashtra |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 6000 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 47000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 21500 MIllion |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Pimpri-Chinchwad –Laghu Udyojak Vikas Samiti Pimpri-Chinchwad – Chamber of Commerce Services & Agriculture Maratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture Women Entrepreneurs Industries Premises Co-operative Society Limited |
| 9 | Major products | Engine and engine parts, Steering and transmission gears, Braking and suspension systems, Auto Electrical and Auto Electronics, Rubber parts, plastic molded items etc., Finished castings and forgings |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Pune Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) College of Engineering, Pune(COEP) Government Polytechnic, Pune |
| 11 | Major markets | All over India International |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | 1) Poor training facilities, lack of marketing knowledge 2) At present, micro industries in Pimpri – Chindwad & Bhosari find it very difficult to sustain in the competitive market due to lack of facilities like testing, Quality checking, modernization technology, packaging etc. 3) Purchase of raw material with local sources at high price results into increased cost of production. 4) Problems like absence of initiatives, high cost of capital, imperfect market functioning have a negative bearing on the risk factor in business and adds up to the transaction costs, thereby adversely affecting the productivity and efficiency of the industry as a whole. 5) Lack of quality control and testing facilities |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | MSME-DI, Mumbai ( April 2010) |