01 — Local economy
Business in Pune
Cars, two-wheelers and components come out of plants run by Bajaj, Tata Motors, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen around Pune, with supplier clusters at Chakan, Ranjangaon and Talegaon. Hinjewadi, Kharadi and Magarpatta host large IT and engineering-services campuses, the Serum Institute makes vaccines at Hadapsar, and the city's colleges draw students from across India.
Also known as Poona.
Where software helps: Tier-1 auto suppliers here serve several OEMs with different schedules, packaging and quality norms, so they need BOM-driven production planning, engineering-change control and traceability that survives customer audits.