Volkswagen appoints Neeraj Garg director, for passenger cars division

Neeraj Garg has been appointed as director on the board of Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited, with responsibility for the passenger cars division of, reporting to Joerg Mueller, president and managing director of Volkswagen Group India and Volkswagen Brand India.

Garg will be will be responsible for all sales, marketing and after-sales activities of the Volkswagen brand in India and will oversee the Indian product development strategy of all locally produced Volkswagen brand models as well as imported vehicles.

A mechanical engineer, Garg also studied industrial management with specialisation in marketing from NITIE, Mumbai.

With over two decades of experience in the automobile industry, Garg's last assignment was with Nissan, where he was instrumental in contributing to Nissan's entry to India, and was responsible for Nissan cars and SUVs. He was responsible for the overall profitable operations of Nissan India.

Prior to Nissan, he held several significant positions in renowned Siel Cars India Ltd., India; Al Futtaim Trading Enterprises, Dubai; Suhail and Saud Bahwan, Oman; Premier Automobiles Limited, India & Eicher Goodearth Limited, India.