auto captives refers to the india units or capability centres of the multinational automobile companies in the country availability of talent and skilled manpower makes india an attractive destination for manufacturing as well as assembling vehicles according to industry executivesindia units of overseas automobile and component manufacturers have stepped up their search for manpower in the country to drive their expansion plans said industry executivesthere is a 2040 increase in demand for specialised talent in the auto captives this year in roles such as engineering research and design and it they said advt companies such as renault volkswagen group and mercedesbenz are among those looking to strengthen their india teams said their country headsfrench automaker renault which recently announced substantial investments in india for the next couple of years will add about 2000 new employees in various verticals said the ceo of its india operations venkatram mamillapalle we recognise the strategic significance of indias talent potential the talent landscape here is pivotal in propelling renaults growth and innovation in the global automotive landscape he saidmercedesbenz india is looking for a workforce with data analytics as well as ability to develop ecommerce channels create backend systems with data mining and data science said managing director santosh iyer the company plans to hire 1520 more candidates from campuses this year than it did last year he saidfor the captives that operate in the engineering research and design space theres a notable surge in hiring trends within the mechanical electronics and electrical domains said vijay sivaram ceo quess it staffing on auto captive hiringauto captives refers to the india units or capability centres of the multinational automobile companies in the country availability of talent and skilled manpower makes india an attractive destination for manufacturing as well as assembling vehicles according to industry executives volkswagen group which laid its electric vehicle ev foundation in india with a topdown approach with offerings from in the highend segments such as porsche taycan and the audi etron range is hiring specialists in emerging technologies advt we followed a threepronged approach infrastructure customer perceptions and talent readiness said piyush arora managing director skoda auto volkswagen india the german manufacturer has been recruiting auto specialists in emerging technologies such as battery electric vehicles both within the group in india and across its networkmagna marelli stellantis and fisker are also among the ones looking for talent according to data from ciel hr servicesthis comes at a time when there is a big push towards electric mobility and india is positioning itself as a manufacturing hub for global automakers in green and sustainable transportation byd citron kia bmw mercedesbenz volvo audi porsche and jaguarland rover have firmed up their ev launch plans for the next 12 months this is expected to fuel not only hiring but also growth of the domestic ev market and make electric cars accessible to a wider range of consumersthere is an increased emphasis on recruiting skilled professionals and the demand for expertise such as cockpit