The design studio, located inside the GM Technical Centre-India (GMTCI), near Bangalore, will employ about 70 people by the end of 2007.

According to GM vice-president of Global Design Ed Welburn the new facility will work on projects India's domestic market, and collaborate with the company's overseas studios on other global projects.

It will support a global design strategy and thanks to clay milling capabilities, supporting equipment and virtual reality technologies, it will become a centre of expertise for interior trim and component surfacing, and will contribute to the mid-cycle enhancement of existing models.

The new design studio in Bangalore is GM's eleventh styling center worldwide.

(Source: GM)