German companies opened seven new global capability centres in India in 2026, more than any country except the United States. They lean towards Pune and towards engineering: industrial groups such as Thyssenkrupp, Wacker Chemie, Festo and BASF are building teams for engineering, IT and digital work, while Nordex is setting up an R&D centre in Chennai.
Last updated: 28 October 2026
The 2026 picture
New centres by month, 2026
By city, all entries
By sector, all entries
| Company | Sector | City | Date | Status | Set-up partner | Scale and focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thyssenkrupp Automotive Technology | Industrial and Engineering | Pune | Oct 2026 | Operational | Not disclosed | More than 120 engineers across software, hardware, systems and mechanical development for global client programmes. |
| Wacker Chemie | Industrial and Engineering | Pune | Aug 2026 | Announced | HCLTech | Dedicated India team for engineering, IT and digital transformation work, including DevSecOps and automation, being set up with HCLTech support. |
| Nordex | Energy | Chennai | Jul 2026 | Announced | Not disclosed | Planned R&D centre for the wind turbine maker, building on its existing Chennai base and expected to create about 1,000 jobs, with early hiring in blade engineering. |
| Linde + Wiemann | Automotive | Gurugram | Jul 2026 | Operational | Primus Partners | Supports global operations in enterprise systems, analytics, finance and supply chain, with plans to add engineering and design work later. |
| Merck | Healthcare and Life Sciences | Bengaluru | Jun 2026 | Operational | Not disclosed | 17,000 sq m Electronic City campus for 3,300 professionals across data, digital, process and technology. |
| BASF | Industrial and Engineering | Hyderabad | May 2026 | Announced | Not disclosed | Two planned centres, a Global Digital Hub and a Global Services Hub, expected to create about 3,000 jobs. |
| Festo | Industrial and Engineering | Bengaluru | Feb 2026 | Operational | Not disclosed | Automation engineering centre. |
No new centres match these filters.
| Company | Sector | City | Date | What expanded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skoda Auto Volkswagen IndiaTechnology Centre Pune | Automotive | Pune | Apr 2026 | New 33,000 sq ft wing in Baner for vehicle development, platform engineering, software and mobility, with more than 450 engineers across Baner and Chakan. |
No expansions match these filters.
Date is the month a centre opened, was formally announced or announced its expansion. “Announced” means plans or leases are public but the centre is not yet confirmed as running. Set-up partner is the firm publicly named as building or running the centre with the company; centres the company built itself, or where no partner is public, show Not disclosed. Company names link to TNR profiles. Spotted a GCC we missed? Write to the TNR newsroom.
