Company overview
- Sector
- Automotive & Transportation Equipment
- Sub-sector
- Automotive
- Mandate (derived)
- Technology & Engineering
- Parent headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Parent revenue (USD)
- $11,600,000,000
- Parent headcount
- 6,640
- India headcount
- Not disclosed
GCC locations
- Gurugram
- Pune
Department mix
Global department counts, used as a proxy for the India mandate. These are not India team counts.
Technology stack
- .NET
- 24-7 Media
- 3M 360 Encompass - Health Analytics Suite
- 3XChange
- ABB Robotics
- AC500 PLC
- AMD SEV
- AT&T
- AVEVA InTouch HMI
- AWS Analytics
- AWS Organizations
- AWS Trusted Advisor
- Acoustic Analytics
- Act!
- Adconion
Public leadership
Rohit Khanna
Country Head of Operations
Public leadership listed in the dataset; the role is not necessarily the India GCC head.
Research overview
Marelli is a Tokyo-headquartered global automotive supplier (electronics, lighting, powertrain/propulsion systems) with 40,000-46,000+ employees across roughly 150 sites in 23 countries; the company filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US in June 2025 to eliminate ~$4.9B in secured debt via a debt-to-equity conversion, with a lender consortium (replacing prior owner KKR) set to take ownership on emergence, expected in 2026.
- India launch
- 2022
- Maturity
- Innovation & R&D Hub
India centers are explicitly R&D/engineering sites covering infotainment, HMI/clusters, body control modules, engine management, automotive lighting, software-defined vehicles, zonal architecture, battery management systems and powertrain engineering. No evidence of finance/HR/procurement shared-services functions run from India.
Location rationale
Gurugram (NCR) hosts Marelli's registered India entity and first engineering center (inside a Candor TechSpace IT/ITES SEZ), giving access to Delhi-NCR automotive/IT talent. Bangalore was added as a second/third R&D hub for software, electronics and embedded-systems talent. Pune (on file) could not be corroborated as an R&D/tech-center site - Marelli's India R&D announcements name only Gurugram and Bangalore.
Timeline
- 2009
Marelli (India) Private Limited incorporated (registered office later established in Gurugram, Haryana).
- 2019
Magneti Marelli and Calsonic Kansei merge globally to form Marelli, headquartered in Tokyo.
- 2022-07
Marelli opens its first Technical R&D (TRD) center in Gurugram.
- 2022-09
Marelli opens a second R&D site in Bangalore (Embassy Manyata Tech Park), targeting ~600 engineers within two years.
- 2024-11
Saju Mookken appointed India Country Manager, succeeding Ravi Tallapragada, who moves to lead Marelli's global Electronic Systems business.
- 2025-06
Marelli Holdings files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in US Bankruptcy Court (Delaware) to restructure ~$4.9B in debt; no India-specific disruption reported.
- 2025-11
Marelli opens a third India R&D center (second Bangalore site, Embassy Manyata Tech Park), adding 350 employees; total India R&D headcount cited as 1,200 across 3 centers in 6 cities.
Leadership context
On-file head 'Rohit Khanna, Country Head of Operations' could not be verified and appears outdated or incorrect. Verified current India head is Saju Mookken, India Country Manager (since Nov 2024), also Regional Head of Propulsion Solutions APAC (ex-China). ~25 years in automotive (~20 with Marelli), B.Com from Delhi University, chartered accountant; also listed as Managing Director of Marelli (India) Private Limited in Indian corporate records.
Real estate
Gurugram: registered office/engineering center at Candor TechSpace (IT/ITES SEZ), Sector 48; first India TRD center opened July 2022. Bangalore: two R&D centers at Embassy Manyata Tech Park (Sept 2022, Nov 2025), focused on electronics, infotainment/HMI, lighting and propulsion engineering. Pune (on-file city) not corroborated by any Marelli R&D-center announcement; may be a manufacturing/production site.
Hiring signal
- Open roles
- 15
- As of
- 2026-08-27
- Android Architect
- HMI Architect
- Software Infotainment Test Engineer
- Test Automation Expert
- HMI Developer
- Camera Specialist
- Base Software Specialist
- Information Security Specialist
News and developments
Marelli Initiates Voluntary U.S. Chapter 11 Proceedings
Marelli filed Chapter 11 in Delaware to restructure debt, secured $1.1B DIP financing; said no operational impact expected on customers/employees.
2025-06-11 PR Newswire / Marelli newsroom ↗
Marelli expands innovation capabilities with a new Technical R&D center in Bangalore
Marelli opened its third India R&D center, adding 350 jobs, bringing total India R&D headcount to 1,200 across three centers in six cities.
2025-11-05 PR Newswire / Marelli newsroom ↗
Marelli names Saju Mookken as India Country Manager
Marelli appointed Saju Mookken (~20-year Marelli veteran, chartered accountant) as India Country Manager, concurrent with his role as Regional Head of Propulsion Solutions APAC (ex-China).
2024-11-12 Autocar Professional ↗
Sources
Sources and research notes
Source: Indian GCC 2026 Master Compendium, Company Master and research records. Sector, mandate and public leadership are derived fields. Missing values are shown as not disclosed. Revenue and global headcount describe the parent company, not the India centre.