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Highlights : Mostly locals at Indian units to be employed by the Chinese Auto companies From factory floor to board rooms filled by Indian  MG Motor India, has 99.5% Indians on roll M ostly locals at Indian units to be employed by the Chinese Auto companies. Thus Chinese automakers are playing it safe with their Indian strategy. These companies are filling up positions from factory floor to board rooms predominantly with Indians. This, though, has been the strategy even before the current border skirmishes, as they believe a high level of local investment is crucial for long term plans. MG Motor India, the first Chinese owned automaker to launch full-fledged operations in India, has over 99.5% Indians on roll. Great Wall Motors, Foton and BYD which are in various stages of entering India, are also adopting the similar strategy, with minimum Chinese presence on their rolls. At Great Wall Motors, Pune factory, more than 90% employees will be Indians, with only a few critical positio...