Tata Motors Sanand Plant: Tata Motors acquired the Sanand plant from Ford on January 10, 2023, and this new plant is part of the Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Extend project. This second plant is spread over 460 acres in Gujarat and manufactures both ICE and EV models. The total amount of acquisition and other investments was 725.7 crores, while the retooling cost was an additional 1300 crores. For Tata Motors, it took a year to retool the facility, and this will further expand the company’s manufacturing strength.
How is Tata’s new Sanand plant?
We took a detailed tour of the plant and there are four main workshops with stamping, body construction, paint, etc. It is 100 percent fully automated and the major retooling includes press shop, weld shop, paint shop, and assembly shop.
Overall, the new plant has a capacity of 300,000 units which can be expanded to 420,000 units. Both EV and ICE cars are manufactured on the same line. This plant has more than 1000 employees and also has an in-house training center.
Many new models will be made in Sanand plant
The upcoming model Curve and many upcoming models will also be made in this plant, which may include Avina. This new plant manufactures Nexon, which is currently one of the most popular models of the company. Tata Motors also says that by 2026 the Sanand plant will run on 100 percent renewable energy.
Tata Motors currently has an aggressive product launch strategy, especially in the case of EVs. Because after the recent launch of Punch EV, the company is now preparing to launch other products like Curve EV and Harrier EV. Apart from these, the company is also working on other models.
