Tata's 'Nano' finally homes in on Gujarat

07 October 2008

Tata Motors today signed an agreement with the Gujarat government for setting up its 'Nano' small car project in Sanand, ending speculation over the company relocating the Nano plant from Singur in West Bengal to places in almost all states from Uttarkhand in the north to Tamilnadu in the south.

The project will be set up in Sanand, nearly 25 km west of Ahmedabad, on the land of Anand Agriculture University (AAU). The AAU had 2,220 acres of land at the site, which has been transferred to the state government.

The integrated project, comprising the mother plant and the vendor park, will come up on an area of about 1100 acres. The plant, to begin with, will produce 250,000 cars per annum. The capacity is expandable up to 500,000 cars per annum.

The project, including Tata Motors' plant, vendor facilities and service providers, will together generate over 10,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Tata Motors, which had explored many locations after leaving Singur, finallay chose Sanand for locating the project for production of the Rs1 lakh small car as the area is just 25 km form Ahmedabad and is on the National Highway.