Overview
- Tata Motors’ Lucknow plant, which marked the milestone on Wednesday, rolled out its one‑millionth commercial vehicle as a zero‑emission electric bus flagged off by UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Tata Sons chair N. Chandrasekaran.
- Chandrasekaran said the plant will aim for 2 million vehicles in five years as the Tata Group expands its footprint in Uttar Pradesh.
- Tata Motors MD Girish Wagh set a 30‑month timeline for a hydrogen bus from Lucknow, with hydrogen trucks also planned for the site.
- The 600‑acre facility, opened in 1992, runs on 100% renewable electricity, is certified water‑positive, uses automation and AI on its lines, and can build more than 100,000 vehicles a year.
- Following recent Noida worker protests and a zone‑specific wage hike of about 21% for Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad, Adityanath warned against “external elements” interfering in factory affairs to preserve industrial stability.