Overview
- The Rs 9,000 crore facility near Chennai is designed for up to 250,000 vehicles a year and is expected to employ over 5,000 when fully ramped.
- Pune will continue JLR CKD assembly for now, with any relocation or additional model plans to be detailed later.
- Media reports identify the Range Rover Evoque as the likely first model, a detail Tata Motors has not confirmed.
- Initial output is expected to be under 10,000 units for the domestic market, with the site intended to support future exports and EV production.
- The plant is Tata Motors’ first new location since JLR’s August 2025 cyberattack and was completed in roughly 16 months from the September 2024 foundation stone.