The state-of-the-art manufacturingfacility is a significant hub for production of commercial vehicles, includinggreen mobility solutions.
Tata Motors, India’s largestcommercial vehicle manufacturer, has announced a significant milestone of its900,000th vehicle rollout from its state-of-the-art Lucknowfacility. The celebration included a flag-off ceremony in the presence of ShriDurga Shanker Mishra, Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and seniordelegates from Tata Motors, at the facility.
Spread across 600 acres, theLucknow facility houses a 6.0MW solar power plant, significantly reducing itscarbon footprint. The facility augments ultra-modern vehicle manufacturingstations, such as robotic paint booth and body-in-white shop featuring roboticspot welding, amongst other highlights.
Since its inception in 1992, thefacility has rolled out cargo and passenger commercial vehicles includinglight, intermediate, medium, and heavy commercial vehicles, as well as electricand fuel cell electric buses.
Reflecting on this achievement,Vishal Badshah, Vice President and Head – Operations, Tata Motors CommercialVehicles, remarked, “This facility has been pivotal in the manufacturing of ouradvanced electric buses, and has successfully delivered over 1,200 units. UttarPradesh has been one of our key markets and the Government of Uttar Pradesh’simpetus on infrastructure development has been a key enabler in boosting thesales of commercial vehicles. With our focus on Industry 4.0 integration, thisfacility has been delivering safe, smart, and green mobility solutions to ourcustomers.”
Mahesh Suguru, Plant Head –Lucknow, Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles, added, “Through the integration ofcutting-edge technologies, we have optimised our operations, streamlinedworkflows, and elevated our standards of production to deliver superiorvehicles that exceed customer expectations.”
Tata Motors is setting a benchmarkin gender inclusivity and women empowerment at its Lucknow facility. Presently,women constitute one-third of the technical workforce, actively participatingin all operational shifts and demonstrating a wide array of skills across theproduction of diverse products, including trucks and buses.