Gujarat on way to become a new automobile industry hub of the region
September 03, 2011
Ahmedabad, 3 September 2011
Vadodara
Canadian firm Bombardier manufactures railway wagons in its state-of-the-art facility near Vadodara. Delhi metro train’s wagons are made in Bombardier’s Gujarat facility.
Halol
General Motors India hast its one of the two car manufacturing units of India at Vadodara district’s Halol. This was the first important automobile plant in Gujarat. It was established here back in 1990s.
Ceat tyres has radial tyre plant at Halol. Apollo Tyres is present in Vadodara with its Limda plant since 1991.
Sanand
Nano car manufacture plant of Tata Motors is situated here.
By 2014 American automobile company Ford and French auto giant Peugeot will also start manufacturing at Sanand.
Maruti is also scouting for land to set up its manufacturing facility in Sanand.
Similarly Hero and Bajaj have hinted their intentions to set up manufacturing facilities here.
Rajkot
Rajkot is the hub of the automobile parts manufacturing industry.
Rajkot based Atul Auto is leading manufacturers of 3 wheeler commercial vehicles, goods carriers, passenger carrier, pickup vehicle.
Samkhiyali
OREVA (Ajanta Manufacturing Limited) has its e-bike manufacturing plant at Samkhiyali in Kutch district. Similarly Ahmedabad based Electrothrum India’s Yo Bike manufacturing plant is also situated in Samkhiyali.
Bhuj
Asia Motor Works (AMW) has heavy duty truck manufacturing plant near Bhuj.
Mundra
Adani’s Mundra port has Auto export terminal. Thousands of Maruti Suzuki cars have been already exported from India through this facility.
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