Gujarat on way to become a new automobile industry hub of the region

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.