Tata Motors (SA) (Proprietary) Ltd. Tata Motors’ joint venture with Tata Africa Holding (Pty) Ltd., today formally opened its assembly plant in South Africa at Rosslyn, north of Pretoria, in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The establishment of the plant is a major step towards bolstering the operations and presence of the Tata Group in South Africa.
The plant was inaugurated by South Africa’s Minister of Trade & Industry, Dr. Rob Davies, in the presence of top dignitaries from South Africa and India. Among them were Mr. Noel N. Tata, Managing Director, Tata International, Mr. Carl-Peter Forster, Group CEO and Managing Director, Tata Motors, Mr. Raman Dhawan, Managing Director, Tata Africa, as well as dealers and key associates of the company.
Established with an investment of R110 million, the plant can assemble, from semi knocked down (SKD) kits, light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles ranging from 4 tonnes to 50 tonnes, with an annualised capacity of 3,650 vehicles. The capacity can be further expanded as required. The plant has been awarded with ISO 9001 accreditation by Bureau Veritas, South Africa. To begin with, it is assembling two models, the Tata LPT 813 and Tata LPT 1518, both already popular in South Africa.
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