It is unclear which product line(s) will be built at the new facility, but it is expected that Mahindra’s total annual vehicle output in Tamil Nadu will increase from 1.3 million to 1.4 million once the plant is up and running. The new plant will be located somewhere near the city of Chennai which is home to many other Mahindra operations. Chennai is the auto manufacturing hub of India.
Reports indicate that the new factory is intended to increase domestic supply of vehicles for India. Mahindra fans in the US will be hopeful that the facility, and increased capacity, will lead to the fulfillment of John Perez’s bold statements made in an email sent to waiting Mahindra truck buyers last week which said “While I cannot give you a firm answer on timing, I can tell you in my estimation, trucks will arrive in the spring of 2011.”
Sources: PickupTrucks.com, Automotive World
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I don't see how 400 acres of land will help get vehicles delivered to the U.S. in a few months, and if John Perez is sticking his neck out to predict a spring arrival I don't see Mahindra going to any effort to make it come true. The EPA approval expiring at the end of 2011 might be enough, but when was it the next generation pickup was going to arrive?
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