Tata and JLR to build 200,000 EVs per year in Ranipet
The new plant’s initial production capacity will be at least 200,000 electric cars, two-thirds of which will be used for JLR vehicles and one-third for Tata cars, reports the Indian portal Autocar Professional. The majority of JLR’s production should be destined for export. “As a policy and practice, we don’t comment on speculation,” a Tata Motors spokesperson told Autocar Professional.
Back in February, the portal reported that negotiations between JLR and its Indian parent company about a plant in India were well advanced. There was speculation at the time about a one-third to two-thirds split. Joint BEV production in India could certainly make sense: Tata reportedly wants to use JLR’s 800-volt Electrified Modular Architecture ( EMA) platform for its future Avinya series. This is not just a rumour, but there has been a corresponding contract between Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEM) and JLR, both wholly owned subsidiaries of Tata Motors Limited (TML), since November 2023.
The move to make India a major manufacturing base for JLR comes as the free trade agreement between India and the UK is progressing and is likely to be finalised soon, making the upcoming plant an important location for the exchange of cars. So far, JLR has only produced in the UK and Slovakia.
The Tata Group has committed to investing the equivalent of around €17 billion in JLR over the next ten years to make it an all-electric brand, while the majority of the Land Rover portfolio is expected to be available as electric variants by 2026.
In the future, however, not only electric Jaguar models could come from India: Autocar Professional has also learnt that the Tata Group is examining the possibility of relocating part of the production of combustion vehicles for JLR to India in addition to the production of electric vehicles.
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