The Trichy facility will cater to only domestic car makers and replacement market segment. Maruti Suzuki will be the major customer which will buy 50 per cent from the new plant followed by the Tata Motors and Toyota Kirloskar Motors for its proposed small car to be made in India.
The Trichy facility will be built over 16 acres and expected to employ only 25 people in the initial phase and is likely to be increased to 200 people by 2012.
The company will initially import all the critical equipments from their Japanese partner Nissihinbo which have 10 per cent equity share in RBL.
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