Tata Intl in joint venture with Lankan trailer maker

Tata International (TIL) has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Dutch Lanka Trailer Manufacturers for manufacturing of trailers at Chakan near Pune.

The JV with the Sri Lanka-based company has been named Tata International DLT Pvt Ltd.

The JV will manufacture full range of trailers such as skeletal trailer, flat bed trailer, tipper trailer, car carrier, port trailers, cement bulkers, and low bed trailers for all market segments.

In the last four years, TIL imported several trailers from DLT. The new JV proposes to manufacture trailers in India based on DLT's designs, which are well suited for Indian roads. The JV unit will cater to the fast growing requirement of trailers from Tata Motors' fully built vehicle division.

Tata Motors will market the prime movers along with the trailers as a single product to the customers and thus provide a single point after sales service, as well as, financing facility.

DLT has a manufacturing facility in Sri Lanka. It exports its trailers to Bangladesh, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Philippines, Syria, Iran and countries in Africa.