Eicher Trucks & Buses to set up a second manufacturing plant to meet demand

he new facility, the location of which is yet to be ascertained, will have an annual capacity of 50,000 vehicles

Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicle, a joint venture between Volvo and Eicher Motors, will be setting up a new green field plant with its current facility at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh running at optimal capacity. Company's board will take a decision on the second plant in its board meeting in the next couple of months, said Vinod Aggarwal, managing director at VECV said at a press meet in Mumbai on the sidelines of launch of two new heavy duty trucks, Eicher Pro 6049 and Eicher Pro 6041 in the 49 ton and 41 ton categories respectively.

The new facility, the location of