Tata Motors, which is producing the Nano car, apart from other commercial vehicles, at its Pantnagar plant in Uttarakhand, said on Monday it was planning to expand the manufacturing facility and called for strengthening rail, road and air connectivity in the region to boost production.
Company officials called on Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in Dehra Dun and held talks on the company’s expansion plans at the plant, an official statement said. The plant produces nearly 950 vehicles daily, including 150 Nano cars. The company is planning to raise the production to 500,000 vehicles a year from the Pantnagar plant, the statement added.
