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Tata Nano goes to Sanand, Gujarat

Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 5:17

West Bengal’s loss is Gujarat’s gain. It was announced yesterday that the Tata Nano project for the Nano ultra-cheap car would move to Sanand, Gujarat. Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has rolled out the red carpet for the people’s car.

Ratan Tata

Ratan Tata

Ratan Tata chose Sanand, 30 kms away from Ahmedabad, for the Tata Nano project after examining possible locations in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The overall clicmate in Gujarat has been extremely favorable to industry. That, and the fact that the general populace of the state is in favor of industrialisation were important factors in enabling Narendra Modi to allocate 1100 kilometers for the Nano project.

The Tata Nano project location in Sanand boasts of close connectivity to National Highway-8 connecting Rajkot and Ahmedabad. The Nano site is also close to the proposed Dholera port, which is being set up as an industrial development project as part of the implementation of Delhi-Mumbai freight corridor. This could mean that if the Tatas need to export the Nano, they wouldn’t  have to go far.

Equally exciting for the Tatas is the reception the company has got from farmers who said they were ready to give their land for construction of approach roads to the site. The land made available to Tata Motors is from the Anand Agricultural University.

The Sanand plant will also have the convenience of being close to Rajkot where a slew of Nano components would be made at different ancillary units. Unlike the situation in Singur, local people and the political leadership expects all that is good to come to their doorstep as the chance of a boom in economy is more that they ever thought as the Nano gets ready for the roll out.

The Nano project in Sanand will have the manufacturing capability of 250,000 cars in a year initially.

Ratan Tata expressed his happiness at things moving so quickly after the disappointment of Singur, West Bengal where the protesting farmers affiliated to the opposition Trinamool Congress party successfully froze the project. The benefits offered by the Gujarat government to Tata Motors are slightly better that what the West Bengal government offered to Tata Motors, he added.

It may take Tata Motors a bit of time to set up the plant in Sanand, and commence actual manufacturing. Meanwhile, Ratan Tata said the company would try to meet the production deadline for the Nano small car – it is believed that the intiial Nanos would be produced at the Pantnagar plant of Tata Motors, and production would shift to the Sannd plant only after the plant is set up and the ancillaries manufacturers have succesfully moved in and started operations too.

Initially, Sanand would see production of the petrol Tata Nano cars, and later more variants, such as diesel, electric and CNG versions of the Nano would be produced here.


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12 Responses to “Tata Nano goes to Sanand, Gujarat”

  1. Tata Nano benefits for Gujarat industry and economy, jobs and development - Tata Nano impact on real estate, auto component industry, jobs in Gujarat | DWS Auto India said on Thursday, October 9, 2008, 11:56

    [...] The Tatas’ decision to move the Tata Nano project to Gujarat has led to much cheer in the state. No doubt, the project is bound to benefit Gujarat in many [...]

  2. Tata Nano soft launch | DWS Auto India said on Friday, October 17, 2008, 9:18

    [...] delay is understandable, considering that Tat Motors had to shift the Tata Nano plant to Sanand in Gujarat after the Singur catastrophe. Major portions of the plant are not yet moved to Sanand by [...]

  3. akshay said on Friday, October 24, 2008, 7:08

    narendra modi sir rocks he is the besttttttttttttttt.no 1 can beat him

  4. vijaykokne said on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 11:12

    Tata nano project gose to sanand in gujarat so many people meet to the job work.please modi sir gujarati people is your responsebility,

  5. PATEL NITESH BABU BHAI said on Sunday, November 16, 2008, 13:17

    I respected sir my exp.rs under my total exp is 3 yers in auto mobaile in ahmedabad deler point.my post is technition my continue job maruti export units in mundra thans

  6. Sachin Dev said on Friday, December 26, 2008, 12:52

    Namaskara everyone!!! the state Gujarat nd BJP govt. is truly deserve for HARDIK SHUBHKAMNAYEIN!! Nd there is nothing to suspect on the wise decision of Sh. RATTAN TATA…. He always dreams like a common people so tht HE always facilitates the average people….He donates his great attention to HIS nation…. Its realy admirable…JAI HIND!!!!

  7. Sachin Dev said on Friday, December 26, 2008, 13:00

    Good evening everybody….
    i hereby requested to everyone….may i hope anybody shall tell me right position of production in SANAND..How many days takes the PLANT SET UP…..my gmail I.D. :-”devrequired@gmail. “com And my cell no. is : +919718899381………. thnks & regrads

    : Sachin Dev Vashisht

  8. Tata Nano test drive, road tests and much speculation | DWS Auto India said on Friday, January 2, 2009, 18:48

    [...] Tata Motors is going great guns fast readying its Nano at the mother plant in Sanand, Gujarat. CM Narendra Modi has embraced Ratan Tata’s dreams and provided the Tata group with what he could [...]

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  10. Gokul Singh said on Friday, March 6, 2009, 13:09

    Tata’s decision was quite well to quit from Singoor. It will reach to its hights with the help of Mr. Modi.

  11. Pavan Patidar said on Sunday, April 12, 2009, 4:33

    it will be a big boom in Automobile and Engineering Sector.

  12. BHAVESH mehta said on Thursday, April 23, 2009, 10:29

    nano is good for sanand

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