Tata Motors plans to invest Rs 600 cr for FICV Plant

Tata Motors is planning to invest around Rs 600 cr for setting up of a manufacturing plant to develop Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV)."The development cost of FICV could be around Rs 300 cr and a manufacturing plant for the same could be around Rs 250 cr or 300 cr," Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Business Unit President Ravi Pisharody reporters here.

Once after getting the confirm orders from Indian government only they are planning to set up a plant to manufacture Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV)

Tata Motors is one among the 4 companies which have received invite to supply around 2,000 units, Pisharody said. Still the tender is yet to be completed so we can’t conclude on the final decision about setting up of the plant.

If everything goes fine then they are planning to set up a manufacturing unit in Karnataka (Dharwad), India.

Tata motors revenues from defence business is expected to be Rs 1,000 cr in this fiscal year, this is 50% increase over the last year. In the next fiscal, they are looking at 25-35% growth. Already the company got order for Rs 250-300 cr to supply landmine protected vehicles for Maharashtra and Jharkhand. Now the firm is in the examining stage to enter into the Middle East market for its defence vehicles. Currently it exports to Nepal, Sri Lanka, Africa and Afghanistan (US agencies).