Tata Motors plans to produce Jaguar Land Rover EVs in a new ₹9,000 crore Tamil Nadu plant.
Tata Motors, India’s largest automobile company by revenue, is set to manufacture Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) electric vehicles at a new plant in Tamil Nadu. The company, which recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government to invest ₹9,000 crore, plans to establish an electric vehicle plant with an initial capacity of 200,000 units. Sources indicate the plant will be located in Ranipet.
According to Autocar India, the first phase of this plant will produce electric vehicles based on the Electrified Modular Architecture (EMA) for both JLR and Tata Motors. The production volume is expected to be divided with two-thirds allocated to JLR and one-third to Tata Motors, primarily targeting overseas markets for JLR vehicles.
A Tata Motors spokesperson declined to comment on speculation, stating, “As a policy and practice, we don’t comment on speculation.”
This strategic move aligns with the progressing India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which is expected to bolster car exchanges between the two nations. Additionally, Tata Group is exploring the potential of shifting some internal combustion engine model production of JLR to India, considering the stringent EU and UK emission regulations.
Potential sites for this production include Pune, Sanand, and the upcoming Tamil Nadu plant. Tata Group has committed ₹1.5 lakh crore to JLR over the next decade, aiming to transform Jaguar into an all-electric brand by 2026, with a significant portion of Land Rover’s lineup also transitioning to electric.
JLR recently reported its highest-ever retail sales, with 433,000 units sold, reflecting a growth of over 22 percent. Earlier this year, Autocar Professional reported a project involving a multi-billion pound investment for producing four models each from Tata Motors and JLR, with a projected volume of around 300,000 units, primarily for export.
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility and JLR had signed an MoU for licensing JLR’s EMA platform, which will support the development of Tata’s upcoming electric vehicles. The EMA platform, designed for advanced driver assistance and cloud connectivity, will first be produced at JLR’s Halewood plant in the UK from late 2024, with localization in India planned for 2025 to maintain competitive costs and premium positioning.
