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IN - Isuzu Initiates new India Plant set up

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Isuzu has initiated the set up of its new plant in India. This new plant will have a production capacity of 1,30,000 units a year once fully operational, top sources at Isuzu said. The company also plans to have dealerships in nine cities by March, 2014.

Isuzu acquired the land in 2013 after it inked an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh government. The new plant is slated to begin operations by 2016. The Japanese manufacturer will invest about Rs. 3,000 crore in the new facility which is expected to create 2,000 to 3,000 jobs.
 
Isuzu made a quiet entry into India in 2013, with the opening of a couple of dealerships in Hyderabad and Coimbatore and the initial lot of cars being imported as completely built up units or CBUs. However, it has  commenced local production and has rolled out its first Indian assembled model, an MU-7 SUV. It has also made a BS 4 compatible version of the car’s 3.0-litre turbo diesel engine. The vehicles are being assembled at Hindustan Motors’ plant at Thiruvallur, Chennai, from CKD kits which will be sourced from Thailand. As of now, only the Isuzu MU-7 SUV is being rolled out of this factory, but assembly of the company’s D-Max pick-up truck is expected to begin soon.

Source: hindustantimes.com

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