Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.

Tata Motors (SA) (Proprietary), Tata Motors’ joint venture (JV) with Tata Africa Holding, has formally opened its assembly plant in South Africa at Rosslyn, North of Pretoria, in the Gauteng province of South Africa with an investment of Rs 11 crore. The establishment of the plant is a major step towards bolstering the operations and presence of the Tata Group in South Africa.

The plant can assemble, from semi knocked down (SKD) kits, light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles ranging from 4 tonnes to 50 tonnes, with an annualised capacity of 3,650 vehicles. The capacity can be further expanded as required. The plant has been awarded with ISO 9001 accreditation by Bureau Veritas, South Africa. To begin with, it is assembling two models, the Tata LPT 813 and Tata LPT 1518, both already popular in South Africa.

Tata Motors started exports to South Africa in 1998, with commercial vehicles. The exports of passenger vehicles began in 2004. At present, there are over 20 commercial vehicle models -- from pick-ups to 49-tonne prime movers and from 14-seater buses to luxury coaches -- and 5 passenger vehicle models -- Tata Indica Vista, Tata Indica, Tata Indigo, Tata Indigo SW and Tata Safari in diesel and petrol variants -- catering to the needs of the South African market.