Tata Motors to shift production from Lucknow plant to Uttarakhand.

India's top automotive Tata Motors is shifting a portion of its commercial vehicle production from Lucknow plant to Rudrapur, Uttarakhand to cut costs.

The policy was scrapped by the successive Mayawati regime in 2007. However, the incumbent Samajwadi Party regime has also failed to honour commitments made during its earlier dispensation.

According to sources, Tata Motors would first shift production of its truck model 3118 to the Uttarakhant plant. Later, the production of another truck model 2518 is likely to be shifted to the hill state to avail of incentives.

The two truck models are one of the best selling products from the Tata Motors stable.

The work on the assembly line in Rudrapur unit is on and the trials would start next month. 'The production would start from April onwards,' a reliable source told Business Standard.


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