Enfield to pump in ₹1,000 crore, plans to roll out electric vehicles
The New Indian Express|May 13, 2023
First EV to be out from the bike manufacturer's Vallam plant in Kancheepuram by 2025
C SHIVAKUMAR
Enfield to pump in ₹1,000 crore, plans to roll out electric vehicles

ROYAL Enfield is set to invest ₹1,000 crore in Tamil Nadu towards electric vehicle manufacturing facility, and new product development under internal combustion engine portfolio.

Sources said the company is planning to roll out its first electric vehicle from its Vallam plant in Kancheepuram district by 2025. "Royal Enfield has an installed capacity of 1.2 million vehicles at its plant in Oragadam and Vallam. The EVs will be produced in the Vallam plant," they said.

Official sources in the guidance department confirmed the investment.

This story is from the May 13, 2023 edition of The New Indian Express.

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