Toyota Kirloskar plans to set up engine plant at Bidadi

Placed at the numero uno position amongst the auto biggies across the world, Toyota who works in collaboration with Kirloskar in the rapidly growing Indian auto market has pulled its socks. Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TMK) after a long gap of silence made its presence felt in the Indian auto market with the launch of its latest sedan Toyota Etios. Next on the cards is the launch of the hatchback version Toyota Etios Liva which is likely to be unwrapped in April.

Published On Feb 26, 2011 15:04 IST

Published OnFeb 26, 2011 15:04 IST

Last Updated OnFeb 26, 2011 15:04 IST

2.1K Views

Write a comment

Rumours are doing the rounds that Toyota Kirloskar Auto parts (TKAP) has reportedly commenced the construction of its whooping Rs 500 crore engine plant along with the expansion of its transmission plant near Bangalore at Bidadi. Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts is the auto parts arm of the Toyota Industries Corporation, and Kirloskar Systems Ltd, Bangalore.

It is being highly speculated that the idea behind expanding the existing transmission plant and building a new engine plant is a part of the unit localisation project for the recently launched sedan Toyota Etios. It has been reported that around 1 lakh engines will be manufactured effective third quarter of 2012 along with 2.4 lakh transmissions annually starting 2013. TKAP as of now manufactures manual transmissions for the Fortuner manufactured in India, Thailand and Argentina. Apart form that it also produces axles and propeller shafts for its popular car Innova.

The report also suggest that the TKAP Managing Director, Hisashi Suzuki mentioned about the employment which will be generated with the onset of the new facility. He said that there will be a scope for employing 500 employees at TKAP.

Read More on : Toyota Etios price in India

Was this article helpful ?

Vidyadhar

<p>Vidyadhar takes charge of the quality and consistency of the content produced by CarDekho correspondents. With over 5 years of involvement in content & social media marketing, he believes that the www is an ever evolving phenomenon. Considering the ways the web algorithms are evolving, foreseeing the threats and opportunities and managing online business accordingly is going to play a crucial role. He comes from a highly valued content development background, where, during the first phase of his corporate career, he served Westpac, an Australian bank. Later, he came into the context of technical writing where he managed teams that dealt in producing maintenance guides meant for software applications. This part of his career bestowed upon him an outlying vision to see things from end-user perspective. He bagged a masters degree in English and is pursuing MBA in Digital Marketing at the moment. </p>Read more

Trending Sedan Cars