PMI to set up its largest electric CV manufacturing plant in Pune
PMI Electro Mobility will set up its largest electric commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing plant in Pune, Maharashtra with an annual production capacity of 2,500 units. The 35-acre facility is said to come up in MIDC, Chakan, and it will employ 1,500 personnel. The company says that it will have an annual production capacity of 2,500 units.
According to PMI, its new facility, conforming to Green Building norms, will be commissioned by August 2023. It will commence its commercial production by October 2023. PMI currently operates a manufacturing facility in Delhi-NCR which has a production capacity of 1,500 electric buses per annum. With this new plant in Pune, the total annual manufacturing capacity of PMI will grow to 4,000 electric CVs.
After laying the foundation stone of the upcoming manufacturing facility, Satish Kumar Jain, Managing Director of PMI Electro Mobility Solutions Private Limited, informed BigGaddi.com , “This will help us get closer to our dream of becoming a leading electric commercial vehicle player globally while contributing to Make-in-India and Make-for-India.”
He further added, “We want to actively contribute towards the future growth of this segment and achieve the sustainability target set out by Government of India.”