UK NRI Swraj
Paul to build body structure of Tata Nano
New Delhi, Feb. 09, 2008
Khem Singh
UK NRI, Mr Swraj Paul's Caparo Group at a new facility
in Singur to build body structure of the new Rs.one lakh Tata Nano
car. Tata will manufacture 40% of assemblies in house and Caparo
Group will supply 60 per from a new facility in Singur, adjacent
to the Tata Nano manufacturing plant in West Bengal.
Caparo Group CEO Angad Paul said:
- The body technology is relatively conventional, but the manufacturing
technology is the result of very sophisticated analysis to ensure
high-quality, low-cost production.
- We completed this extremely quickly to meet our customer’s
deadline, with start of production just six months after the contract
was confirmed.
- We have installed a new semi-automated production line with
zero fault forward quality control systems.
Caparo India country head Sunil Pahilajani said, “We have
been delivering to plants in India at zero ppm for three years and
quality at this level is a tremendous complement to our people.”
UK NRI Swraj
Paul to set up Rs 120-crore facility for Nano cheapest car
New Delhi, Jan. 22, 2008
Khem Singh
UK NRI, Mr Swraj Paul's Caparo Group, a key vendor
for Tata Motors' Nano project, is setting up a Rs 120-crore facility
at Singur to supply sheet metal and vehicle frames for the world's
cheapest car.
Considering the fact that Nano was the world's cheapest
car, Mr Paul said if there was no profit, he “would not go
into a project.” While there was always a battle of margins
with customers, “as a CEO, I have to increase the companies'
sales 10-fold and enhance margins.”
He said while the Tatas had initial plan to make
2,50,000 cars a year, they may ramp up the capacity to go up to
a million. “This car can sell in seven figures in India alone.”
Click for TATA
NANO CAR

|