Ashok Leyland Breaks Ground for Battery Pack Manufacturing Facility in Tamil Nadu
Ashok Leyland has broken ground on a greenfield battery pack manufacturing facility at Pillaipakkam near Chennai, with an investment of Rs. 400-500 crore.
Rs. 400-500 crore
Pillaipakkam near Chennai, Tamil Nadu
11 March 2026
What Happened
Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the country’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, announced the ground-breaking of a greenfield battery pack manufacturing facility at Pillaipakkam near Chennai. The project, which will incur an investment of Rs. 400-500 crore, is part of investments from the Hinduja Group per an earlier MOU signed in September 2025. The facility aligns with Tamil Nadu’s Electric Vehicle Policy 2023 and India’s net-zero emissions vision.
Rs. 400-500 croreINR
For a greenfield battery pack manufacturing facility at Pillaipakkam near Chennai.
“Our journey has been closely intertwined with the growth of Tamil Nadu for more than seven decades. Ashok Leyland, along with its subsidiary, Switch Mobility, have already developed a vast range of electric Commercial Vehicles, and have taken a lead position in the EV market. The groundbreaking of the new battery pack manufacturing facility marks an important step in our electric mobility journey ”
“Battery pack technology is central to the future of electric mobility and energy storage. This facility will enable us to build advanced battery pack solutions with greater efficiency, safety and reliability while supporting the battery supply chain localisation. It will also contribute to developing specialized talent and creating new opportunities in high-technology manufacturing within Tamil Na”
Why this matters
This facility is a key step in localizing EV battery production in India, supporting the country's electric mobility goals and net-zero emissions target by 2070.
Terms in This Story
- battery pack
- A collection of battery cells assembled to provide power for electric vehicles.
- EV ecosystem
- The network of components, companies, and infrastructure supporting electric vehicles.
- net-zero emissions
- Balancing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted with an equivalent amount removed from the atmosphere.
- greenfield facility
- A new manufacturing plant built on previously undeveloped land.
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