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| Apollo Tyres makes first despatch from Chennai plant |
| BS Reporter / Chennai/ Kochi Jul 21, 2010, 00:40 IST |
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Apollo Tyres has despatched its first original equipment shipment manufactured at its Chennai plant. The shipment consisted of 500 Acelere tyres for passenger cars and was sent to Hyundai Motors India Limited.
The Chennai plant is Apollo’s ninth unit globally and its fourth in India. It was built in a record time of 14 months since construction began in November 2008.
The plant received the necessary certifications and clearances for original equipment supply in a short span of just four months after commencing production.
Satish Sharma, chief (India operations), Apollo Tyres, said, “Once completed, Chennai will be our largest manufacturing unit globally. The plant is still under construction. Once the first phase is completed, it will produce around 16,000 passenger car tyres and 6,000 truck/bus radial tyres a day, enabling us to cater to the demands of the growing automotive sector.”
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