Rolls-Royce-Force Motors JV factory to start operations in a few months

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UK-based Rolls-Royce, which is into civil aerospace, defence, power systems and other sectors, is expecting its engine and genset-manufacturing facility in Chakan, Pune to start operations within the next few months. The unit has been set up as a joint venture with Force Motors.

The company, which has a tie-up with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and others in India, is eyeing more collaborations in the country, said Kishore Jayaraman, president, Rolls-Royce India and South Asia.

Rolls-Royce Power Systems, a subsidiary of the company, and Pune-based vehicle manufacturer Force Motors in March 2018, started a joint venture to manufacture Rolls-Royce's engine