Mumbai, August, 2022.
Tata Passenger Electric
Mobility Limited (TPEML), a subsidiary of Tata Motors Ltd, and Ford India Private Limited (FIPL), have today
signed a Unit Transfer Agreement (UTA) for the acquisition of FIPL’s manufacturing
plantsituated at Sanand, Gujarat,which inter-alia includes:(i) entireland &buildings; (ii) Vehicle Manufacturing Plant along
with machinery and equipment situated therein;and (iii) transfer of all eligible employees of FIPL’s vehicle manufacturing operations
at Sanand, for a total consideration, exclusive of taxes, of Rs 725.7 Cr (Seven
Hundred Twenty Five Crores and Seventy Lakhs).
FIPL will continue to operate
its Powertrain Manufacturing Facilityby leasing back the land and buildings of
the Powertrain Manufacturing Plant from TPEMLon mutually agreed terms. TPEML
has agreed to offer employment to the eligible employees of FIPL’s Powertrain
Manufacturing Plant in the event of FIPL’s cessation of such operations.
The closure of the transaction will be subject to the receipt of relevant approvalsfromthe
government authorities and fulfilment of customary condition precedents.The government
of Gujarat, TPEML and FIPL have already executed a tripartite MoU on 30th
May 2022 to support all relevant approvals for the above transaction.
Tata Motors Passenger
Vehicles business has delivered market beating growth over the last few years
and has strong plans to sustain this momentum, with its robust pipeline of
future ready “New Forever” products and proactive investments in electric
vehicles. With our manufacturing capacity nearing saturation, this acquisition is
timely and a win-win for all stakeholders. It will unlock a state-of-the-art manufacturing
capacity of 300,000 units per annum which is scalable to 420,000 units per
annum.
TPEML would make the
necessaryinvestments to reconfigure the plant to adapt to Tata Motors' existing
and future vehicle platforms. The unit is adjacent to theexisting manufacturing
facility of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited at Sanand, which should help
in a smooth transition.
Announcing this, Mr.
Shailesh Chandra, Managing Director, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited and
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited, said, “The agreement with FIPL signed
today is beneficial to all stakeholders and reflects Tata Motors strong
aspiration to further strengthen its market position in the Passenger Vehicles
segment and to continue to build on its leadership position in the Electric
Vehicle segment. It will accelerate the growth and development of the Indian
auto industry by taking a progressive step forward towards building a future
ready Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
“Today’s announcement marks
an important step forward in Ford’s ongoing business restructuring in India, which
is part of our Ford+ plan for strategic transformation. With the transfer of
employment for eligible vehicle manufacturing employees included in the
agreement, this milestone also highlights our best effort in caring for those
impacted by the restructuring,” said Steve Armstrong, Transformation Officer of
Ford Motor Company.
“The shared values of
trust, ethics and putting people first were the driving force behind our agreement
with Tata Motors. We are confident that both the state-of-the-art manufacturing
set-up as well as the world-class talent will continue to prosper under the new
leadership and help Tata Motors to scale new heights,” Armstrong added.
Both
TPEML and FIPL will work together over the next few months to satisfy all the
condition precedents and obtain the required regulatory approvals for the
closure of the transaction.