# Ceat to invest ₹450 crore expanding Chennai tyre plant capacity

Ceat plans to invest ₹450 crore to expand capacity at its Sriperumbudur (Chennai) plant by 35% in the passenger car utility vehicle segment, expected by end of financial year 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-07-18
- Where: Sriperumbudur, Chennai, India
- Value: $54.0M (4.50B INR)
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 35% increase in PCUV tyre capacity (current capacity ~70 lakh tyres per annum)
- Products: passenger car utility vehicle tyres
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [CEAT](https://endata.com/companies/29802.md)

## Sources

- [thehindu.com](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ceat-plans-to-invest-450-crore-to-expand-capacity-at-chennai-plant/article69824470.ece), 2025-07-17: "Ceat, the flagship company of RPG Enterprises, plans to invest ₹450 crore to expand existing capacity at its plant in Sriperumbudur."

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