# Caterpillar to manufacture 98-tonne off-road trucks in Tamil Nadu, India

Caterpillar will produce Cat 773E and 777E off-highway trucks (the 777E has 97.98-tonne capacity) at its existing production facility in Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-11-18
- Where: Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 97.98 tonnes (Cat 777E)
- Products: Cat 773E off-highway truck, Cat 777E off-highway truck
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md)

## Sources

- [moneycontrol.com](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/caterpillar-to-manufacture-98-tonne-off-road-trucksindia-929174.html), 2016-11-18: "Company said the new Cat 777E is a 97.98-tonne- capacity off road truck."

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