# VE Commercial Vehicles to proceed with Bhopal plant, production to start April 2020

VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd is going ahead with its new 40,000-units-a-year factory in Bhopal, India, with production set to begin in April 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-03-04
- Where: Bhopal, India
- Starts operating: Apr 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 40000 units per year
- Products: commercial vehicles, trucks
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [VE Commercial Vehicles](https://endata.com/companies/45721.md)
- [Volvo](https://endata.com/companies/9342.md) (partner)
- [Eicher Motors](https://endata.com/companies/45722.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com](https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/ve-commercial-vehicle-to-go-ahead-with-bhopal-plant-investment-production-to-begin-in-april-2020/74478425), 2020-03-04: "The company has rationalised the number of shifts and controlled all discretionary expenses. It has deferred some capital expenditure but that is not impacting strategic investments like the Bhopal factory."

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