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Hindmotor Land to Host New EV Plant? Car Factory Dream Revived in Bengal
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News18•26-09-2026, 21:11
Hindmotor Land to Host New EV Plant? Car Factory Dream Revived in Bengal
- •The Uttarpara-Hindmotor area, once home to Hindustan Motors' Ambassador factory, closed in 2014.
- •CKA Birla Group has proposed setting up an EV manufacturing plant on Hindmotor's land, a proposal currently under state government consideration.
- •This could be the first major automobile sector investment in Bengal in nearly two decades since Tata Motors left Singur.
- •CKA Birla Group currently operates automobile component manufacturing plants in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
- •West Bengal shows significant demand in the automobile sector, particularly for two-wheelers, despite lagging in overall passenger vehicle sales nationally.
Key Questions Answered
The CKA Birla Group has proposed to the state government to set up an electric vehicle manufacturing plant at the closed Hindmotor facility.
Production at the Hindustan Motors Ambassador car factory in Uttarpara, Hooghly, completely shut down in the year 2014.
According to SIAM data for the 2026 financial year, West Bengal accounted for 2.7 percent of the total passenger vehicle sales in India, translating to roughly 125,000 units.
