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Hindustan Motors EV Factory in Uttarpara: A New Dawn for Bengal's Industrialization

News18•26-09-2026, 10:46

•Hindustan Motors' proposal to set up an EV factory in Uttarpara brings a ray of hope for industrialization in Bengal.
•The BJP alleges that many factories closed during previous governments, but the new government aims to create a new environment for industrialization and employment.
•Industry circles believe the state's industry-friendly policies are creating new investment opportunities, exemplified by Hindustan Motors' proposal.
•Uttarpara, once home to Ambassador car production which ceased in 2014, is now seeing a new hope for industrial revival.
•The state BJP announced that Hindustan Motors' electric vehicle manufacturing plant will be built on approximately 700 acres in Uttarpara, creating new employment opportunities.

Hindustan Motors and the CKA Birla Group have approached authorities with a proposal to set up an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Uttarpara.

Production at the historic Uttarpara facility, where the Ambassador car was once manufactured, was suspended in 2014.

The proposed electric vehicle manufacturing plant is planned to be built on approximately 700 acres of land in Uttarpara.