New Delhi, 01 April 2008: Auto major Tata Motors said it will be investing Rs 6,000 crore over four to five years in its existing facilities in Pune that would raise its capacity by 40 per cent to up to six lakh units.

Tata Motors today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government for the investment.

"The facility expansion would be used for all Tata Motors vehicles," Tata Motors Managing Director Ravi Kant told reporters.

Tata Motors expects that this investment would generate 1,500 more jobs.

As part of the expansion, Tata Motors plans to set up vehicle testing facilities in Pune.

Tata Motors' Pune unit is spread over two regions-Pimpri and Chinchwad. They are engaged in the design and manufacture of sophisticated press tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, metal pattern and special tools, as well as models for development of new ranges of automobile products.

There is assembly lines for heavy commercial vehicles, medium commercial vehicles, light commercial vehicles, utility vehicles and one for passenger cars.