Tata Motors, country's largest automobile company, has rolled out 10,000 Tata ACE Zips from its Dharwad plant located at Karnataka. The Dharwad plant had commenced its operations in March last year and produces small commercial vehicles - Tata Ace Zip and Tata Magic IRIS.
The Dharwad plant spans across an area of 405 acres and was established entailing an investment of Rs 900 crore. The capacity of the plant is 90,000 units per year which will be achieved in phases.
Tata Ace Zip is a micro truck with a payload of 600 kg for deep-penetration door-to-door goods movement.