Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer Yamaha's new facility here will be formally up and running next month, a top official said on Friday. The company is setting up the plant at Vallam Vadagal in Kancheepuram district at a cost of Rs1,500 crore to be invested in phases. The plant would initially have a total capacity of 4.50 lakh units per annum, which can be scaled up to 18 lakh by 2018. “Currently, trial runs are happening there.
The formal opening of the plant will begin next month," India Yamaha Motor Vice-President, Marketing and Sales, Roy Kurian told reporters. It currently has two plants at Faridabad in Haryana and Surajpur in UP. The Chennai plant would be the third facility for the two-wheeler manufacturer.