Sanad the new Auto Hub in India

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Some 2014, Sanand, a small town around 40 kms from Ahmedabad, will be a name to reckon with in the country's automotive sector.
Following the re-entry of French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen, the erstwhile sleepy town -- already home to Tata Motors' manufacturing plant for small car Nano -- finds itself along the country's prominent auto hubs like Pune in Maharashtra and Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.

In July, United States-based Ford Motors had signed a deal with the state government for setting up a car manufacturing plant in the same town.
"By 2014, Sanand will be a big auto hub in the range of Chennai and Pune. The Gujarat government had been focussing on Sanand to develop it as an auto-engineering hub because of its proximity of Ahmedabad," said B B Swain, vice chairman and managing director, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, which has allotted land to Ford and Tata Motors.
Car makers have shown preference to Gujarat over other states due to its geographical advantage and infrastructure.
By 2014, Sanand is likely to have an installed capacity of 655,000 cars annually after the two plants become functional.
of these, Peugeot, of a total planned capacity of 340,000 units in phases, is aiming for an initial installed capacity of 165,000 cars a year by 2014.
Ford India will also commission its car manufacturing facility by 2014 with a capacity of 240,000 units annually.

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