Uno Minda EV expansion 2025-28: ₹550 crore Maharashtra plant

Uno Minda adds a second EV powertrain project in Maharashtra

Uno Minda has announced a second dedicated electric vehicle (EV) powertrain plant, deepening its manufacturing footprint in Maharashtra. The company said it will set up a greenfield manufacturing facility in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (formerly Aurangabad) through its subsidiary Uno Minda Auto Innovations Private Limited (UMAIPL). The proposed unit is aimed at high-voltage electric powertrain products for four-wheeler passenger vehicles.

The announcement comes soon after UMAIPL began setting up another EV powertrain facility in Khed City, Pune. Taken together, the two projects signal a step-up in Uno Minda’s EV powertrain capacity-building and product scope.

What Uno Minda plans to manufacture at Sambhajinagar

According to the disclosed plan, the Sambhajinagar facility will assemble and manufacture advanced powertrain systems, including:

• Electric Drive Units (EDU)
• Dedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT) systems

The company positioned the investment as a product expansion in high-voltage powertrain technologies, targeted at passenger vehicle applications.

Investment size, funding mix, and commissioning timeline

Uno Minda estimated the total investment for the Sambhajinagar EV powertrain project at ₹550 crore. Funding is planned through a mix of debt and equity. The capital expenditure is expected to be phased over the next two years.

The company said the facility is expected to be commissioned by Q2 FY28. This timeline is later than its earlier announced Pune EV powertrain facility, which is slated to begin operations in H2 FY27.

New orders from an anchor customer underpin the expansion

Uno Minda linked the Sambhajinagar project to “significant new orders” for EDU and DHT systems from a key anchor customer. While the customer name was not specified in the provided information, the order visibility was presented as a driver for the second plant decision.

In its commentary, Managing Director Ravi Mehra said the second dedicated EV powertrain plant is meant to expand capacity and advance product offerings in EDU and DHT. He also reiterated the company’s intent to localise high-voltage powertrain technologies in India.

How this fits with the first UMAIPL EV powertrain facility in Pune

The Sambhajinagar unit is the second EV powertrain plant announced by UMAIPL “in quick succession,” following the ongoing setup of its facility in Khed City, Pune. The Pune project is slated to begin operations in H2 FY27.

This sequencing suggests a staggered rollout of EV powertrain capacity across Maharashtra, with Pune coming earlier and Sambhajinagar following thereafter.

A parallel plan: greenfield aluminium die-casting in Sambhajinagar

Separately, Uno Minda has also outlined plans for a greenfield aluminium die-casting plant in Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. The stated rationale is to meet growing demand for casting components used in electric vehicles, including two-wheelers and four-wheelers.

The plant is also described as a backward integration initiative, supplying key cast components for the company’s upcoming four-wheeler EV powertrain plant. Uno Minda has highlighted the Sambhajinagar site selection as beneficial for logistics efficiency due to proximity between the proposed EV powertrain plant and regional OEM customers.

Casting plant timelines, capacity and funding details

In one disclosure, the committee of the board approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) on June 19, 2025 for a new manufacturing facility for casting components at Sambhajinagar, Aurangabad. The proposed production capacity is 3,629 metric tonnes per annum, to be implemented in phases over the next five years.

Phase 1 commercial operations are scheduled for Q2 FY 2026-27. Funding was described as a mix of internal accruals and term loans (also referenced as long-term loans in another excerpt). One section also stated that Uno Minda’s existing casting capacity and utilisation levels for EV parts are currently nil.

The investment number for the casting facility appears in two different forms in the provided material: ₹210 crore in multiple parts of the text, and ₹1,210 crore in another section describing a phased rollout over five years. The article text also mentions “disbursals” being done through a mix of debt and internal accruals.

Stock reaction after the die-casting announcement

Uno Minda’s shares rose over 2% after the company revealed plans for the aluminium die-casting plant in Sambhajinagar. The text notes the stock was trading at ₹1,060.10, up ₹22.80 or 2.20% at 12:08 PM on the NSE, from a previous close of ₹1,037.30.

Another line in the provided material states the firm added 2.23% post-approval related to setting up the greenfield manufacturing facility.

Key project snapshot

Why the expansion matters for the EV supply chain

The two Sambhajinagar proposals, one for EV powertrain systems and one for aluminium die-casting, are positioned as complementary moves. The casting unit is framed as backward integration that can supply essential cast parts for the four-wheeler EV powertrain buildout. The location rationale is also explicitly linked to proximity to OEM customers and improved logistics.

At the same time, the EV powertrain projects are tied to order wins, particularly for EDU and DHT systems in the case of the ₹550 crore Sambhajinagar plant. This suggests the company is aligning capacity additions to demand visibility cited in its announcements.

Conclusion

Uno Minda’s ₹550 crore plan for a second EV powertrain plant in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar adds to its EV manufacturing roadmap, alongside its ongoing Pune facility slated for H2 FY27. The company has also communicated a parallel greenfield aluminium die-casting plan in Sambhajinagar, with Phase 1 targeted for Q2 FY 2026-27 and a stated capacity goal of 3,629 tonnes per year. Next milestones to watch are commissioning progress for the Pune unit and the planned Q2 FY28 commissioning for the Sambhajinagar EV powertrain facility.