Toyota Kirloskar Motor has said it has received approval for supplying its multi-utility vehicle Innova to the government.
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“The Government of India has accorded the Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals (DGS&D) rate contract for the Toyota Innova 2.5 E seven and eight seater diesel versions,” Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) said in a statement.
DGS&D is the central purchase and quality assurance organisation under the Department of Supply of the Ministry of Commerce. For bulk purchases of the government departments, DGS&D approval is a mandatory requirement.
“With the DGS&D rate contract effective from April, the Toyota Innova 2.5E can now be supplied to all government agencies at the Union and State levels at the government approved rate,” it said.
Innova is the company’s largest selling vehicle in India with 6,235 units sold in March. The company has planned to increase the production of Innova up to 50,000 units per annum according to the Economic Times.
The company has recently announced that it will set up its second plant in Bangalore, which would roll out a small car with a production capacity of 100,000 units by 2010.
TKM is a joint venture between Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation and the Kirloskar Group.
Employing over 2,800 people, the plant has an installed capacity of manufacturing 60,000 vehicles per annum.
