Tata Motors Inaugurates First Vehicle Scrapping Facility in India

The leading Indian auto manufacturer Tata Motors has announced the opening of Re.Wi.Re, its first Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF), in the city of Jaipur. Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, officially inaugurated the facility, which has a 15,000-vehicle annual capacity. The Re.Wi.Re. facility is made to disassemble outdated commercial and passenger vehicles of all brands. The Motor Vehicle Act requires vehicle scrappage in order to get old, polluting cars off the road. The facility has dedicated stations for the safe dismantling of parts like tyres, batteries, fuel, oils, liquids, and gases and is fully digitalised for paperless operations. Each vehicle is carefully inspected for passenger and commercial vehicle requirements before going through a rigorous documentation and disassembly process.

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According to Tata Motors, it uses top-notch, environmentally friendly procedures to safely and sustainably disassemble end-of-life vehicles. To dispose of outdated passenger and commercial vehicles of all brands, Tata Motors' partner Ganganagar Vaahan Udyog Pvt. Ltd. developed and runs the facility.

Commenting on the inauguration of the automaker's maiden Re.Wi.Re Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, Nitin Gadkari said, “The National Vehicle Scrappage Policy was introduced with the aim to promote the circular economy by creating an ecosystem for phasing out unfit and polluting vehicles and to achieve a lower carbon footprint in the country by replacing them with greener and more fuel-efficient vehicles. I congratulate Tata Motors for setting up this quality facility that is at par with global standards. We are working towards positioning India as a vehicle scrapping hub for the entire South Asian region and need more such state-of-the-art scrapping and recycling units in India.”

Girish Wagh, Executive Director, Tata Motors, remarked, “At Tata Motors, we are committed to delving into every aspect of mobility to make it greener and sustainable. The inauguration of this RVSF (Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility) heralds a new beginning in the responsible scrapping of end-of-life vehicles. With globally benchmarked and optimised recycling processes, we intend to yield maximum value from the scrap for future use and minimise waste for the overall betterment.

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We appreciate the visionary efforts of Shri Gadkari ji in enabling the National Vehicle Scrappage Policy and look forward to setting up Re.Wi.Re facilities across the country in collaboration with our partners. These decentralised facilities will benefit the customers, share the economic value generated, and create employment while addressing the need for scrapping vehicles in every part of the country in an eco-friendly manner."