"The scope and scale of our manufacturing network gives Rane Group the ability to provide customers with high quality products in high volume and in the desired time frame," said Mr L Ganesh, Chairman, Rane Group. "The new factory will have world-class infrastructure and be an integral part of our manufacturing network while bringing us closer to our customer."

Rane Group will be supplying Rack and pinion steering gears, lower control arms, steering columns and seat belts for Tata Motors Limited at Singur.   

All the products from Rane conforms to high quality standards as each of them undergo rigorous testing and validation under laboratory simulating conditions as they are all safety critical components.  The Engineers from Rane worked in close tandem with Engineers from Tata Motors from the Product concept stage to get the best product in terms of performance.

Rane is one of the first suppliers to finalize the concept as early as December 2005 and commenced the development activities for this project.    

Demonstrating its dedication to sustainable growth, the factory will be designed and built to minimize impact on the environment.  "Rane has a long history of environmental leadership in its products and operations and we are applying the same world-class design and construction standards in this factory here in Singur,” said Mr L Ganesh, Chairman, Rane Group.   

About Rane Group:

Set up in 1929 as a trading house the Rane group today comprises of 8 group companies serving a niche segment in the auto ancillary manufacturing industry.  The group’s annual turnover for the financial 2006-07 stood at INR 13,650 Million.  Rane group companies today serve a variety of industry segments such as, Passenger Cars, Multi-utility vehicles, light commercial vehicles, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, farm tractors, three-wheelers, two wheelers and stationary engines.  The Rane group embraces TQM as a way of life and four of its group companies have been conferred with the coveted Deming Prize