Mahindra’s Chakan plant completes production of 3 million vehicles, completes historic record with roll-out of ‘BE 6’

Mahindra & Mahindra Company has crossed a new historical milestone in the automobile sector. Mahindra’s main factory at Chakan has successfully rolled out its 30 lakhth vehicle. It must be said that this is a very proud moment for the plant, which was commissioned in December 2009. Interestingly, this 30 lakhth historic car is Mahindra’s upcoming electric car ‘Mahindra BE 6’. The move further underlines the growing importance of Mahindra’s ‘born-electric’ portfolio.

Production of 1 million cars in just 27 months

The most commendable part of this performance is Mahindra’s increased production speed. It took the company 107 months to produce the first 1 million cars. However, due to the use of technology and increasing demand, production of the last 1 million vehicles was completed in just 27 months.

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Spread over 657 acres, the Chakan plant has now become Mahindra’s main hub for passenger cars, electric vehicles and commercial vehicles. Currently more than 450 variants of 19 models are produced at this single location. The success of popular cars like Scorpio N, Thar, XUV 3XO, XUV700 and the new BE 6 and XEV 9e has boosted the pace of production. In June 2026, Mahindra’s SUV sales increased by 37% to cross 60,000 units.

‘Industry 4.0‘ and the use of high-tech robots

Mahindra has incorporated state-of-the-art technology at the Chakan plant. Currently in this factory,

• More than 1500 robots are in operation.
• The body shop has more than 98 percent automation.
• Manufacturing uses ‘Industry 4.0’ technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), 5G connectivity and digital traceability.
• There are stringent safety mechanisms like robotic painting, real-time weld monitoring, 3D scanning and “No Fault Forward” for quality inspection.
• 7 multi-model assembly lines are used to simultaneously manufacture cars of different platforms and engines.

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Environmentally friendly and ‘Water positive‘ factory

Mahindra’s Chakan plant also takes care of the environment. More than 50% of the total energy consumption of this plant comes from renewable energy. Interestingly, the production of electric vehicles runs on 100% of this energy. The factory is ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ certified. Also, the plant is 131% water positive, meaning more water is returned to nature than is used.

A strong presence in the global market

Chakan plant is meeting the need not only of India but also of the world. Vehicles manufactured here are exported to international markets like South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The Chakan plant will play a very important role in Mahindra’s global expansion and future car strategy in the future as well.