Tata Motors Inaugurates Re.Wi.Re – Advanced Vehicle Scrapping

Mumbai: Reaffirming its commitment to driving India’s transition towards sustainable mobility and a circular economy, Tata Motors — India’s leading automobile manufacturer—today announced the opening of two state-of-the-art Re.Wi.Re – Recycle with Respect – Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSFs) in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and Raipur (Chhattisgarh). Inaugurated (virtually) by the Hon’ble Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, Shri Nitin Gadkari, these facilities are designed to safely and responsibly dismantle end-of-life vehicles. They are equipped to handle passenger and commercial vehicles across all brands, including two- and three-wheelers. The Raipur RVSF will be operated by Tata Motors’ partner Raipur Green Energy Pvt Ltd and has a capacity to safely dismantle up to 25,000 vehicles per annum, while the Lucknow facility that can scrap up to 15,000 vehicles annually and is operated by Moto Scrapland Pvt. Ltd. With this expansion, Tata Motors now operates 10 vehicle-scrapping centres, including facilities in Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Surat, Chandigarh, Delhi NCR, Pune, Guwahati, Raipur, Lucknow and Kolkata. Each Re.Wi.Re facility is fully digitalised, with all its operations seamless and paperless. Equipped with cell-type dismantling for commercial vehicles, two-wheelers and three-wheelers, and line-type dismantling for passenger vehicles, there are dedicated stations for the safe dismantling of various components, including tyres, batteries, fuel, oils, liquids, and gases. Every vehicle undergoes a meticulous documentation and dismantling process designed specifically to meet the responsible scrapping requirements of passenger and commercial vehicles, guaranteeing safe disposal of all components as per the nation’s vehicle scrappage policy. The Re.Wi.Re. the facility embodies a ground-breaking leap towards fostering sustainable practices within the automotive industry.