Apollo Tyres has announced that it will invest ₹5,810 crore to expand manufacturing capacity at its Andhra Pradesh facility, as the company positions itself to meet rising demand across passenger and commercial vehicle tyre segments. The investment will be financed through a combination of internal accruals and debt, the company stated in a stock exchange filing.
Under the expansion programme, Apollo Tyres will increase passenger car radial (PCR) capacity by 52 per cent, adding 3.7 million units, and truck and bus radial (TBR) capacity by 82 per cent, adding 1.3 million units, per annum by 2029.
The company currently operates with an annual capacity of 7.1 million tyres in the PCR segment and 1.6 million tyres in the TBR segment, with capacity utilisation rates of 82 per cent and 89 per cent, respectively.