The green field project at Palakkad, Kerala was put on stream on 16th May 2010, in record time of less than 6 months with an outlay of Rs 260 crore. The plant was set up to cater to the requirements of Defence Ministry & Indian Railways. Since inauguration the Palakkad complex has supplied 150 Rail coach Shells and Bogie Frames and 500 Tatra Trucks.

Following Defence and Rail products are supplied by this Unit -

Defence Products

• BEML - Tatra Trucks 12x12, 10x10,8x8, 6x6, 4x4 & Variants
• Ground Support Vehicles for Guided Missile Programme
• Heavy, Medium and Light Recovery Vehicles
• 50T Trailer for Tank Transportation
• Mil Rail Coaches and Mil Wagons

Rail Products

• GS & GSCN Coaches for Indian Railways
• Bogie Frames for conventional & EMU Coaches
• Aggregates for AC EMU & DEMU Coaches

Major customers include Ministry of Defence, DRDO, BEL, BDL, RDE, VRDE, Indian Railways, etc.