New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Tata Motors on Wednesday unveiled an ambitious five-year roadmap for its passenger vehicle business, targeting annual sales of more than 1.2 million units by FY30, a 20 per cent share of the domestic passenger vehicle market and revenues of Rs 1.4 lakh crore, backed by investments of nearly Rs 40,000 crore in products and manufacturing. Speaking at the company's 81st annual general meeting held virtually on Wednesday, Tata Motors Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran said the automaker aims to achieve a tenfold increase in passenger vehicle volumes over the decade from FY20 to FY30.

"Looking ahead in the next five years, the company has a big ambition. Basically, the decade between FY20 and FY30, the company wants to achieve a 10x growth in volumes with an ambition of 1.2 million plus vehicles and achieve a market share of 20 per cent from the current 14.2 per cent," Chandrasekaran said. The company plans to strengthen its product portfolio with six new nameplates and more than 20 product refreshes over the next five years, while focusing on improving profitability. It is targeting double-digit EBITDA margins, with electric vehicles expected to contribute more than 30 per cent of its passenger vehicle sales volumes by the end of the decade.

Managing Director and CEO Shailesh Chandra said the passenger vehicle business is aiming to achieve revenues of Rs 1.4 lakh crore by FY31, supported by double-digit EBITDA margins and an EBIT margin of more than 5 per cent. "By FY31 TMPV aspires to Rs 140,000 crore revenues, double-digit EBITDA margins and over 5 per cent EBIT margin, driving PBT to over five times the current level," Chandra said. He added that the company's growth strategy will be supported by investments of around Rs 40,000 crore in new products and manufacturing capacity, while also targeting free cash flows of Rs 10,000 crore.

--IANS