Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE) from India, inaugurated its new Integrated Assembly Plant with an Experience Center in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico. The opening ceremony took place in the presence of local authorities from Mexico and TAFE senior management.
There is a growing demand for affordable, fuel-efficient, and rugged tractors built for diverse farming conditions in Mexico and TAFE is meeting this demand. The new TAFE Integrated Assembly Plant is a focused move by the brand to localize products to suit the requirements of the Mexican market, offer experiences for customers with its experience center to provide product and service training for sales and service teams to strengthen their after-sales support.
TAFE is committed to a phased investment plan of $15 Million (USD) in Mexico, which will focus on assembly and infrastructure, local sourcing, and capacity building initiatives. TAFE also has a sales and marketing office in Querétaro to support its network across the country. The Aguascalientes plant is expected to create more than 300 direct and indirect jobs as operations grow.
The inauguration ceremony was presided by Dr. María Teresa Jiménez Esquivel – Governor of the State of Aguascalientes, in the presence of His Excellency, Pankaj Sharma – Ambassador of India to Mexico City, Sandeep Sinha – CEO TAFE along with Esaú Garza De Vega – Secretary of Economic Development, Science And Technology of the Government Of Aguascalientes, Leonardo Montanez Castro – Mayor of Aguascalientes, Mirna Rubiela Medina Ruvalcaba – President of Congress, Luis Salvador Alcala Duran – Congress Deputy – District VI, Aguascalientes, TAFE’s leadership team, Aguascalientes State Government department officials and TAFE‘s key strategic partners. Ambassador of Mexico to India, His Excellency – Federico Salas Lotfe felicitated TAFE through a video message.
CEO Sandeep Sinha of TAFE stated: “TAFE’s inauguration of the integrated assembly plant is a key milestone. Mexico’s growing agricultural sector offers opportunities for us to deliver products which are suited for Mexican customers. With the support of our partners, we are committed to empowering Mexican farmers with our solutions that enable productivity and sustained long-term growth. TAFE will focus on strengthening its after-sales support across key regions in Mexico. The Aguascalientes government has offered us support, and we are grateful to the Governor, Dr. María Teresa Jiménez Esquivel and her team for their guidance and direction.”
TAFE is known for delivering dependable equipment that combines durability, fuel efficiency, and ease of maintenance with a simple, farmer friendly design. The product offer for Mexico includes compact, utility, and advanced-utility tractors from 20HP to 100HP. These come with open station tractors as well as climate-controlled cab with advanced features.
Established in 1960 and headquartered in India, TAFE has over eight manufacturing plants in India, one in Turkey, one in Serbia and the new addition now in Mexico. TAFE Tractors has a presence in more than 80+ countries in the world. Farmers around the world have been using TAFE tractors for over 65 years.
