Automobile Corporation of Goa Limited Expands Bus Capacity FY2025-26

Automobile Corporation of Goa Limited announced significant capacity enhancement initiatives during FY 2025-26, ending March 31, 2026. During the year, it increased installed manufacturing capacity to 1,200 buses per month, with a higher percentage of bus bodies built on the MCV platform, which includes STUs. The company is also building capability to transition to manufacturing and assembling bus bodies and is making efforts for bus body manufacturing of electric buses. It is additionally focusing on higher tonnage buses to enhance price realisation per bus body.

These initiatives form part of the company’s broader effort to strengthen bus body production capabilities and support changing market requirements across conventional and electric bus applications. The focus on higher tonnage buses is intended to improve price realisation per bus body, while expanded manufacturing and assembly capabilities can support a wider range of bus body requirements. The Goa-based company is an associate company of Tata Motors, linking its manufacturing activities with the wider Tata Motors ecosystem. The annual report therefore highlights capacity expansion, electric-bus capability development and greater focus on higher tonnage buses as key manufacturing priorities for the year.

Frequently Asked Questions

What manufacturing capacity did the company reach in FY 2025-26?
The company increased its installed manufacturing capacity to 1,200 buses per month during FY 2025-26, with a higher percentage of bus bodies built on the MCV platform. The MCV platform includes STUs, supporting the company’s bus body manufacturing activities. Alongside capacity enhancement, the company is building capability to transition to manufacturing and assembling bus bodies. It is also making efforts for bus body manufacturing of electric buses and focusing on higher tonnage buses to enhance price realisation per bus body.