Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Industries Minister M.B. Patil during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the State government and Toyota Kirloskar Motor to set up a ₹1,200-crore ‘BizIntel Hub’ at KWIN City in Bengaluru.
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In the first major investment to materialise in Bengaluru’s KWIN City, Toyota Kirloskar Motor will establish its global-standard BizIntel Hub. KWIN City is being developed by the State government between Dobbspet and Doddaballapur, with an investment of ₹1,200 crore.The agreement was signed on Monday (May 25) by Principal Secretary of the Industries Department S. Selvakumar and Toyota’s COO and director of Special Projects, Sudeep Dalvi. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Large and Medium Industries Minister M.B. Patil were present.The Chief Minister announced that this would be the first facility of its kind in the world.Mr. Patil said the company will invest ₹1,200 crore as initial capital over the next five years, generating around 200 jobs. About 300 acres of land will be allotted to Toyota for the project. Vehicle manufacturing, testing activities, and the establishment of an advanced automobile manufacturing facility will all be undertaken there.He further said that innovation, healthcare, and information technology would be given top priority in KWIN City. Seven to eight globally reputed universities, healthcare institutions and research organisations have already expressed interest in investing there, and agreements with them too would be finalised at the earliest.The city will be developed in phases across 5,800 acres, with the first phase of development already under progress. Mr. Patil said the overall project is expected to attract investments worth ₹48,000 crore and generate nearly one lakh jobs.Industries Commissioner Khushboo Goel, Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board CEO Govind Reddy, Toyota chief technical officer Yoshinori Noritake, senior representatives G. Shankar and Vikram Gulati, vice-president Ramesh Rao, general manager H.J. Kiran, and other officials were present. Published - May 25, 2026 09:05 pm IST
