Sriperumbudur and Oragadam have become overcrowded, Cheyyar has become an alternative hub. This is evidenced by the recent announcements of a hi-tech Special Economic Zone for automotive components, a electronics hardware park and the commitment from the Taiwanese Shoe Company to set up its unit. Aluminum die cast unit by Ashley Alteams, a joint venture by Ashok Leyland and Finland-based Alteams Oy started its production in January 2010. This High pressure die cast will manufacture automobile and telecommunication components with initial capacity of 7000 ton per year. Cheyyar cooperative sugar mill One of the largest sugar mills in the country - Cheyyar co-operative sugars - is situated near the town. Cheyyar Sugar mill is one of the important sugarcane processing industries in the state. A sugar refining mill as a green field distillery has been set up in Anakkavoor - Thenthandalam village. It has a processing capacity of 2500 tonnes of crushing daily (TCD) with an annual production of 19,000 tonnes of sugar as per a 2009 report. Mahindra SUV Proving Track (MSPT) In November 2009 Tamil Nadu cabinet approved Mahindra & Mahindra's Rs 1800 core automobile project on 450 acres. This proposed unit was to produce tractors, SUVs, commercial vehicles, and auto parts. In 2021, the Mahindra SUV Proving Track (MSPT) built over 454 acres of land was inaugurated. The track was designed by IDIADA, (Institut d'Investigacio Aplicada de l'Automobil - Institute for Applied Automotive Research). The track will be used by Mahindra Engineers to test the SUV products. Schwing Stetter Schwing Stetter one of India's leading concrete equipment manufacturer have set up a manufacturing facility in Cheyyar SIPCOT. This unit of Schwing is spreading over 53 acres and allocated about 350 crores INR investment. Politics Cheyyar (state assembly constituency) See also Cheyyar River Vedapureeswarar Temple, Cheyyar Patcheeswarar temple References External links https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Cheyyar Cities and towns in Tiruvannamalai district