Suzuki And Toyota Join Hands To Bring Electric Cars To India By 2020
Highlights
- Suzuki will be manufacturing the EVs; Toyota wil provide tech support
- The companies will also set up EV charging stations in India
- There will be study conducted on acceptance of EVs in India, as well
Toyota Motor Corporation and Suzuki Motor Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding which will see both companies working together for introducing electric vehicles (EVs) in the Indian market by around 2020. The agreement stems from the two companies having concluded on February 6 this year a MOU on beginning considerations for business partnership, after which they began discussing, among other topics, the dissemination of vehicle electrification technologies in India.
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To go into details of the MOU, Suzuki is to produce EVs for the Indian market and will supply some to Toyota, while Toyota is to provide technical support. Additionally, Toyota and Suzuki intend to conduct a comprehensive study of activities for the widespread acceptance and popular use of EVs in India.
The study will also encompass the establishment of charging stations, human resources development that includes training for after-service technicians employed throughout sales networks, and systems for the appropriate treatment of end-of-life batteries.
Suzuki has already announced that it intends to construct a lithium-ion battery plant on the grounds of its recently opened automobile plant in the Indian state of Gujarat. As envisioned by the agreement, in addition to lithium-ion batteries, electric motors and other major components would be locally procured for the production of EVs in India.
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