TVS Motor Company and BMW Motorrad has announced that they are extending and expanding their long-term partnership with the joint development of new platforms and future technologies, including Electric Vehicles. TVS Motor Company will design and develop future BMW Motorrad products. The company’s scope will also include delivering world-class quality, supply chain management, and industrialisation.
Under this enhanced cooperation, TVS and BMW have identified a range of products and technologies to deliver significant business benefits. The JV will develop common platforms by mutually tapping the emerging technologies in the future mobility space. Exclusive products for both companies will be developed on these common platforms, and the companies will retail their products globally.
The JV has also confirmed that the first product through this cooperation will be showcased in the next 24 months. It was reported that TVS Motor Company could form a separate EV company. The company is reportedly working on 6 new electric vehicles for the Indian market.
Mr. Sudarshan Venu, Joint Managing Director, TVS Motor Company, said, “In the nine years of our long-term strategic partnership, we have always cherished the common core values we share with BMW Motorrad: focus on quality, engineering prowess, innovation and customer satisfaction. These factors and our commitment to deliver superior quality products with a strong value proposition has been key to the success of all three products launched from the platform. The new world of future mobility encompasses a strong play through alternate solutions, including electric mobility. Expanding this successful partnership to EVs and other newer platforms will create opportunities to deliver advanced technology and aspirational products to global markets and bring valuable synergies to both companies.”
Dr. Markus Schramm, Head of BMW Motorrad, said, “In light of our fruitful association with TVS Motor Company, we are delighted to extend and expand our cooperation agreement to include long-term partnership and joint development of new platforms and technologies, including electric vehicles. Our strong synergies have led to the development of impressive offerings in the sub-500cc segment. Since the launch, BMW G 310 R and BMW G 310 GS single-cylinder models continue to enjoy unrivalled popularity with over 100,000 global customers. We look forward to the future of this cooperation.”
In April 2013, TVS Motor Company and BMW Motorrad signed a long-term strategic partnership to manufacture sub-500cc motorcycles for the globe. This collaboration has resulted in three products on the 310cc platform: BMW G 310 R, BMW 310 GS, and TVS Motor Company’s TVS Apache RR 310. With over 100,000 customers, the products have been well accepted in all the leading markets like the EU, USA, Japan, China and India.
