Volkswagen and Mahindra sign Partnering Agreement for MEB electric components in Chennai

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Andreas Groß
Andreas Groß
Spokesperson Corporate | Volkswagen Group Technology
Pramuch Goel
Pramuch Goel
Mahindra Group | Vice President & Head of Group Communications
Volkswagen and Mahindra sign Partnering Agreement for MEB electric components in Chennai
Signing of the Partnering Agreement: Thomas Schmall, Volkswagen Group Board of Management member for Technology and Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director, Auto and Farm Sectors, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. (front row, from right to left)
  • Indian SUV major Mahindra intends to equip its Born Electric Platform with MEB electric components from Volkswagen.
  • Partnering agreement signed in Chennai on 18th May evening.
  • Binding supply contract planned to be concluded by end of 2022.
  • At the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, India committed itself to 100 % zero-emissions vehicles from 2035 onwards

Mumbai/Wolfsburg. Volkswagen and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) are exploring the use of MEB electric components for Mahindra’s new “Born Electric Platform”. Both parties announced today that they have signed a Partnering Agreement on 18th May to evaluate the scope of collaboration. Mahindra intends to equip its “Born Electric Platform” with MEB electric components such as electric motors, battery system components and battery cells. The Partnering Agreement evaluates the scope of collaboration – it indicates binding rules for the evaluation phase as well as the non-binding scope of supply. The binding supply agreement will be negotiated in a continued constructive and legally compliant way to conclude by the end of 2022.

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