On June 25th, Japan’s Toyota and Suzuki said on Friday local time,Two companies to start co-production of hybrid cars in India. Toyota has previously said that this type of car is currently the most suitable for the Indian market.
A Toyota plant in southern India will open this year, the companies said. AugustStarted production of a model developed by SuzukiHybrid SUV.
It is reported that this hybrid SUV will have two versions equipped with different power systems, one of which is a mild hybrid version equipped with a Suzuki system, and the other is a strong hybrid model equipped with a Toyota system. In the mild hybrid version, the electric motor only provides auxiliary power for the gasoline engine, while the strong hybrid version has an all-electric mode.
Toyota and Suzuki entered into a broader partnership as early as 2017, and making the hybrid car is part of the deal. The two companies plan to build and sell the hybrid vehicle locally in India and export it to markets such as Africa.
Investors have criticized Toyota, the world’s largest automaker by sales, for being slow to transition to pure electric vehicles. But Toyota believes thatIn markets where the infrastructure is not ready for pure electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles are more suitable.
Toyota also said that most electricity in developing countries is generated by burning coal or other fossil fuels. The company said that because local electric vehicles rely on this mode for electricity, they are more polluting than hybrid vehicles.
Last year, Toyota pledged $60 billion to electrify and upgrade its models by 2030, but only half of that was spent on developing pure electric models.
The two companies said in a joint statement,New hybrid SUV yet to be namedwhich will be sold under the respective brands of Toyota and Suzukiboth companies will rely on affiliates in the local market for marketing.
India wants automakers to produce more electric vehicles. But so far, EV adoption has been slow in the Indian market, with only Tata Motors producing EVs locally.
In March, Suzuki pledged to invest $1.4 billion in India to produce pure electric vehicles and car batteries, but its Indian subsidiary Maruti Suzuki said it would not launch pure electric vehicles until 2025.
Toyota is focusing on building an EV supply chain in India first, before starting EV production. Toyota said in May it would invest more than $600 million to make India a global production hub for various electric vehicle components.
Electric vehicles and hybrids such as the Toyota Prius are currently too expensive for major consumers in India and other emerging economies. Toyota has struggled to reduce the cost of making the Prius.
In a way, that’s one of the reasons Toyota is partnering with Suzuki.Suzuki has been advocating local low-cost manufacturing in India. The agreement between the two parties includes joint product development, cooperation to reduce local procurement costs and sharing technology.
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