Vitesco Technologies inaugurates new Rs 240 cr Talegaon facility in Pune

Klaus Hau, Member of the Executive Board at Vitesco Technologies and Anurag Garg, Managing Director & Country Head of Vitesco Technologies India Private Limited attended the inaugural event.

Vitesco Technologies product portfolio comprises electric drive units, electronic controls, sensors, actuators, and solutions for treating exhausts gases. Worldwide, the company has more than 10 years experience in the area of electric vehicles drive technology.

The first series of productions at the Talegaon facility will be for the two-wheeler market, followed by various powertrain solutions products such as engine management systems, sensors, and actuators, as well as exhaust management components for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The company will concentrate its efforts at this facility on the growing demand for highly efficient, low-emission technologies for internal combustion engines, as well as electrified and all-electric drive systems.

The company has already started making products for companies like Royal Enfield, Suzuki Motorcycles, Maruti Suzuki, Ford, among others.

VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES--GLOBAL PRESENCE

With over 37488 employees at approximately 50 sites globally, Vitesco Technologies Group AG is the parent company and has been based in Germany since September 30, 2021. The 2021 fiscal year saw the completion of the Vitesco Technologies Group's spin off from Continental AG and the listing of the company on the Frankfurt stock exchange.

Vitesco Technologies concentrates on the development and production of components and system solutions for drive trains in hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, and combustion engines. Its portfolio comprises 48 volt electrification solutions, electric drive systems, and power electronics for hybrid-electric and battery-electric vehicles.

Furthermore, its product basket includes electronic controls, sensors, actuators, turbochargers, hydraulic components and pumps as well as exhaust gas solutions. Vitesco Technologies' business operations are run in four business units: Electrification Technology, Electronic Controls, Sensing & Actuation and Contract Manufacturing.

Globally, the top seven customers of Vitesco Technologies are Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Hyundai Motor Group, Mercedes-Benz Group, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, Stellantis and Volkswagen Group. These top seven customers contribute an average of 71 per cent of annual revenue. More than 30 per cent revenues come from the Asian region comprising countries like China, Japan, Thailand and India among others.  

VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES—INDIA PRESENCE

Vitesco Technologies has an R&D centre in Bengaluru in the south Indian state of Karnataka and a manufacturing centre in Talegaon in Pune (Maharashtra). Apart from this, the company has two joint ventures in the country.

In 2017, Napino Control Systems Pvt. Ltd was formed as a joint venture between Napino and Vitesco Technologies for the design and manufacture of EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection) systems for two wheeler, modular switch, sunroof wire harness, etc. The company is based in Gurugram, Haryana.

In July end 2020, Vitesco established a 50:50 joint venture company PV Clean Mobility Technologies, again in Gurugram, with Padmini VNA Mechatronics for select powertrain technology solutions that meet the new BS-VI emission norms for domestic market.

The product range of the new joint entity focuses on sensors and actuators, as well as fuel delivery modules for passenger cars, commercial vehicles as well as two-wheeler markets.

VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT LTD

The new plant in Talegaon will be focusing on all BS VI related products and later when electrification starts, the company will be manufacturing these products too at the plant. As pollution norms gets stricter in the country with the Real Driving Emissions (RDE) norms becoming mandatory from April 2023 and further changes in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) norms, the Pune plant will be depending on the company’s R&D centre to manufacture these sophisticated products.

RDE or Real-world driving emissions tests are tests that measure the pollutants a car produces while being driven on real roads as opposed to being tested in a lab that simulates real-life driving conditions. As for Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) norms, these are likely to be changed in coming years. While BS6 norms controls the emissions of contaminants such as hydrocarbons (HC), sulfur and nitrogen oxides (NOx), CAFE norms, which came into effect in 2017, focus on overall fuel consumption, thereby reducing CO2emissions.

“Building this factory was a major milestone for Vitesco Technologies, allowing us to provide better value to our clients in the Indian market”, said Klaus Hau, Member of the Executive Board, Vitesco Technologies.

He said that India plays a central part in our global growth strategy, stating that, “The country's automotive industry is currently undergoing what is possibly the most significant transformation in its history. The objective is to achieve a twin technological transformation: from fossil fuels to renewable energy, and from analogue - to - digital technology. We embrace this transformation and have already begun to design our strategic course. Also, with the new facility, we will be able to better respond to market demands and developments in the future.”

Like all Vitesco Technologies facilities, the plant in Talegaon, Pune meets its grid demand entirely through renewable energy sources. Furthermore, the site generates sustainable electricity. All new photovoltaic systems have been installed, generating 03 GWh of solar energy. The present installed capacity is 2.6 MW, with the company aiming to raise it to 3.6 MW by the end of the year. With over 25 cobots and robots installed on the production lines and shop floor, the facility is also strongly pursuing automation, digitization, and Industry 4.0.

Anurag Garg, Managing Director & Country Head of Vitesco Technologies India Private Limited said:“Our mission is to develop highly efficient, low-emission technologies for internal combustion engines and electrification technologies for all types of vehicles in India. For this, we build a futuristic plant, one that is intelligent, sustainable, and predictive. With these key characteristics, we were able to construct this plant of the future in Pune. Several creative projects have been completed at this facility. These projects on digitization, automation, and sustainability across our manufacturing network have helped us to shape the Plant of the Future”.

He further added, “Due to the growing carbon footprint, we also considered the climate change while building this facility. I am delighted to say that the facility in Pune is operating at a carbon-neutral level and has fully established itself as a driver of sustainability”.

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