Tata Technologies ties up with NIO China to develop electric vehicles

Tata Technologies, a global engineering services provider, today announced an association with NIO China, a leading new-generation electric car company, for the complete product development process of NIO’s range of electric vehicles. The association between the two companies commenced with collaborative engineering for NIO’s first electric all-aluminium vehicle ES8, which NIO intends to be their first product positioned in the Chinese electric vehicles mass market.
 
Talking about this association, Warren Harris, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for Tata Technologies said, “ES8 is an important milestone for the automotive industry. The 7-seater high-performance electric SUV is a mobile living space on wheels. It has been a privilege for Tata Technologies to partner with NIO on this breakthrough product." 
 
"Our close working relationship in the areas of Lightweighting, connected vehicles and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is a great example of the type of partnerships that will define the future automotive ecosystem." 
 
"Moreover, our ability to serve NIO through the capabilities that we have in China, India, UK and USA is a testament to the investment we have made in our global capabilities. We look forward to our partnership with NIO developing at scale.”
 
Roger Malkusson, Vice President, Vehicle Engineering for NIO, recognised Tata Technologies’ contribution, and said, “We have an ambitious goal of delivering a new premium user experience with electric vehicles that will set benchmarks globally and Tata Technologies is our partner of choice to help achieve this." 
 
"They were able to pool in experts and teams from China, India, UK and Romania to work together with the NIO engineering team to deliver the final product which adhered to the highest standards in safety and finesse. The first finished product, ES8, is an all-aluminium SUV that broke lightweight index benchmarks and was delivered in record time from a blank page to a validation vehicle in world class duration.”
 
The two companies initiated their association in mid-2015, very close to NIO’s inception as an ambitious next-gen EV startup. Since then, Tata Technologies has engaged with NIO to drive major engineering aspects related to the development of ES8, such as body structures, closures; exteriors, advanced manufacturing engineering, PLM, and off-car connectivity.
 
Tata Technologies, in this strategic association with NIO, utilised its globally distributed execution model and extended its proven expertise in out-of- the-box engineering processes.