TVS Motor and BMW Motorrad extend partnership to future tech and EVs

TVS Motor Company India Joint Managing Director Sudarshan Venu 

TVS Motor Company and BMW Motorrad recently announced that they were extending and expanding their long-term partnership with the joint development of new platforms and future e technologies, including electric vehicles (EVs).  

Based on this decision, TVS Motor Company’s scope will include the design and development of future BMW Motorrad products and delivering world-class quality, supply chain management and industrialisation.  
Under this enhanced cooperation, both companies have identified a range of products and technologies to deliver significant business benefits.  

BMW Motorrad and TVS Motor Company will develop common platforms by mutually tapping the emerging technologies in the future mobility space, keeping in mind the global requirements of customer segments in various markets. Exclusive products for both companies will be developed on these common platforms and the companies will retail their products globally. TVS Motor Company will continue to bring on board engineering prowess in design, manufacturing and supply chain capabilities and provide best-in-class quality and economic advantage.  The first product through this cooperation will be showcased in the next 24 months. 

TVS Motor Company is a reputed two and three-wheeler manufacturer and is the flagship company of the US $ 8.5 billion TVS Group. TVS has a presence in over 70 countries globally. Meanwhile, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles through its four brands: BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad. The group’s production network comprises 31 production and assembly facilities across 15 countries. The partnership is a win-win for both parties. 

TVS Motor Company Joint Managing Director Sudarshan Venu 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.”

Head of BMW Motorrad Dr. Markus Schramm 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. The success of this cooperation has been the steppingstone of extending and expanding the partnership.