New Delhi: Musashi Auto Elements India Pvt Ltd (Musashi), a 100% owned subsidiary of Musashi Seimitsu Industries, Japan and a number one producer of two-wheeler and four-wheeler transmission parts in India, introduced that it has commenced the mass manufacturing of EV two-wheeler e-axles in India.
Musashi plans to take a position a complete of INR 160 crore in its electrical automobile (EV) enterprise in Part I. This important funding has been allotted to establishing new meeting traces for EV transmission parts and upgrading present amenities.
The e-axles shall be manufactured on the Musashi India’s manufacturing facility in Bangalore and the line-off ceremony was held at their facility on 5 June to have a good time the beginning of mass manufacturing, the corporate mentioned in a media launch.
Musashi has set-up capability to supply 10,000 e-axles monthly in part 1. This shall be ramped up by the addition of extra traces from the third 12 months onwards. These e-axles shall be compact, light-weight, and quiet that shall be integral in delivering greater efficiency, vary and a greater using expertise for customers, the corporate added.
The corporate forayed into the EV section in India in September 2023, by asserting a three way partnership with Delta Electronics, Inc. and Toyota Tsusho Company, to ascertain Musashi Delta e-Axle India Non-public Restricted. With a 51 % stake within the JV, Musashi set-up the power in Bangalore to fabricate and promote e-Axles for two-wheeler EVs within the Indian, African & ASEAN market. Consisting of a motor meeting line and a drive unit meeting line, Musashi plans to attain a localization stage of two/third of the full price by the tip of this monetary 12 months.
Musashi India can also be working with BNC Motors to develop merchandise geared up with EV drive models. These models shall be utilized in BNC’s upcoming EV two-wheeler that shall be equal to a 125cc ICE scooter.
Naoya Nishimura (CEO India & Africa Area), said, “The graduation of the manufacturing of e-axles marks a major milestone in our journey in direction of accelerating the adoption of EVs in India and enabling a sooner transition to inexperienced mobility. Our manufacturing traces are geared up with state-of-the-art applied sciences that may guarantee a seamless integration throughout the meeting line, making certain elevated efficiencies and manufacturing output. With the fast development of EV two-wheelers in India, the necessity to construct an area and sturdy ecosystem of EV parts is crucial. At Musashi, our purpose is to contribute to the expansion of this ecosystem by combining our legacy and experience in manufacturing auto parts with our R&D capabilities to ship cutting-edge, excessive efficiency EV drive models to the burgeoning EV business in India.”