Maruti open to partnerships with local tech firms
4 Feb 2018 10:16 PM IST
New Delhi: With new technologies reshaping the future of automobile industry, Maruti Suzuki India is keeping options open to partner with tech firms locally and play a part in parent Suzuki's future product development, according to its Managing Director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa.
While the maximum focus of the company, which is slated to launch an electric vehicle (EVs) in 2020 in India, will be EVs in future, efforts will also be accelerated to develop more hybrids and other alternate fuel vehicles. "I think there are such kind of opportunities in the future," Ayukawa said.
He was responding to a query on whether Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) would consider partnering local new age technology firms for future product development, which could also flow to parent Suzuki Motor Corporation.
Ayukawa said MSI has been depending on parent Suzuki for technology but it has been able to grow its own R&D prowess and has started playing bigger role in product development.
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