
Japanese automaker Honda has commissioned India's Tata Technologies to develop a new universal vehicle platform to reduce costs and strengthen its position in the market.
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The Japanese manufacturer is seriously behind its competitors in the Indian market with an outdated model range.
Japanese Honda entrusted the design of a new automobile platform to Indian Tata Technologies Ltd. AutoVzglyad reports this.
The result of joint work will be a universal architecture that can form the basis of several promising models. The platform will be able to support internal combustion engines, hybrid and all-electric powertrains.
The decision to cooperate with the Indian company will allow Honda to reduce costs and speed up the release of new models. The Japanese manufacturer is seriously behind its competitors in the Indian market with an outdated model range. The market is important for Honda, but is not yet generating the expected returns.
Tata Technologies Ltd. is a subsidiary of Tata Motors. The geography of use of the new platform has not yet been disclosed, but most likely we are talking about the Indian market.
Previously, Honda turned to outsourcing in matters of design. The American Fisker transferred production of the Ocean electric car to the Austrian Magna Steyr. Mazda decided to release new products based on Changan models.

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