The Japanese carmaker signed an agreement with Karnataka and expects the investment to generate around 3,500 new jobs in the country.
Here is the recent news speaking Mumbai Toyota Group plans o invest Rs 48 billion ($624 million) to make electric vehicle components in India, as the Japanese carmaker works toward carbon neutrality by 2050, Toyota Kirloskar Motor and Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts signed an agreement with the southern state of Karnataka to invest Rs 41 billion, the group said in a statement Saturday. The rest will come from Toyota Industries Engine India.
Toyota has lined up its own green targets with India’s ambitions of becoming a manufacturing hub though the switch to clean transport in the South Asian nation is slower than in other countries such as China and the U.S. Expensive price tags, lack of options in electric models and insufficient charging stations have led to inactive adoption of battery vehicles in India.
“From a direct employment point of view, we are looking at around 3,500 new jobs,” Toyota Kirloskar executive vice president Vikram Gulati told the Press Trust of India in an interview. “As the supply chain system builds, we expect much more to come in later.”
He added that the company would be moving toward a new area of technology — electrified powertrain parts — with production going to start in the “very near-term.”
Indian automakers could generate $20 billion in revenue from electric vehicles between now and fiscal year 2026, according to a forecast by Crisil. By 2040, 53% of new automobile sales in India will be electric, compared with 77% in China, according to BloombergNEF.- Bloomberg
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