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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has opted to suspend its plan to produce electric vehicles (EVs) in Tata Motors' new $1 billion plant in Tamil Nadu, India. The move follows after the British premium carmaker was struggling to procure locally produced EV parts that fit the appropriate mix of price and quality. Further, the slow demand for electric cars globally has affected JLR's decision to suspend its plan.
In accord with sources within the company, the biggest concern was sourcing local EV components suitable for JLR standards at competitive prices. Much as the firm sought to source materials from nearby firms, Indian electric vehicle manufacture economics did not play out the way the business wanted. Hence, JLR halted all the activity on plans to make electric cars in the country for two months.
Such a delay is part of wider trends in the international automobile sector. Numerous carmakers are reconsidering their strategies for producing electric vehicles due to increased competition, especially from Chinese firms, a transition towards hybrid cars, and alterations in the role of the government regarding emissions and EV sales targets.
This move also affects Tata Motors' plans to introduce its own range of electric vehicles. Tata's electric vehicle division, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility, was set to utilize the same platform as JLR's electric vehicles to create its premium Avinya models. As some parts were to be sourced jointly by the two companies, the production delay in JLR is also likely to delay Tata's timelines for introducing these vehicles.
The Tamil Nadu factory of Tata Motors, yet to be completed, is to become operational in the near future. It will have the capability of manufacturing more than 250,000 cars a year. But the move by JLR to halt EV production in the factory is sure to impact both companies' capability of fulfilling their production targets.
Today, Tata Motors is the market leader in India's expanding EV market. But it is facing growing competition from the likes of JSW MG Motor, Mahindra & Mahindra, and even Tesla, which is in the process of finalizing plans to enter the Indian market. With the expanding global and Indian EV market, Tata and JLR have to keep changing to meet the changing tastes of consumers and new technologies in order to remain competitive.
Tata Motors has indicated that the production timelines and model selection to be manufactured at the new plant will follow the overall market strategy of Tata and JLR. Nevertheless, in the absence of JLR's presence, Tata's own electric vehicle plans might get delayed and need to be readjusted.
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