Bharat Forge is the largest Tier 1 supplier in India and has taken brand new workshop space at MIRA Technology Park, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, the UK’s leading automotive technology park and Enterprise Zone.
This facility will complement the capabilities and knowledge established over the past two years at in India at the company’s Kalyani Centre for Technology & Innovation (KCTI) and the Kalyani Centre for Manufacturing Innovation (KCMI) locations in Pune, also focused on delivering solutions for electric vehicles.
Bharat Forge adds to the growing number of international businesses at MIRA Technology Park, which include Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota, Bosch, Haldex, Continental and ZF.
The Electric Mobility Research and Development Centre will be able to tap into the extensive testing facilities at MIRA Technology Park, as well as the pool of engineering talents in the Midlands.
Commenting on the new research facility, Mr Amit Kalyani, Bharat Forge executive director said: “We are really impressed with the infrastructure and the facilities available in MIRA Technology Park and have set up a research facility focused on R&D for powertrain solutions for electric vehicles.
“Several large global OEMs and Tier 1 companies are already present at MIRA technology Park for development and testing of vehicles and systems in the EV space. The infrastructure available would only help hasten the development for BFL and reduce our time to entry in this very important market space.”
Bharat Forge Limited (BFL) is the flagship company of the USD 2.5 billion Kalyani Group and a global provider of high performance, innovative, safety and critical components and solutions to various industrial sectors, including automotive, railways, power, defence, construction and mining, aerospace, marine and oil and gas.
