Mumbai, July 25: Daimler AG has signed an agreement with Force Motors under which it will license technology to produce a multipurpose vehicle (MPV).
The product technology will facilitate Force Motors’ entry into the passenger and goods vehicle segment. The company makes light commercial vehicles under the Traveller brand.
Daimler had earlier signed a technology licence agreement with Force Motors (the erstwhile Bajaj Tempo) for a modern 2.2-litre common rail engine, which is being used in the Traveller range of vehicles.
Uprated versions of this engine are adapted for use in the SUV — FORCE ONE — to be launched by Force Motors shortly. Similar variants will be adapted for installation in the new MPV, for which the technology licence has been obtained.
Force Motors already has an ongoing arrangement with MBtech Powertrain GmbH (MBtech) for sourcing technical assistance relating to engine installation, vehicle build quality and electronic refinement. It is intended that the MPV, to be introduced under the new technical licence, will also receive support from MBtech.
Force is in talks with the Madhya Pradesh government to locate a new plant for the production of the MPV at Pithampur.
The production of this new product is expected to commence towards the end of this calendar year. It will have an initial capacity of approximately 24,000 vehicles per annum
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