Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) underlined its commitment to ‘Make-in-India’ by displaying its indigenous efforts through a dedicated localization area at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025. HMIL has achieved up to 92% through a strategic indigenization roadmap. Localization in manufacturing. Additionally, HMIL and Mobis India Limited have launched the local assembly of battery-pack in a new commission-based state-of-the-art facility within the Chennai manufacturing facility of HMIL. The Hyundai buyer becomes the first model equipped with a locally assembled battery-pack from the electric plant.
Efforts for localization of HMIL have saved foreign exchange of US $ 672 million (INR 5,678 crore+) since 2019, and have promoted direct employment opportunities for more than 1,400 people.
Commenting on HMIL’s commitment to localization, Shri Gopalakrishnan Chathapuram Sivaramakrishnan, full-time director and Chief Manufacturing Officer-HMIL said, “Efforts to indigenously HMIL’s indigenous efforts of India’s ‘Atamabhar Bherat’ and ‘Make-in-India’ The sinks are deeply in the sink, and our localization strategy attempts to take advantage of India’s rich resources, skilled workforce and advanced engineering skills at the domestic level. The commission of the pack assembly plant is an important milestone in our localization and EV Roadmap. Becomes. ”
With its dedicated localization team, HMIL is continuously increasing its localization efforts, working closely with 194+ vendors for 1,238 parts in its Chennai manufacturing facility.
State-of-the-art battery-pack assembly in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
HMIL and Mobis India Limited have started operations at their state-of-the-art battery-pack assembly plant in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, located within the manufacturing facility of HMIL. In step 1, the plant has an annual assembly capacity of 75,000 battery-packs. The plant can collect a diverse range of battery-packs, including NMC (lithium-nickel-mannis-cobalt oxide) and LFP (lithium-ciller-phosphate) batteries. The battery-pack assembly plant will help customize the cost of battery for HMIL for Hyundai EVS produced in India and to streamline the availability of batteries.
Hyundai Motor India Limited dedicated to ‘Make-in-India’
HMIL is committed to the creation of a ‘self -sufficient India’ with a dedicated localization strategy that takes advantage of India’s rich resources, skilled workforce and engineering skills. Through strategic partnership with its supply chain, HMIL has achieved 100% localization for key components like alternator, alloy wheels, disc brakes, catalyst converters, clutch assembly, shark fin antenna and reverse parking assist sensor (RPA) . , Essential high technology parts such as Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), panoramic sunroof, influencers, oil coolers and NOX sensors have also been successfully localized for the first time in India. Hmil, through a dedicated indigenization strategy, has obtained localization up to 92% in manufacturing.
Hyundai Motor India Limited also intends to deepen its local supplier network by adopting a indigenization strategy for its upcoming manufacturing plant in Maharashtra, Maharashtra.