Tata Technologies is forming a new vehicle programme group to meet the demand for faster, more complex vehicle development support within the auto industry.
Its Vehicle Programmes & Development (VPD) Group will include about 200 engineers operating from four automotive engineering centres worldwide – Detroit, Coventry, Pune and Stuttgart.
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Kevin Fisher, a senior Tata Technologies executive with over 30 years of experience in vehicle programme engineering, has been named president of the new organisation and will be based in the Detroit suburb of Novi.
“Our group draws on industry-leading technology and global engineering expertise in the places where today’s automotive ideas take shape,” Fisher said.
He added the VDP Group uses a multidimensional approach to vehicle engineering and development that will use the company’s global delivery system and proprietary knowledge based engineering (KBE) platforms to develop products faster and more cost effectively.
“The next decade will see an ever increasing demand for accelerated product development that also will need to incorporate more new technology than the auto industry has seen in 30 years,” Fisher said. “We are positioning the group to set the pace in automotive product development and technological innovation.”
Fisher said the new group has already won several full-vehicle programmes in the US and Europe, including development of the G2 electric car from Maryland-based Genovation. European-based premium car manufacturers, North American OEMs, major automotive suppliers and independent automotive start-ups are also on the client list.
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