Marelli has established a new technical R&D site in Bangalore, southern India, to further expand the company’s engineering capabilities.

The new facility is set to host 350 employees and is situated in Bangalore’s Embassy Manyata Tech Park, that already hosts Marelli’s other technical R&D centre in the city (it was opened in 2022).

Marelli says the Bangalore location provides the company with access to a rich engineering and software talent pool.

The new investment also adds also to the company’s engineering centre in Gurugram, in the Delhi area.

With this latest opening, Marelli’s R&D capacity in India will reach 1,200 people.

The new R&D site includes infrastructure for labs supporting optics, hardware and automotive validation labs, as well as facilities for training and collaborative spaces ‘designed to foster innovation, teamwork and employee development’.

Activities of the new centre will support key technology areas of Marelli such as electronics, automotive lighting and both internal combustion and electric propulsion. Together with the two existing R&D facilities, the site will be focused on end-to-end development of solutions for infotainment, clusters, displays, body control modules, engine management systems, headlamps and rear lamps for Indian customers. It will also work closely with other Marelli’s global engineering teams – as well as with customers – to co-develop technologies for Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV), zonal architecture, Automated Manual Transmissions (AMT), Engine and Battery Management Systems (BMS) and advanced lighting features innovation.

Marelli India is also focusing on expanding in-house test infrastructures to carry out most of the design and process validation of products and components internally, allowing for rigorous validation, and robust, reliable product design.

“The opening of this new technical R&D center underscores our continuous commitment to driving innovation, delivering excellence for our customers and fostering growth for our employees” said Saju Mookken, Marelli India Country Manager. “This significant expansion reflects our strategic vision for R&D activities in India, allowing to further boost our capacity and speed in developing solutions that truly matter to consumers, locally and globally. I want to thank all the team whose dedication contributed to creating this space, which will empower our employees and serve our business well into the future.”

Marelli’s India footprint now includes fifteen production sites and three R&D centres in six cities.