Honda Motor Co. has outsourced development of a new vehicle program to Tata Technologies Ltd. , people familiar with the matter said, the first time the automaker is entrusting an Indian engineering services firm with building an end-to-end platform to help cut costs.
This platform is expected to support multiple car models, the people said, asking not to be identified as the details are private. It is intended to accommodate conventional fossil fuel-powered models as well as electrified powertrains for hybrids and electric vehicles, the people added. They did not specify the markets where these Tata-engineered vehicles might be sold.
知情人士透露，本田汽车公司将一个新车型项目的开发工作外包给塔塔技术有限公司。这是该汽车制造商首次委托印度工程服务公司构建端到端平台，以帮助降低成本。
知情人士表示，该平台预计将支持多种车型，由于细节尚未公开，他们要求匿名。他们补充称，该平台旨在兼容传统燃油车型以及混合动力和电动汽车的电气化动力系统。但未具体说明这些由塔塔集团设计的车辆可能销往哪些市场。
