India's most advanced EV manufacturing plant

Jan 19, 2021

Automobiles : Indian ride sharing company, Ola, is making rapid strides towards electric vehicle manufacturing. Ola partnered with Siemens to set up India's most advanced EV manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu. Only last month, Ola signed a deal of Rs 2,400 crore with the Tamil Nadu government to set up its first plant in the state. The company claims that, when the plant is fully started, about 10 thousand people will get employment. It will be the world's largest scooter manufacturing plant with a production capacity of 2 million units per annul. It will also serve India as a global manufacturing hub of Ola for customers in major markets such as Europe, UK, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand.

The company claims that this plant, built on Industry 4.0 principal, will be the most advanced manufacturing plant in India. Around 5 thousand robots will do different types of work in it. As part of the partnership "Ola will be able to access Siemens's integrated digital twin design and manufacturing solutions to digitize and validate the product and production beyond the actual operation. He further added that - thanks to Ola's AI engine and tech stack The factory will operate entirely on Artificial Intelligence technology, which will thoroughly monitor every aspect of the manufacturing process. This will enable better control, automation and quality maintenance of the entire operation.

All the work from the raw material and material inside the factory to transport, store, finish the scooter work on the production line to load the scooter truck will be fully automatic. The company said that this advanced technology system will work closely with Ola's workforce. This will help in delivering a quality product to Ola's customers.

Ford has shut down its Chennai-based plant in India for a week, and now reports are that the company has decided to close the Germany plant for a month. There is only one reason behind this - lack of semiconductor. It is lacking all over the world. Because of this, car companies around the world are upset. They are forced to reduce production, which increases the waiting on cars. Ford says that by February 19, the plant in Saarlouis, Germany has been closed. The plant manufactures Europe's popular car focus. It employs around 5,000 employees. "We are monitoring the situation," the company said. In Europe, employees, suppliers, customers and dealers are rescheduling production to minimize the impact. According to data firm IHS Markit, production in Europe, North America, Japan and India will be affected throughout the quarter. But the biggest problem may be in China. According to reports, China will have 2.5 lakh fewer vehicles in the first quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), a major supplier of chips, said last week that it was in talks with auto companies to resolve the crisis.

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