Honda reportedly tapped Tata Technologies to develop a new vehicle platform. The architecture could support combustion, hybrid, and electric powertrains. It may help rebuild the company’s thin lineup in India and other markets. Badge-engineered vehicles are one example of handing off aspects of design from one nameplate to another. What Honda is reportedly doing with Tata Technologies Ltd. is another step, though. A new report says that Honda handed the reins over to Tata to develop an entire vehicle platform. By all accounts, this is the first time Honda has trusted an Indian engineering services firm to build a vehicle platform end to end, with cost-cutting as the goal. var…
Honda’s Next Platform Is Being Engineered By An Indian Firm To Slash Costs

