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Hyundai, TVS team up on electric three-wheeler in India
Hyundai Motor said on April 21 it signed an agreement in New Delhi with TVS Motor to jointly develop an electric three-wheeler for India.
Hyundai will lead the design, while TVS will contribute its EV platform and local engineering.
The project follows Hyundai’s unveiling of an electric three-wheeler concept at Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.
This will focus on Indian road conditions and urban transport needs.
🔗 Source: Yonhap
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Hyundai teams up with a leader in a market shifting to EVs
- The tie-up brings together Hyundai’s India research and development work with TVS Motor’s reach in the country’s vehicle market 1.
- In February 2026, TVS Motor led India’s electric two-wheeler market with about a 28.9% share. Its electric vehicle sales also climbed 60% year over year in the same month 23.
- The companies are moving into India’s three-wheeler segment, where electric models made up more than 53% of new sales in 2024 4.
- Hyundai is backing the effort through its India Engineering Center, which opened in 2006 to adapt vehicles for local roads and climate conditions 1.
India is turning into a proving ground for low-cost mobility
- The deal adds established automakers to India’s last-mile EV market. TVS has already moved ahead of early startup leaders in electric two-wheelers 2.
- India also gets a larger role in affordable EV development. TVS Motor will handle manufacturing and sales at home, with plans to reach export markets 5.
- Vehicles built for flooded roads and intense heat in India could also work in other emerging economies 6.
