Omega Seiki Mobility to set up largest electric three wheeler manufacturing plant in India

Betting big on the potential of last-mile mobility in Indian and ASEAN markets, the new plant will make over a million electric three-wheelers annually. Build over three phases with an investment of ₹ 1900 crore, the plant will spread across 250 acres of land. 

Electric Vehicle maker, Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) today announced an investment of over ₹ 1900 Crore in setting up a greenfield manufacturing plant- touted as the world’s largest electric three-wheeler in Karnataka. This new plant will come up in three phases and will have a production capacity of 1 million units of electric three-wheelers per annum. 

The revolutionary new facility will be supplemented by its supply chain of powertrains and battery packs. OSM is also inactive in negotiation with existing as well as new suppliers for setting up ancillary manufacturing facilities in the vicinity of the OSM Megafactory which will be built over an area of 250 acres. 

Omega Seiki Mobility is the top EV maker with its Rage+ brand of electric cargo 3 wheelers. The new manufacturing plant will produce an entire range of Omega Seiki Mobility electric three-wheeler vehicles which include Rage+, Rage+ RapidEV, Rage+ Frost, Rage+ Swap, and Rage+ Tipper. Besides, the new plant will also be manufacturing the soon to be introduced OSM Stream which will be an electric three-wheeler passenger carrier. 

Uday Narang, Chairman and Founder, OSM, said "The organised electric three-wheeler market has exponentially grown by a massive 200% in FY22 as against the previous fiscal. This has helped EV 3 wheelers now command a massive 46% of overall three-wheeler volumes. We at OSM believe that adoption of EVs in the last-mile delivery sector and government bodies will help India become the first market in the world where every 3 EV three-wheeler will be sold for every 1 ICE three-wheeler. We want to be the market leader in the three-wheeler market, not just in India but the world and the new OSM Megafactory with a capacity of 1 million units is the first step towards this goal.”

Big Opportunity

The Electric 3 wheeler segment is a very mature segment of the market in the ASEAN region. In recent years this market has seen exponential growth, mainly driven by e-commerce companies for their last-mile requirements buoyed by the driving economics of EVs over diesel and CNG powered vehicles. After a successful entry into India, Omega Seiki Mobility is planning to enter international markets. The company has already set up JVs in Bangladesh, Egypt and UAE.

“We are sitting at the cusp of a major EV revolution with our range of products which have not just been manufactured in India but also developed in the country keeping in consideration the harsh weather conditions. Today I am proud to say that OSM products are playing not just in urban and rural cities but also in small towns, be it in the harsh winters of the Himalayas or the sweltering heat of Rajasthan", elaborates Narang.

Production Hub

According to the company's managing director, Dr Deb Mukherji, “The new OSM Megafactory will cater to the Indian as well as ASEAN, Africa and the Middle East markets. Today OSM is the first EV company to export Made in India three-wheelers to these geographies. We will also set up manufacturing in these countries along with our local partners. OSM has also focused on integrating its product portfolio and is the only company in India to offer three powerpack options – long range, rapid charging and swappable."

The Electric three-wheeler cargo segment is the backbone of the Indian last-mile mobility ecosystem. These vehicles offer affordable transportation solutions to large parts of the country, which helps in the betterment of the bottom-line of logistics players during a time when petrol, diesel, and CNG prices are at an all-time high.

OSM currently has an order book of over 50,000 units. The company is a leading last-mile service provider under its brand “UNOXpress”. The company is currently running its fleet in 20 cities, doing more than 10 lac Km per month. Omega Seiki Mobility is working closely with partners for overcoming the supply chain disruptions which have been plaguing the automotive industry. To achieve the high scale production of EVs, the company has set up JVs with Korean company Jae Sung Tech to manufacture a new range of powertrains. Omega Seiki Mobility is also planning to manufacture in-house motors and battery packs.

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