Yamaha a Hero Motors spolupracujú pri vstupe na trh s pohonmi kolies

Podľa správ zahraničných médií spoločnosti Yamaha a Hero Motors investujú 2,5 milióna eur (2,9 milióna amerických dolárov) do vytvorenia spoločného podniku na výrobu pohonov kolies pre elektrické bicykle. Spolupráca bude formálne nadviazaná koncom novembra a Hero bude držať 90 percent akcií.

Hero Motors owns Hero Cycles, India's largest bicycle manufacturer. The unnamed company will be located in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India.

According to Yamaha's announcement, wheel hub drives account for about half of the European electric bicycle market. The company said that as demand for these drive units is expected to increase, Yamaha seeks to reach an agreement with Hero to expand its product portfolio beyond mid-drive motors. Yamaha currently offers proprietary central-mounted drive units.