The BMW Group and Tata Technologies, a global product engineering and digital services company, launched their joint venture BMW TechWorks India with offices in strategic talent hubs Pune, Bengaluru and Chennai. With the final signing of the contracts and the approval of the authorities, the joint venture will initially start with 100 employees at these three locations and rapidly scale to four-digit number of employees by the end of 2025, with a strong focus on attracting top-tier Indian talent. The BMW Group and Tata Technologies each hold 50% of the shares in this JV.

BMW TechWorks India complements BMW Group’s global strategy by engineering seamless, scalable software solutions for next-gen vehicles and delivering leading digital experiences. Tata Technologies’ proven capabilities across the entire product value chain, from conceptualization to detailed engineering and turnkey SDV development, will drive key software projects for the BMW Group’s premium mobility solutions and facilitate access to India’s talents.

At the heart of this collaboration is the ethos of “Engineer in India for the World”. India’s engineering and IT talent will play a pivotal role in developing strategic software solutions for SDVs, automated driving, digital infotainment, and automotive digital services.

In addition to automotive software, the joint venture will provide digital innovations for the BMW Group’s Business IT. Consequently, BMW TechWorks India will expedite the digital transformation of the car manufacturer’s global production network, along with enhancing its digital customer journey and sales processes. Another key area of focus will be the development of AI applications and platforms, which will increase the speed and efficiency of all core business processes.

The JV offers young Indian professionals an opportunity to work on technologies that will shape the future of mobility on a global scale. The JV’s commitment to nurturing local talent and innovating next-gen automotive innovations reinforces India’s emergence as a global innovation hub in the automotive tech ecosystem.

The management team of BMW TechWorks India contains seasoned executives from both partner companies. Representing Tata Technologies are Aditya Khera as CEO and Sweta Girinatham as CFO of this JV. From the BMW Group, Oliver Scheickl holds the position of COO of Automotive Software in this new JV and Stefan Flader serves as COO of Business IT.