NEW DELHI: Mahindra’s affiliate SsangYong Motors has unveiled its first electric car Korando e-Motion globally, which entered full-scale production on June 14.
The EV, whose project name was E100, has been christened e-Motion, combining the ‘e’ of electric and the ‘motion’ from the idea of the driving force.
The company has also announced its next EV, a medium-sized SUV under the project name J100, with the plan of launching in 2022.
The full-scale production of the vehicle started on June 14.
SsangYong Motor’s line-up of SUVs includes Tivoli (compact SUV), Korando and J100 (mid-sized SUV), and Rexton (full-size).
According to Ssangyong, the Korando e-Motion will mark the expansion of its green car range.
The SsangYong Korando e-Motion could possibly be the rebadged Mahindra eXUV300 for the Indian market.
The homegrown carmaker is targeting a capital expenditure of 120 billion rupees over the next three years and planning to launch nine new vehicles by 2026, including electric vehicles.
Mahindra earmarks Rs 9,000 crore for automotive, confirms 5-door Thar In past, Mahindra has relaunched several SsangYong-rebadged products in the Indian market, ranging from XUV300 to G4 Alturas.
Mahindra earlier said it plans to bring two ‘born electric vehicles’ in 2025-26.
The Korando e-Motion sold in Korea offers the comfort of easy urban mobility.
The global semi-conductor crisis has impacted the Korando e-Motion arrival to the European market.
The Korean carmaker says the launch plans will be announced as soon as the availability of semi-conductors becomes clearer.