Tata Technologies and BMW Group started joint venture, BMW TechWorks India

The venture plans to grow quickly and aims to have a workforce in the thousands by the end of 2025, focusing on hiring India’s best engineering talent.

Tata Technologies and BMW Group have officially launched their joint venture, BMW TechWorks India. This 50:50 partnership will create digital solutions for smart vehicles, automated driving, digital entertainment, and automotive software services.

With the contracts now signed and approved by the authorities, the joint venture will start operations with 100 employees in key technology centers in Pune, Bengaluru, and Chennai.

Autocar Professional was the first to report that Tata Technologies and BMW Group were forming a joint venture to meet the engineering and software needs of the luxury car brand.

The venture aims to grow quickly and hopes to have a workforce in the thousands by the end of 2025, with a strong focus on bringing in the best engineering talent from India.

The joint venture will deliver digital innovations for BMW Group's Business IT. This means BMW TechWorks India will help speed up the digital transformation of the car maker’s global production network and improve its digital customer experience and sales processes. A major focus will also be on developing AI applications and platforms to enhance the speed and efficiency of key business processes.

Warren Harris, the CEO and MD of Tata Technologies said, "This partnership allows us to reaffirm India’s position in the global economy. The auto industry going through a paradigm shift. The need for advanced engineering capabilities and software and digital skills has never been more critical. This JV will help us build software and digital solutions.”

He further added that “By leveraging Tata Technologies' strong brand presence in India, the JV will attract top talent and provide a platform to develop forward-thinking solutions that redefine the future of mobility”. 

Christoph Grote, Senior Vice President of Electronics and Software at BMW Group, said, “BMW TechWorks India is a significant addition to our global vehicle software development initiatives. India’s software talent will be a great asset for our software-defined vehicles of the future.”

Nachiket Paranjpe, President of Automotive Sales at Tata Technologies said, "At Tata Technologies, our deep automotive expertise and end-to-end solutions across the value chain—from concept and detailed engineering to manufacturing engineering and turnkey SDV development—position us perfectly to support the BMW Group in shaping the future of mobility."

"With the launch of BMW TechWorks India, we are establishing a world-class software hub that will play a critical role in the BMW Group's automotive software and business IT strategy," said Aditya Khera, CEO of BMW TechWorks India.