Aisin and Denso to form electrification joint venture
Japanese component manufacturers, Aisin and Denso, are to form a 50/50 joint venture to develop and sell full drivetrains for electrified vehicles, starting from March 2019.
The joint venture will develop ‘electrification modules’ for hybrid, fuel cell and electric vehicles
These ‘electrification driving modules’ combine the transmission, motor/generator and inverters for all types of electric vehicle. The companies said they will develop units for hybrids, plug-in hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell and battery-electric vehicles.
In turn, these can be customised to meet the cost, performance and other regional requirements of the companies they are supplied to, the companies said.
Aisin, which is 30% owned by Toyota, has hybrid transmissions in use in Ford, Lexus and Volkswagen Group products. Denso is a fully-owned Toyota Group subsidiary, and is working as part of a joint venture including Mazda to develop electric vehicles.
Alex Grant
Trained on Cardiff University’s renowned Postgraduate Diploma in Motor Magazine Journalism, Alex is an award-winning motoring journalist with ten years’ experience across B2B and consumer titles. A life-long car enthusiast with a fascination for new technology and future drivetrains, he joined Fleet World in April 2011, contributing across the magazine and website portfolio and editing the EV Fleet World Website.
