Jaguar and BMW Announce Collaboration
Jaguar Land Rover and BMW are joining forces to develop the next generation of electric drive systems.
Jaguar Land Rover and BMW Group announced a collaboration to develop the next-generation Electric Drive Units (EDUs) to support the transition to an ACES (Autonomous, Connected, Electric, Shared) future through the advancement of electrification technologies.
The companies will share their knowledge and expertise of electrification; Jaguar Land Rover brought the world’s first premium battery-electric SUV–the Jaguar I-PACE–to market, alongside plugin models, and BMW Group has developed and produced several generations of electric drive units in-house since the launch of its BMW i3 in 2013.
“The transition to ACES represents the greatest technological shift in the automotive industry in a generation. The pace of change and consumer interest in electrified vehicles is gathering real momentum, and it’s essential we work across the industry to advance the technologies required to deliver this exciting future,” explains Nick Rogers, Jaguar Land Rover Engineering Director.
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