Greaves Cotton, a diversified engineering company, will acquire a majority stake in Coimbatore-based electric vehicle company Ampere Vehicles Pvt Ltd. Quantum of the deal was not disclosed. Ratan Tata-backed Ampere has in-house capabilities in designing, developing, manufacturing & marketing electric vehicles with a wide range of applications. Greaves currently provides transportation to almost 10 million people daily through its powertrain solutions. In addition, Greaves reaches 5 million customers (of aftermarket spare parts) per month through its network of over 5000 retail outlets. The newly launched Greaves Care network services nearly over 7000 vehicles per month, with plans to substantially ramp-up in the coming years. Greaves will be able to leverage its distribution, aftermarket and service strengths to help Ampere grow more rapidly, said the company.
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