RE: Share placing26 Feb 2024 11:31
New orders also in Nov
Saietta VNA Secures Second Major eDrive Order From Mainstream Indian Client
Pictured: Saietta VNA's 33,000 sq-ft production facility in Delhi, India
Saietta Group plc (AIM: SED), the multi-national business which designs, engineers and manufactures complete electric drivetrain (eDrive) solutions for electric vehicles, announces that its 49.5% owned Indian joint venture, Saietta VNA, has received an order for complete eDrives from its lead Indian client for a second of their light commercial vehicles.
The customer is a global OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and one of the largest producers of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in the Indian market. The purchase order is for approximately Β£106,000 of systems for the pilot production over the next c3 months. Target volumes indicated by the client, subject to further purchase orders, are expected to commence in Q2 2024 generating revenue for Saietta VNA of approximately Β£12.7 million in the first year of production, with an expected minimum of 60,000 orders over a 5 year period.
The order is for Saietta's proprietary, all-new Radial Flux Technology (RFT) motor, mated to a bespoke Saietta controller, transmission, axle and vehicle control unit. This is the first significant order for the Company's new RFT eDrive, validating the substantial commercial opportunity that this technology represents for Saietta.
This is the second order Saietta VNA has received in quick succession from the same Indian OEM. The first was announced on 27 September 2023 for an eDrive consisting of Saietta's proprietary Axial Flux Technology (AFT) motor with an integrated controller, transmission, axle and vehicle control unit. This means that Saietta VNA now has two eDrive product lines commencing production with a combined indication of minimum volumes of 100,000 units within the first 5 years of vehicle production.