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RNS Number : 1728H  Saietta Group PLC  26 July 2023

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 which forms part of UK law by virtue of the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR").

 

 

Wednesday 26 July 2023

Saietta Group Plc

("Saietta", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

New Commercial Agreement

 

Agreement extends relationship with existing global OEM client and

enables entry into a new sector of the Indian lightweight EV market

 

Saietta Group plc (AIM: SED), the multi-national business which designs,
engineers and manufactures complete electric drivetrain (eDrive) systems for
electric vehicles, announces a new Letter of Assignment for a third vehicle
line with its existing Indian client, one of the largest OEMs in the Indian
light-duty mobility market. Subject to entering into formal production orders,
the parties initially expect a volume of 60,000 units over a 5-year period.

 

Agreements in place with the global OEM

On 6 December 2022, Saietta announced through its joint venture in India,
Saietta VNA, the first set of agreements with a global OEM for lightweight
electric vehicles (LEVs) in India. The executed Letter of Assignment confirmed
Saietta VNA's appointment for the product development and industrialisation of
electric vehicle drive systems and associated electronics for the client.
Subsequently, on 7 March 2023, the Company confirmed that it was confident
mass production in India would commence on plan in 2023 for the first two
vehicle platforms, with a minimum volume target of 80,000 eDrives over a
five-year period.

 

Saietta has today confirmed the signature of an additional Letter of
Assignment (LOA) between Saietta VNA and the same Indian OEM for a third
product line. The first two projects featured Saietta's innovative Axial Flux
Technology (AFT) motors, mated to the Company's integrated controller and
modular gearbox to create a complete eAxle. This third product line will
feature the Company's all-new Radial Flux Technology (RFT), mated to a new
Saietta controller and gearbox. This application is for a lower powered L5
category small commercial vehicle, taking Saietta into a new sector in the
rapidly expanding Indian lightweight electric vehicle (LEV) market.

Once the RFT eDrive has been proven to fully meet the client's requirements,
the LOA specifies an initial 12,000 eDrives in the first year of production
with the parties consequently expecting to have a 5-year volume of a minimum
of 60,000 units, in addition to the 80,000 AFT units outlined above. The RFT
Intellectual Property will be exclusively owned by Saietta VNA and Saietta's
JV partner (Padmini VNA) will contribute £857,000 towards the RFT product
development cost.

Saietta VNA expects to receive its first formal production purchase order for
the RFT units in due course which will formally contract the client to the
commencement of commercial manufacture. Production of the RFT eDrives will
take place in Saietta's new manufacturing facility in Delhi, alongside the AFT
production line (as described further below).

Update on manufacturing for previously announced AFT units

Saietta VNA remains on track for the first projects for two small commercial
vehicles. The eDrives will be manufactured by Saietta VNA at a new 33,000
square foot facility in Gurugram, Delhi. Located in the heart of the region's
thriving automotive cluster, Saietta selected the location because of its
strong network of automotive suppliers, specialised knowledge and skilled
workforce.  Saietta VNA already has a 25-strong team in place, the supply
chain ready to be activated, and the new manufacturing plant has been handed
over to its team. The machinery will start to be installed shortly, and
commissioning and recruitment of the production operatives is about to
commence. Saietta expects to receive the first of a series of production
purchase orders for AFT units in the near term which will trigger deliveries
from Q4 this year.

Tony Gott, Executive Chairman & Interim CEO of Saietta, commented:

"This is an exciting time for Saietta. It is the culmination of many years of
hard work to develop deep insight into the Indian lightweight mobility sector
and to then engineer a range of complete, modular eDrive solutions
specifically for it - designed in the UK to 'Make in India' with a largely
Indian supply chain.

"This new agreement from our major Indian OEM customer for a third product
line is further validation that our product and service offering is highly
valued.

"Our core focus is on providing eDrive solutions for lightweight electric
vehicles in India and we are aggressively ramping up our industrial activities
in market to ensure we have the right people, facilities, equipment, processes
and supply chain in place to deliver high quality solutions to our clients. We
are confident that we will achieve our mission to see lightweight electric
vehicles powered by Saietta on the road in India in the first half of 2024."

 

For any further enquiries, please contact:

 

 Saietta Group                                  via FTI

 Tony Gott, Executive Chair & Interim CEO

 Steven Harrison, Chief Financial Officer
 Canaccord Genuity (Nomad and Broker)           0207 523 8000

 Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor / Harry Pardoe
 FTI Consulting (Financial PR advisor)          Tel: +44 (0) 20 3727 1000

 Ben Brewerton / Dhruv Soni                     saietta@fticonsulting.com

 

About Saietta

Listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM, Saietta is a multi-national
business which designs, engineers and manufactures complete electric drive
(eDrive) solutions for use in lightweight vehicles including scooters,
motorbikes, rickshaws and urban delivery vehicles.

 

Saietta's breakthrough electric motor technologies include proprietary AFT
(Axial Flux Technology) and RFT (Radial Flux Technology) which can be combined
with in-house power electronics, powertrain controls, mechanical axles, and
transmissions.

 

Developing tailored electric powertrain solutions to deliver competitive
advantage, Saietta's turnkey engineering services are designed to fast-track
electric vehicle development from concept to start of production. For more
information, visit https://www.saietta.com/ (https://www.saietta.com/)

 

 

 

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