Various new car models coming from the Tata Motors stable will soon sport new ‘Passive Entry Passive Start Systems’ from Marquardt, a mechatronics component supplier based out of Germany. This is the first time an Indian OEM will be sporting complete keyless entry systems in their cars, Harald Marquardt, CEO, Marquardt Group, said.
The new system will be found in Tata car models from Q3 of 2016, he said. The company is also setting up its R&D centre in Pune and has plans to establish a production facility as well in the near future based on the market response to its products.
A family-owned company based out of Germany, Marquardt is a maker of intelligent driver authorisation systems and makes anti-theft security systems that are found in Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Chrysler. The delivery package per vehicle for Tata Motors includes key control unit, antenna, door sensor, electronic steering local and a start stop button. Declining to give details on the order value, Marquardt said that the initial supplies will come from the company’s China plant and depending on the market response, the company will take a call on establishing its own production facility in India. He said his company is a 100% keyless systems supplier to Mercedes, Audi, Chrysler, MIni BMW, VW Touareg and this is the first time the company will be looking at smaller cars. Globally, some partial keyless entry systems are found in some Japanese cars, he said.