Hinduja Group formally launches EV making arm Switch, sets up new team

Appoints Andy Palmer as its executive vice chairman and CEO, Nitin Seth as Chief Operating Officer

Switch Mobility, the newly formed electric vehicle firm backed by the Hinduja Group said on Friday that it is formally launching the company by merging the electric commercial vehicle operations of Ashok Leyland and the former Optare Company as it seeks to secure a leading global position in net zero carbon buses and light commercial vehicles.

The company has also formed a new leadership team to leverage the legacy manufacturing and innovation capabilities of Ashok Leyland and Optare, while applying “cutting-edge technologies to provide customers with industry-leading low cost of ownership and net zero emissions transport solutions globally.”

It has appointed Andy