Currently reading: Exclusive: Mahindra design boss details brand's UK-led EV push

Pratap Bose details Mahindra's EV positioning, its relationship with VW and why the UK HQ is so important

Yesterday, Indian automotive and industrial giant Mahindra & Mahindra revealed five dramatic new electric SUV concepts that will spearhead a full-bore electrification drive for the marque - while introducing a radical new sub-brand aimed at entirely new markets.

Just as significantly, the most dramatically styled pair among the five – all of which use architecture derived from the Volkswagen Group's MEB platform – are the work of Mahindra's Advanced Design Europe (MADE) facility in Banbury, Oxfordshire, next to the headquarters of its successful Formula E racing team.

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