Webasto, the 122-year-old German manufacturer of heating, cooling, e-mobility and EV Charging products, is entering India in collaboration with ESY India, a leading POS company, to tap into India’s fast-growing electric vehicle market.
Leveraging its automotive heritage, Webasto offers a wide range of products like Webasto Next and Webasto Pure with solutions that are scalable up to 22 kW, allowing users to choose the right power for their needs. The Webasto Charge Connect system provides the user with a seamless experience from the first plug-in to payment at the end of charging. Adding more innovation to the backend solution, ESY India will also be launching a mobile app that will create a continued support and information system.
This collaboration comes as a major breakthrough for the 10-year-old ESY India, which is striving to redefine the point of sales to the point of service with various innovative products for the Indian market.
“Offering a wide range of POS solutions has helped us create a user niche that can offer Webasto solutions more effectively. Our customers include a nationwide dealer network and direct corporate and retail customers in addition to the government business. We are also highly appreciated for our continued service and support team that will help us build an effective partnership for the innovative solutions that Webasto has to offer,” VP Sajeevan, CEO, ESY India, said.
“We have been watching the growing EV market in India closely for the past two years, and we believe that EV is the future for India. ESY India is the right partner for Webasto to foray into with its excellent support and service team and its objective approach to selling with its well-established user network of retail giants, real estate partnerships, and much more. Webasto looks forward to strengthening this partnership and achieving its goal to be a top player in the Indian EV charging solutions sector,” Christian Mahr, Head of Webasto CS APAC, and Managing Director, Webasto Thermo & Comfort, Australia, said.
“With their 5-year product warranty, Webasto Chargers are designed aptly for the Indian market keeping in mind the basic user needs such as ease of use, convenience and smart features for the products.” David Byrne, Director-Sales & Service, Customised Solutions, Webasto Group Asia, said.
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