Varroc Engineering Pvt. Ltd., the flagship company of Varroc Group, India's leading auto component manufacturer, announced a technical collaboration with Scorpion Automotive Pvt. Ltd, UK's trusted brand in vehicle securities, to provide security based products and marketing solutions to the automotive industry, especially the two wheeler segment in India.

Dr. Ravi Damodaran, President, Technology & Strategy, Varroc Group, signed an MOU on the technical collaboration with Mark Downing, MD Scorpion Automotive Pvt. Ltd. in the presence of Kumar Iyer, British Deputy High Commissioner, Western India & Director General, India, for UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). Ravinder Sharma, Vice President, Varroc Engineering Pvt. Ltd. was also present on the occasion.

Varroc Engineering Pvt. Ltd, India and Scorpion Auto, UK have signed a technology license agreement to exclusively design, manufacture and sell to 2W and 4W OEMs in India. The collaboration also provides the exclusive rights to Varroc Engineering to manufacture the licensed security products for their global markets. The collaboration will not only help Scorpion Automotive Pvt Ltd to expand its portfolio but will also introduce innovative products for the Two Wheeler sector in the Indian automotive Industry.

This collaboration was assisted by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), which worked with Scorpion Automotive UK for three years, including advising on strategy for market entry into India, and assisting with identifying a suitable partner.

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