Made in India, for the Global markets. That was the ethos behind Mahindra Auto’s INGLO platform. This next gen born electric platform is scalable and modular to accommodate a wide range of applications. In India, Mahindra has launched BE 6, XEV 9e and XEV 9S, based on this platform.
Now, time seems to be ripe for Mahindra to do what they were planning to do from day 1 of conceiving the INGLO platform and Electric Origin SUV lineup. Exports. BE 6 and XEV 9e are now reportedly set to be exported from India to Britain, where they were designed, in 2027.
Mahindra UK Launch Planned In 2027
Even though Mahindra BE 6 and XEV 9e are manufactured here in India, they were conceived and designed back in England. At the M.A.D.E. headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK, to be precise. Mahindra’s Formule e racing team is based out of UK too, if you were wondering.
2027 is fast approaching and Mahindra is taking greater strides towards increased global presence and the company’s eyes are on the UK market. Three Mahindra Electric Origin SUVs (two launched and one upcoming) are reportedly in the pipeline to make a grand debut in Britain, targeting upper end of mainstream market.
BE 6 and XEV 9e along with the upcoming BE 7 are the three vehicles that are planned to launch in the UK next year. Considering that the UK is also a right-hand-drive market like India, adapting India-spec BE 6, XEV 9e and BE 7 (when it is launched) should not pose great hurdles, except for a few market-specific norms like cybersecurity compliance requirements.
After UK, Mahindra is also eyeing the European market. Both India-UK FTA and India-EU FTA (Free Trade Agreement) are likely to work in Mahindra’s favour to establish a steady sales and after-sales supply line from India to UK and Europe.
Pricing Strategy, Launch Timeline
As per the report, Mahindra BE 6, XEV 9e may launch some time in 2027 in the UK. The timeline can be pushed to 2028, depending on market-specific compliances and other hurdles. BE 7 launch is likely to happen following BE 6 and XEV 9e. The prospect of XEV 9S for UK and EU are slightly less as three row seating is not very popular.
Where pricing is concerned, the report mentioned a price tag of around GBP 41,000 for BE 6 (approx Rs 51 lakh), GBP 48,000 for XEV 9e (approx Rs 60 lakh) and GBP 52,000 for BE 7 (approx Rs 65 lakh). These are the starting prices and exact configuration of the variants are not known yet. More details will be revealed in the future.
