KPIT Acquires Cloud-Based Vehicle Diagnostics Specialist SOMIT Solutions

Pune | Wednesday | 25th May, 2022

Summary:

Pune, Maharashtra, India & Munich, Germany & Coventry, United Kingdom – Business Wire India • SOMIT has been working with many luxury & new age OEMs • Adds complementary capabilities to KPITs vehicle diagnostics portfolio • Opens up new possibilities into the multi-billion automotive aftersales market and addresses a higher value share in Top 25 clients KPIT Technologies Ltd (NSE: KPITTECH BSE: 542651), a global partner to the automotive and mobility ecosystem for making software-defined vehicles a reality, announced the acquisition of cloud-based vehicle diagnostics specialist SOMIT solutions.

SOMIT enables after-sales operations of high tech luxury and new age OEMs through a cloud-based vehicle diagnostics platform & expert consulting services.

Vehicle complexity is outgrowing existing servicing capabilities due to rapidly evolving software-centric architectures, high-tech automotive engineering, and an acute shortage of trained and certified service technicians across the globe.

SOMIT’s cloud-based platform features an intelligent and intuitive diagnostics solution that will enhance a service technician’s user experience and improve service quality by increasing the ratio of first-time-right repairs.

Mr.

Kishor Patil, Co-founder, CEO, and MD, KPIT Technologies, said, "We are very excited to welcome SOMIT Solutions to the KPIT family.

SOMIT has created a niche for themselves in the challenger EV OEM segment.

Their cloud-based platform complements KPITs existing after-sales platform to offer a more integrated solution for the benefit of our T25 clients.

KPITs strategic T25 clients will benefit immensely.

Generating revenue through the lifecycle of a vehicle is a key priority for OEMs.