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Originally Posted by Steeroid  While the suspicions revolve around Peugeot / Renault, but there is talk about buying the fuel injection/management (Common Rail) unit from Bosch for a well-known engine and building/modifying an engine to suit those specs. |
Bosch through MICO had been Tata's sole vendor for fuel injection pumps for over five decades. The fact that Tata chose Delphi for its cars caused considerable disappointment to Bosch which in its new aggressive mode is keen on getting back the lost ground. They've already got the Nano deal.
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Originally Posted by Steeroid If the engine was bought, then they would have to give credit in some form to the original manufacturer. |
That needn't be the case always. You can pay the IPR holder a little more royalty for not having to give credit and to keep the collaborator's mouth shut through a non-diclosure clause in the contract! Maruti doesn't give credit to Fiat-GM for the 1.3 diesel either.
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Originally Posted by Steeroid I suspect reverse-engineering here. |
Tata wouldn't like to spoil its name and reputation by reverse engineering someone else's product. The loss of goodwill from an infringement suit simply wouldn't justify the short term gain from copying. And Tata
has a reputation for being scrupulous in spite of the few controversies that have arisen now and then. When they designed the Indica engine, Ratan Tata insisted that the engine be validated and certified by an international certifying agency (based in France). Unfortunately, international (or rather British) auto mags still labelled the engine as a reverse engineered Peugeot!