Spiro, Africa’s leading electric two-wheeler company and the continent’s fastest-growing battery-swapping network, has acquired Coexlion, a specialist motorcycle engineering and design firm.
The move according to officials, is aimed at strengthening its product development, engineering, and localization capabilities as it expands across Africa.
The acquisition brings Coexlion’s expertise in motorcycle engineering and industrial design into Spiro’s growing technology platform. Over the years, Coexlion’s team of 28 engineers has contributed to more than 25 motorcycle programmes globally, covering electric two-wheelers, chassis and frame development, vehicle integration, reliability engineering, battery systems, and industrial design.
The acquisition of the engineering firm, strategically located in India’s innovation hub and the United Kingdom, is expected to strengthen Spiro’s ability to design, develop, and manufacture products specifically adapted to African road conditions, rider usage patterns, and customer requirements.
Coexlion’s experience across the UK, India, and East Africa will complement Spiro’s existing technology platform, which is supported by its R&D centre in Pune, a team of more than 150 engineers, and over 30 proprietary patents.
Spiro currently assembles its electric motorcycles in Africa and operates active assembly plants in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Nigeria.
The addition of Coexlion is expected to accelerate product development cycles, improve localization of components and vehicle architecture, and support Spiro’s long-term objective of building as much of its technology, design, and manufacturing capability in-house and locally as possible.
“This acquisition is an important milestone in Spiro’s long-term strategy to build a truly African mobility platform,” said Gagan Gupta, Founder of Spiro.
“Our ambition is not only to manufacture in Africa, but also to progressively own and develop the engineering, design, and product capabilities behind our vehicles. Coexlion’s engineering depth and experience will strengthen our ability to build products that are adapted to African operating environments while remaining affordable in line with our commitment to African riders.”
He added that, following the acquisition, Spiro plans to open its first African R&D centre in Kenya.
Thomas Llewellyn, Founder of Coexlion, said joining Spiro would allow the company to apply its engineering expertise at greater scale.
“Joining Spiro gives Coexlion the opportunity to apply its engineering expertise at greater scale and in a market with enormous long-term potential,” Llewellyn said.
“We are excited to support Spiro’s mission to advance electric mobility through locally relevant design, engineering, and manufacturing.”
