Lilium signs agreement with DENSO to optimize scale of electric engine

Lilium announced that it has signed an agreement with mobility technology and industrial leader DENSO, a Fortune 500 giant, for technical assistance in optimizing production at scale of the Lilium Jet’s revolutionary electric engine. DENSO, a leader in powertrain electrification and the world’s second largest automotive parts provider by sales, will support Lilium in developing equipment and tooling for an efficient, scalable production ramp up and preparing automation for high-volume production of the Lilium Jet engine and its subsystems. Yves Yemsi, COO of Lilium, said: “We’re delighted to be able to intensify our cooperation with DENSO and draw on their wealth of experience as we move towards industrializing the engine assembly. With DENSO’s support, we look forward to creating and implementing scalable solutions for high-volume production of the Lilium Jet engine.”