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I almost never see any in America, they must have another market.

2007-10-27 12:03:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation Car Makes Mahindra & Mahindra

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The birth of Mahindra & Mahindra began when K.C. Mahindra visited the United States of America as Chairman of the India Supply Mission. He met Barney Roos, inventor of the rugged 'general purpose vehicle' or Jeep and had a flash of inspiration: wouldn't a
vehicle that had proved its invincibility on the battlefields of World War II be ideal for India's rugged terrain and its kutcha rural roads?

Swift action followed thought. The Mahindra brothers joined hands with a distinguished gentleman called Ghulam Mohammad. And, on October 2nd, 1945, Mahindra & Mohammad was set up as a franchise for assembling jeeps from Willys, USA.

Two years later, India became an independent nation and Mahindra & Mohammad changed its name to Mahindra & Mahindra. Ghulam Mohammad migrated to Pakistan post-partition and became the first Finance Minister of Pakistan.


Since then, Mahindra & Mahindra has grown steadily in size and stature and evolved into a Group that occupies a premier position in almost all key sectors of the economy. The Group's history is studded with milestones. Each one taking the Group forward. In fact, today, its total turnover is about 4.5 billion dollars.

2007-10-28 01:11:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (M&M) is a major automaker in India. It is the flagship company of the Mahindra Group. The company was set up in 1945 as Mahindra & Mohammed.[3] It traded steel with suppliers in England and the United States. M&M began by assembling complete knock down (CKD) Jeeps in 1949.[4] It expanded to indigenous manufacture of Jeep vehicles with a high level of local content under license from Kaiser Jeep and later American Motors (AMC).

M&M soon branched out into manufacturing agricultural tractors and light commercial vehicles (LCVs). It later expanded its operations to secure a significant presence in many more important sectors. The company has now transformed itself into a group that caters to the Indian and overseas markets with a presence in vehicles, farm equipment, information technology, trade and finance related services, as well as infrastructure development.

By 2005, M&M had become the largest producer of SUVs in India. The company has recently started a separate sector, the Mahindra Systems and Automotive Technologies (MSAT), to focus on developing components and offering engineering services.

2007-10-27 19:58:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

http://msxml.excite.com/info.xcite/search/web/mahindra%2Band%2Bmahindra

2007-10-27 12:26:17 · answer #3 · answered by tronary 7 · 0 0

India.

2007-10-27 17:28:11 · answer #4 · answered by genieass 4 · 0 0

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