Mahindra Related News

Taj Mahauler: We Drive Mahindra's Diesel Pik-Up, Mike Levine - 2009-08-27
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It’s been more than two years since we first heard Mahindra was bringing small diesel pickups to the U.S. During that time we’ve covered a steady stream of news about the Indian company and its American distributor, Global Vehicles U.S.A., but we’ve most wanted to know: How will these trucks perform and can they live up to the high expectations of American truck buyers?

To find out we drove two foreign-market Mahindra trucks – a left-hand drive version of the recently updated Australian Pik-Up and a Scorpio SUV – down near Atlanta earlier this week.

The two trucks aren’t identical to the rigs that will go on sale here – the two-door TR20 and four-door TR40 pickups (coming in February, starting around $22,000) and the SUV (due later in 2010) – but they’re close enough so that the single cab Pik-Up and “mHawk” diesel-powered Scorpio give us a reasonable idea of what the stateside pickup will be like.

U.S. Importer Says Mahindra Pickup Has Come A Long Way, Mike Levine - 2009-08-25
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It’s been a long wait for Mahindra to bring its compact diesel pickup truck to the U.S., but execs are saying that delay allowed them to make sure “they’ve got it right.” Still, though, the results of safety and emissions test remain unknown, and could still represent a hurdle to the truck’s arrival on these shores.

Six months away from selling the Indian-built pickup, John Perez, CEO of distributor Global Vehicles U.S.A., is bullish about the trucks’ final preparations and their progress meeting government certification.

“From where we started to where [the truck] is today is a huge improvement,” Perez said this week. “Mahindra has done exactly what they promised to do three years ago. They said they weren’t going to come to the U.S. market until they had it right. They’ve got it right.”

Mahindra Pickups to Hit U.S. Dealers in December, Herb Shuldiner - 2009-02-12
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Nascent importer Global Vehicles USA Inc. says it will begin distribution of pickup trucks built in India by Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. late this year.

First Mahindra Pickups to Be Imported From India, Mike Levine - 2009-02-12
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The U.S. distributor for India-based Mahindra’s midsize diesel pickups says the first trucks its sells domestically will be assembled and exported from Mahindra’s overseas facilities instead of assembled from knockdown kits in Ohio, as had been originally expected. The change will subject the trucks to a 25 percent federal import tariff levied on foreign-built pickups but it’s also expected to expedite the truck’s arrival in America.

Mahindra plans road show to introduce diesel pickup, Lindsay Chappell - 2009-01-25
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The U.S. distributor for India's Mahindra light trucks says it will introduce U.S. consumers to its vehicles in September, before its fourth-quarter market launch.

Diesels Are Back—and Now Green , Green Business - 2009-01-24
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A number of carmakers are focusing on newer, cleaner diesel engines rather than hybrid technology. Take a look at these 50-state-legal diesel vehicles coming soon

Asia Offers New Pickups, SUVs, Jim Koscs - 2009-01-24
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Is the U.S. market ready for pickup trucks and SUVs from China and India? Two enterprising importers are betting on it. Each one, howev¬er, is taking a different approach, and each touts a unique selling proposition.

Anand Mahnidra to co-chair World Economic Forum meet , Partha Sinha - 2009-01-20
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MUMBAI: Anand Mahindra, vice chairman & managing director, Mahindra group, will co-chair the forthcoming World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, scheduled later this month. Mahindra will join global leaders like Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary-General and media mogul Rupert Murdoch as a co-chair at the Alpine resort where over 1,200 delegates from around the world.

M&M eyes 20 per cent sales from Xylo exports, Sohini Das - 2008-12-30
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At a time when most companies feel that exports in 2009 will decline, leading utility vehicles (UV) maker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is targeting 20 per cent of sales from overseas markets for its new Xylo that is slated for launch on January 12, 2009.