Incusus
Adventurer
http://www.mahindraworld.com/mahindras/automotive/CL500-550 MDI.HTM = Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)
Anyone have a working link?
Anyone have a working link?
Mahindra
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Martyn
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Yes I agree the 2.8L is a great motor fitted to this vehicle. I hope Mahindra have learnt from other importers and have a very high standard for fit, finish, reliability, driver comfort, road noise, etc.
The standard expected by buyers in the USA is considerably higher than most of the rest of the world. This standard does not seem to be compromised even for less expensive brands. It is something that Hyundai has learn over the years. I don't know if it has anything to do with their vehicles being assembled in the USA (Mahindra tractors are also assembled in the USA), or Hyundai engineering QC into their designs.
It would be very interesting if Mahindra offered the same 100,000 mile warranty that Hyundai offers.
gary in ohio
Explorer
http://www.mahindra.com/ works.
In the July/07, "Road and Track" they have a little blurp on Mahindra . So I quote "the 2-door truck will have the longest and deepest bed in its class. Pricing.............should be around $20,000,......4-door version in the low $20s and SUV staring in the mid $20's. The dated styling may leave a lot to be desired, but consumers will appricate the fuel benefits of the diesel-ratings could be as high as 39mpg."
taco2go
Explorer
This definitely an interesting development. Having grown up around Mahindra jeeps, I have to echo Martyn's earlier post- the fit, finish and reliability of these vehicles leaves a lot to be desired. Ours all had the peugeot diesels. (Mid Eighties), which were significantly underpowered, but adequate and simple enough for Himalayan roads. The older versions still use dynamos. I have vivid memories of sealing water pump leaks with tumeric powder from a roadside vendor.
The common rail diesel- this may definitely be the foot in the door for Mahindra. Wow- they are really coming Stateside.:lurk:
The common rail diesel- this may definitely be the foot in the door for Mahindra. Wow- they are really coming Stateside.:lurk:
taco2go
Explorer
For anyone interested in the Jeep-CJ similarities, Derek Redmond has website outlining some of the company's history along with some nice pictures. I was living in a nearby town when he was filming a documentary in Ladakh back in 1990.
http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/World/India2.html
Hope the link works
http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/World/India2.html
Hope the link works
taco2go
Explorer
Here's another set of pics
http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/World/India3.html
http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/World/India3.html
dieselcruiserhead
16 Years on ExPo. Whoa!!
NY Times article I found about it from November...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/17/b...d66a2f39bb3afd&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Indian S.U.V. Maker Plans to Enter United States Market
By SARITHA RAI
Published: November 17, 2006
BANGALORE, India, Nov. 16 — India’s leading sport utility maker plans to sell its S.U.V.’s and pickup trucks in the United States through an American distributor, bringing Indian-made vehicles to the United States for the first time.
“Half of the global sales in S.U.V.’s and pickups is in the United States and we want to capture at least a fraction of that to start with,” said Pawan Goenka, president of the automotive division of Mahindra & Mahindra, the Indian manufacturer. The United States is the “ultimate market,” he said in a telephone interview from Mumbai.
Mahindra & Mahindra plans to sell its vehicles through Global Vehicles U.S.A., a distributor based in Alpharetta, Ga. Global would import the first group of the Indian vehicles in about a year and distribute them through a dealer network. The distributor said it had signed on 130 dealers so far and would add another 70 in the coming months.
“No Indian company has dared so far” to enter the United States market, Mr. Goenka said. He added that the deal was a sign of a newfound confidence among Indian auto companies in their quality standards and cost-competitiveness.
The deal comes at a time when global automakers are, conversely, beating a path to India to manufacture and sell a variety of models in an effort to tap the growing number of young, affluent Indians in a country of 1.1 billion.
Just last week, Mahindra & Mahindra announced a joint venture with Renault to build a plant in India with a capacity of 500,000 cars a year, starting in 2009.
In the United States, Mahindra plans to initially introduce a sport utility vehicle and a pickup. A diesel-electric hybrid version of the S.U.V. would follow. The hybrid, the first of its kind to be built in India, has just been developed.
Mahindra makes the top-selling S.U.V. in India and is in the process of upgrading it to meet the stringent safety and emission regulations in the United States, the company said.
It was not clear whether the S.U.V.’s and pickups that Mahindra planned to export to the United States would run on diesel fuel or gasoline. All major manufacturers of diesel passenger vehicles except Mercedes-Benz have withdrawn from the United States market because of difficulties in meeting stricter standards for the 2007 model year.
“As the market changes, we realize that even to stay on top of the Indian market, we need to be global players,” Mr. Goenka said.
Mahindra, the world’s fourth-largest maker of tractors, already sells tractors for farming use in the United States and has three local assembly plants there.
It is one of the smaller Indian automakers. It sold 150,000 vehicles in the year that ended in March.
Mahindra and other leading Indian automakers like Maruti Udyog, owned by Suzuki Motor of Japan, and Tata Motors have been exporting to South Asian and African markets and, recently, to Europe as well.
Indian automakers exported 171,286 passenger cars in the fiscal year that ended in March, up 6 percent from the previous year, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.
The Indian auto industry, however, is rapidly becoming an important hub for producing and exporting auto components. According to the Automotive Component Manufacturers’ Association, a trade group, exports from India could reach $25 billion by 2015 from the current $1.8 billion.
Mahindra has joint ventures to sell its vehicles in South Africa and Europe, and a local distributor in Malaysia. It has manufacturing facilities in Uruguay, and will soon set up plants in Egypt and Russia.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/17/b...d66a2f39bb3afd&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Indian S.U.V. Maker Plans to Enter United States Market
By SARITHA RAI
Published: November 17, 2006
BANGALORE, India, Nov. 16 — India’s leading sport utility maker plans to sell its S.U.V.’s and pickup trucks in the United States through an American distributor, bringing Indian-made vehicles to the United States for the first time.
“Half of the global sales in S.U.V.’s and pickups is in the United States and we want to capture at least a fraction of that to start with,” said Pawan Goenka, president of the automotive division of Mahindra & Mahindra, the Indian manufacturer. The United States is the “ultimate market,” he said in a telephone interview from Mumbai.
Mahindra & Mahindra plans to sell its vehicles through Global Vehicles U.S.A., a distributor based in Alpharetta, Ga. Global would import the first group of the Indian vehicles in about a year and distribute them through a dealer network. The distributor said it had signed on 130 dealers so far and would add another 70 in the coming months.
“No Indian company has dared so far” to enter the United States market, Mr. Goenka said. He added that the deal was a sign of a newfound confidence among Indian auto companies in their quality standards and cost-competitiveness.
The deal comes at a time when global automakers are, conversely, beating a path to India to manufacture and sell a variety of models in an effort to tap the growing number of young, affluent Indians in a country of 1.1 billion.
Just last week, Mahindra & Mahindra announced a joint venture with Renault to build a plant in India with a capacity of 500,000 cars a year, starting in 2009.
In the United States, Mahindra plans to initially introduce a sport utility vehicle and a pickup. A diesel-electric hybrid version of the S.U.V. would follow. The hybrid, the first of its kind to be built in India, has just been developed.
Mahindra makes the top-selling S.U.V. in India and is in the process of upgrading it to meet the stringent safety and emission regulations in the United States, the company said.
It was not clear whether the S.U.V.’s and pickups that Mahindra planned to export to the United States would run on diesel fuel or gasoline. All major manufacturers of diesel passenger vehicles except Mercedes-Benz have withdrawn from the United States market because of difficulties in meeting stricter standards for the 2007 model year.
“As the market changes, we realize that even to stay on top of the Indian market, we need to be global players,” Mr. Goenka said.
Mahindra, the world’s fourth-largest maker of tractors, already sells tractors for farming use in the United States and has three local assembly plants there.
It is one of the smaller Indian automakers. It sold 150,000 vehicles in the year that ended in March.
Mahindra and other leading Indian automakers like Maruti Udyog, owned by Suzuki Motor of Japan, and Tata Motors have been exporting to South Asian and African markets and, recently, to Europe as well.
Indian automakers exported 171,286 passenger cars in the fiscal year that ended in March, up 6 percent from the previous year, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.
The Indian auto industry, however, is rapidly becoming an important hub for producing and exporting auto components. According to the Automotive Component Manufacturers’ Association, a trade group, exports from India could reach $25 billion by 2015 from the current $1.8 billion.
Mahindra has joint ventures to sell its vehicles in South Africa and Europe, and a local distributor in Malaysia. It has manufacturing facilities in Uruguay, and will soon set up plants in Egypt and Russia.
dieselcruiserhead
16 Years on ExPo. Whoa!!
Here is a link about the Scorpio SUV:
http://www.mahindrascorpio.com/
http://www.mahindrascorpio.com/
The BN Guy
Expedition Leader
Off thread but related...just saw a commercial the other night on the Mahindra tractor. Guess their pretty diverse.
gary in ohio
Explorer
Mihnidra outside the US is a VERY large tractor company. They have had some success in the US with there compact tractors.
dieselcruiserhead
16 Years on ExPo. Whoa!!
The BN Guy said:
I saw that too.. Pretty good ad too.. Mahindra Tractors with a southern real working man accent.. Good marketing..
