Mahindra Truck and Bus Division
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2005
HeadquartersPune, Maharashtra, India
Area served
India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Key people
Rajesh Jejurikar (ED)
ProductsCommercial Vehicles
Number of employees
900 approx. (Mar-2014)
ParentMahindra & Mahindra
Websitemahindratruckandbus.com

Mahindra Truck and Bus Division, formerly called Mahindra Navistar[1] / Mahindra International,[2] is an Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer formed in 2005 from a joint venture between Navistar International (49%) of the United States and Indian automobile maker Mahindra & Mahindra (51%).[3] It has been demerged[4] into Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd and became a separate division.

Mahindra Truck and Bus Division's head office is located in Chinchwad, Pune, and its manufacturing line is inside Mahindra Vehicles Manufacturers Ltd., Chakan, Pune.

Mahindra Blazo 37T rigid trucks at a dealership in 2019 at Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Products

HCV

  • BlazoX 28 (28T GVW, Truck, Tipper, 276 hp)
  • BlazoX 35 (35T GVW, Truck, Tipper, 276 hp)
  • BlazoX 40 (39T GVW, Tractor Trailer, 276 hp)
  • BlazoX 42 (42T GVW, Truck, 276 hp)
  • BlazoX 46 (45T GVW, Tractor Trailer, 276 hp)
  • BlazoX 49 (49T GVW, Truck, 276 hp)
  • BlazoX 55 (55T GVW, Tractor Trailer, 276 hp)[5]

ICV

  • Furio 11 (11T GVW, Truck, 138 hp)
  • Furio 12 (12T GVW, Truck, 138 hp)
  • Furio 14 (14T GVW, Truck, 138 hp)
  • Furio 14HD (13T GVW, Truck, 138 hp)
  • Furio 16 (16T GVW, Truck, 138 hp)
  • Furio 17 (17T GVW, Truck, 138 hp)[6]

LCV

  • Furio 7 (7T GVW, Truck, 81 hp)
  • Furio 7HD (7T GVW, Truck, Tipper, 122 hp)
  • Jayo (5T GVW, Truck, 80 hp)[7]

Bus

  • Cruzio (12-51 seat, 80-128 hp)
  • Cruzio Grande (32-72 seat, 138 hp)[8]

Other initiatives

In 2016, the Mahindra Truck and Bus Division announced a joined road safety initiative with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the national #HaveaSafeJourney (#HASJ) awareness campaign.[9] This involved a writing contest for 30 short stories related to road safety issues, which the following year were published as a book.[10] Among notable writers contributing to the book were Tuhin Sinha, who also acted as project advisor,[9] Kiran Manral and Pankaj Dubey.[11]

official site

Mahindra Trucks

References

  1. ↑ "Mahindra completes purchase of Navistar's stake in India Joint Ventures". Mahindra.com.
  2. ↑ "Mahindra International is now Mahindra Navistar". Motorindiaonline.in. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Business : M&M forms venture with International Truck of U.S." The Hindu. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mahindra Truck & Bus business to demerge into M&M Ltd. To operate as a new Division". Mahindra.com.
  5. ↑ "Mahindra Truck and Bus". Mahindra Truck and Bus. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mahindra Truck and Bus". Mahindra Truck and Bus. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Mahindra Truck and Bus". Mahindra Truck and Bus. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mahindra Truck and Bus". Mahindra Truck and Bus. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  9. 1 2 www.ETAuto.com. "Mahindra Truck and Bus Div announces JV for road safety program - ET Auto". ETAuto.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Turning pages on road safety". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Micro Review: Have a Safe Journey is an eye-opening anthology on road safety - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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