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.
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 10 (10T GVW, Truck, 123 hp)
- 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)[5]
LCV
- Furio 7 (7T GVW, Truck, 81 hp)
- Furio 7HD (7T GVW, Truck, Tipper, 122 hp)
- Jayo (5T GVW, Truck, 80 hp)[5]
Bus
- Cruzio (12-51 seat, 80-128 hp)
- Cruzio Grande (32-72 seat, 138 hp)[5]
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.[6] This involved a writing contest for 30 short stories related to road safety issues, which the following year were published as a book.[7] Among notable writers contributing to the book were Tuhin Sinha, who also acted as project advisor,[6] Kiran Manral and Pankaj Dubey.[8]
External links
References
- Mahindra completes purchase of Navistar's stake in India Joint Ventures Mahindra.com^
- Mahindra International is now Mahindra Navistar Motorindiaonline.in, 8 September 2008, retrieved 1 August 2013^
- Business : M&M forms venture with International Truck of U.S. The Hindu, 2005-11-18, retrieved 9 April 2019^
- Mahindra Truck & Bus business to demerge into M&M Ltd. To operate as a new Division Mahindra.com^
- Mahindra Truck and Bus Mahindra Truck and Bus, retrieved 2022-04-20^
- ETAuto.com. Mahindra Truck and Bus Div announces JV for road safety program – ET Auto ETAuto.com, retrieved 2022-10-23^
- Turning pages on road safety The Telegraph, retrieved 2022-10-23^
- Micro Review: Have a Safe Journey is an eye-opening anthology on road safety – Times of India The Times of India, retrieved 2022-10-23^