Mahindra Truck and Bus Division

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]

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, 2005-11-18, 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 2022-04-20^
  6. ETAuto.com. Mahindra Truck and Bus Div announces JV for road safety program – ET Auto ETAuto.com, retrieved 2022-10-23^
  7. Turning pages on road safety The Telegraph, retrieved 2022-10-23^
  8. 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^