Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers Ltd (MVML)
Influencing Indian
Part of the multinational Mahindra group, Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers Ltd (MVML) embodies its parent group’s call to action by challenging the status quo and driving positive change
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mbarked on in 1947, and a formidable company today, Mahindra pioneered the first utility vehicle (UV) to the Indian market. Fast forward 70 years and the company remains the country’s leading maker of UVs. Braced by its world-class research and development, engineering and manufacturing facilities, Mahindra today offers unequivocal vehicle solutions, from SUVs to pick-ups and heavy commercial vehicles to electric vehicles. Mahindra has a number of automotive manufacturing sites spread across India, strategically located at places including Mumbai, Zaheerabad, Haridwar, Bangalore, Nasik and MVML Chakan near Pune. Challenging the status quo and driving positive change, Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers Ltd (MVML), part of the Mahindra group, encapsulates its parent group’s call to action. Established in 2007, MVML is a 100 per cent
subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive Sector and was conceptualised as the largest automobile manufacturing plant of M&M. It was set up as a symbol of Mahindra’s commitment to world class manufacturing. Spread across a colossal area of 700 acres, MVML has been designed from the ground up in order to bring the best in technology, operational excellence and environmental sustainability. It boosts currently a capacity of 350,000 vehicles per year, and a future-ready expandable module setup. M&M’s Mahindra Truck and Bus division (MTBD) has an entire line of integrated trucking solutions from transit mixers and bulkers to car carriers and refrigerated containers that helps customers profit by giving them the advantage of quick turnaround times and reliability, along with the assurance of Mahindra excellence in every aspect. Its Blazo series of HCVs (produced