Sunday, November 9, 2008

Mahindra and Mahindra

Mahindra & Mahindra is a part of the Mahindra Group and was established in 1945 to manufacture general-purpose utility vehicles. It later moved into manufacturing tractors and light commercial vehicles, and is today the tenth largest private sector company in India.

Having increased the scope of work, the company's business is divided into four divisions viz. automotive, tractor, inter trade and MSL. These divisions handle steel, trading and manufacturing of ash handling plants and travelling water screens.

The company has rapidly expanded itself and today has seven state-of-the-art factories and 33 sales offices supported by a network of more than 500 dealers throughout the country. The company employs over 17,000 technical and non - technical personnel and is situated on an area of over 5,00,000 square meters.

With an experience of over 52 years in extensive manufacturing and engineering development, it has a strong technological base, and is supported by a team of experienced personnel.

The onset of 1994 saw the company branch itself in the field of business process re - engineering at its manufacturing locations. It's product development centers are located at Kandivili and Nasik. There already are plans to move this center to a new and more spacious site with more facilities, in a conducive environment.