Mahindra Truck and Bus Division

Mahindra Truck and Bus Division

Rise
Type	Public
Industry	Automotive
Headquarters	Pune, Maharashtra, India
Area served	India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Key people	Pawan Goenka (Managing Director (business)MD)
Products	Commercial Vehicles
Number of employees	900 approx. (Mar-2014)
Parent	Mahindra & Mahindra
Website	www.mahindratruckandbus.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 at Chinchwad, Pune and its manufacturing line is inside Mahindra Vehicles Manufacturers Ltd.,Chakan,Pune.

Mahindra Navistar Tanker Truck on NH45 in Tamil Nadu(2013)

Mahindra Truck and Bus commercial vehicles range from 3.5 – 49 tons GVW/GCW.

HCV Range :

BLAZO (Haulage) 25T, 31T & 37T GVW, BLAZO (Tipper) 25T & 31T GVW, BLAZO (Tractor) 35T,40T & 49T GCW.

ICV Range :

FURIO 6.5T to 16T.

LCV Range :

LOAD- LoadKing OPTIMO (4.5-6.9T GVW), DI3200 JAYO (4.5T GVW)

BUS- COMFIO,COSMO,Tourister Excelo (15, 25,29, 32, 36, 40, 41, 46, 55 seater buses)^[5]

Mahindra Truck and Bus Division rolled out its 15,000th HCV Truck from Chakan Plant in mid 2015,^[6] whereas in the LCV segment the company has sold approx 1.25 lakhs vehicles.^[7]

BLAZO Range

Mahindra launched new series of smart trucks with new branding "BLAZO", in Auto Expo 2016. Company has roped in Ajay Devgan as their 'Brand Ambassador' for promoting the new series.^[8] The truck has smart fuel saving technology to help customers as per their usage pattern. These trucks are equipped with different power options which can be switched via fuel smart switches. These trucks also come with Driver Information system which informs the driver with range of information related to truck performance and fuel efficiency on the vehicle dash board. These trucks are also equipped with Digisense Technology.^[9]

Blazo Variants: BLAZO 25, BLAZO 25 TIPPER, BLAZO 31 8X4 TIPPER, BLAZO 31, BLAZO 37, BLAZO 37 COWL, BLAZO 35, BLAZO 40 TIP TRAILER, BLAZO 49.

Mahindra claims following guarantees on their Blazo series: 1. Mileage Guarantee: You will get your money back if the Mahindra Blazo Smart Truck is not able to give you better mileage than other vehicles in the same class.^[10]

2. Service Guarantee: Delhi-Mumbai Service Corridor-to make service available at every 60 km across industrial corridor, Company guarantees service support reach within two hours anywhere on the corridor.^[11]

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Transport Excellence Awards

A new initiative by Mahindra Truck And Bus Division, to recognize achievements in field of transportation. There are various award categories to apply for.^[12]

FURIO Range The FURIO range of ICV trucks will be manufactured at the company's Chakan-based facility, near Pune. The medium duty trucks have been designed to offer safe, ergonomic and comfortable cabins in the segment. The cabin has been designed by Italian design house Pininfarina. The new Furio trucks are positioned below the Blazo range from Mahindra and take on the offerings from Eicher and Tata Motors. The truck gets metal bumpers and fenders with cornering lights. Mahindra also claims 5-degree cooler cabin, this was possible due to lower rake angle and a total of 8 outlet ventilation system.^[13]

The Furio trucks are powered by Mahindra's new mDi Tech diesel engine that produces 138 bhp at 2400 rpm and 500 Nm of peak torque. The engine comes with Mahindra's FuelSmart technology to optimise fuel consumption, and comes with multi-mode switches depending on the load conditions. Furthermore, the new engine has been designed to be light weight, and have low friction in a bid to achieve higher fuel efficiency. Mahindra says the engine will offer high torque at low rpms and has been through a number of test cycles.^[14]

Other Initiatives

HaveaSafeJourney (#HASJ)

Mahindra Truck and Bus Division and Natural Habitat Preservation (NHP) Centre has jointly announced that it will support the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) in its Road Safety program, through a national awareness campaign #HaveaSafeJourney (#HASJ). The campaign will be live between 15 August – 15 October 2016.^[15]

Mahindra Saarthi Abhiyaan

Mahindra Truck and Bus Division (MTBD), felicitated 14 girl children of its truck drivers through the Mahindra Saarthi Abhiyaan. Launched in January 2014, this special program is committed to making a contribution by transforming the lives of truck drivers’ girl children in India and ensuring them their right to higher education. The company has planned to felicitate each girl selected for this scholarship in the presence of prominent personalities and the management team from Mahindra by giving each of them a Demand Draft of Rs.10,000 and a certificate in recognition of this achievement. A pan India initiative, the first celebration was hosted in Pune on 24 May with 14 girls being felicitated at the company’s headquarters in Chinchwad.^[16][17]

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