Why is there a ''Mahindra'' category?

name of an Indian Automobile Manufacturing Company

mahindra and mahindra is a car company in india.eg. mahindra scorpio

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited

Mahindra corporate logoMahindra & Mahindra Ltd (The Mahindra Group) is a US$ 2.5 billion organization with businesses spanning various industries from automobile, auto components, & tractor manufacturing to information technology, trading & financial services, & infrastructure development. Mahindra is one of the most forward thinking & respected corporations in India & is among the top conglomerates driving globalization in India & establishing a multinational presence.

Set up in 1945 to make general-purpose utility vehicles for the Indian market, it has branched out to secure a significant presence in numerous important sectors. Today, the Mahindra Group is organized into six Strategic Business Units: Automotive Sector, Farm Equipment Sector, Mahindra Systems & Automotive Technology, Trade & Financial Services, Infrastructure Development Sector, & Telecom & Software Sector.


History
The two brothers, J.C. Mahindra & K.C. Mahindra & Ghulam Mohammed formed the company, Mahindra & Mohammed, in 1945. Mahindra & Mohammed Limited was incorporated on October 2, 1945, as a private limited company. The company was renamed as Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., on January 13, 1948. It was populary know by the acronym M&M. The company introduced Willys GPU vehicles in India in October 1947, when the first batch of seventy-five Willys GPU vehicles, were rolled onto the Indian roads. [1] M&M began producing light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in 1965. M&M is automotive division was created in 1994 following an organisational restructuring.

Ever since its inception, the company has focused on developing its own manufacturing capabilities. As a result of its relentless ambition in this direction, M&M began indigenously producing vehicles within a short span of the collaboration agreement with Willys.


Automotive business
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., the principal company of the group is the largest manufacturer of both tractors & utility vehicles in India. The company is the controlling partner in recently formed international Joint Ventures with Jiangling Motors of China, International Truck & Engine Corporation of the United States, & Renault of France.

The Automotive Sector manufactures utility vehicles, light commercial vehicles, & three wheelers. It has been the leader in the Indian utility vehicle market since 1945. Its flagship model, the indigenously developed Mahindra Scorpio, has won numerous awards, including “Best Car of the Year” from both CNBC Auto Car & BBC on Wheels. It has a range of over 25 models & a 275-strong dealer network throughout India. Mahindra vehicles r sold in over 23 countries around the world, including in Europe, Latin America, Africa, Australia, & East Asia. Automart India, an M&M subsidiary, is India’s leading used car company.


Other businesses
Over the years, Mahindra has developed their horizontal integration concept. Spanning many markets & industries, Mahindra has become one of India is largest conglomerate firms.


Farm equipment
The Farm Equipment Sector has been the market leader in India for twenty-two years. It designs, develops, manufactures, & markets tractors, associated implements, & industrial engines. In tractors it ranks fourth in the world & number one in India. The sector recently won the prestigious Deming Prize for Total Quality Management, the only tractor company in the world & the fourth company in India to do so. It has 450 dealers for sales, service, & spare parts reaching customers throughout India, along with a network of 140 dealers in the United States though a subsidiary, Mahindra USA. The sector exports roughly 10% of its production to the Middle East, Western Europe, CIS, South Asia, Australia, China, & to the US via its American assembly plants.


Trade & financial
The Trade & Financial Sector includes an import-export arm, a steel service center in the United Arab Emirates, & the largest rural private finance company in India, which offers loans & insurance to underserved rural areas. Mahindra Systems & Automotive Technology designs, engineers, & produces material for major auto manufacturers in India.


Infrastructure
The Infrastructure Development Sector develops commercial & residential real estate properties & infrastructure, manages India’s first fully integrated Business City in a Special Economic Zone public-private partnership, & includes Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd. thirteen resorts & over forty thousand members & is beginning to target overseas markets.


Telecom & software
In the Telecom & Software Sector, TechMahindra (previously known as Mahindra British Telecom) is India’s top telecom software solutions company & provides cutting-edge IT solutions to the global telecommunications industry. A global office network of ten thousand professionals spanning four continents serves clients that include British Telecom, Alcatel, Ericsson, Vodafone, Qatar Telecom, & eServe Global. Also in TSS, the consulting firm Bristlecone Ltd. is a leading provider of extended supply chain & business process solutions.


Company initiatives
Beyond business, the Mahindra Group supports a variety of community initiatives. The KC Mahindra Education Trust provides scholarships to promising students from lower income groups for higher education. Nanhi Kali promotes primary education for the underprivileged girl child with the aim of improving her life chances & raising women’s status in society. The Mahindra Foundation contributes to the rehabilitation of those affected by disasters & calamities. The Group also supports the Mahindra United World College & the Mahindra United soccer club.


Controversies
Mahindra & Mahindra Chairman, Shri Keshub Mahindra is also the former Chairman of Union Carbide India, Limited, & is facing criminal charges in Bhopal Court for the 1984 UCC Bhopal Disaster that has killed over 20,000 people. Case Proceedings

Mahindra & Mahindra is an Indian automobile manufacturer, with a customer base concentrating on mid size trucks and MUV's. It has recently tied up with Renault, France to produce Trucks and MUV is on Renault platforms for sale in India.

An Indian automobile manufacturer