Hindustan Motors

Hindustan Motors is an automobile manufacturer from India. It is part of the Birla Technical Services industrial group. The company was the largest car manufacturer in India before the rise of Maruti Udyog.

It is the producer of the Ambassador car, widely used as a taxicab and as a government limousine. This car is based on the Morris Oxford, a British car that dates back to 1954.

One of the original three car manufacturers in India, founded in 1942 by Mr. B.M. Birla^[1], it was a leader in car sales until the 1980s, when the industry was opened up from protection. It began in Port Okha near Gujarat, and in 1948, moved to Uttarpara, West Bengal.

General Motors Joint Venture

Hindustan and General Motors have had tie-ups for years to produce Bedford Trucks, Vauxhall's, Allison Transmissions and off-road equipment. In 1994, GM and Hindustan (C K Birla) formed a 50-50 joint venture, General Motors India, which GM bought out Hindustan in 1999.^[2]

Mitsubishi Joint Venture

Hindustan has a joint venture with Mitsubishi

Models produced include

• Sixth generation Mitsubishi Lancer with Invecs
• Sevent generation Mitsubishi Lancer with climate control, touch navigation and ralliart accessories
• Second generation Mitsubishi Pajero
• Second generation Mitsubishi Outlander
• Fourth generation Pajero (known as Mitsubishi Outlander)

Models

Models manufactured by Hindustan Motors are :

• Hindustan Ambassador - The Ambassador design is based on the British 1954 Morris Oxford.
• Hindustan Contessa - based on the British Vauxhall Victor, which ceased production in 1978, but with an Isuzu engine.
• Lancer - in collaboration with Mitsubishi.
• Pajero - an SUV in collaboration with Mitsubishi.
• Hindustan Pushpak, Trekker and Porter - Multiutility Vehicles.
• MASCOT T-480 FC - commercial truck.
• RTV - trucks made in collaboration with OKA Motor Company, Australia. This truck can adapted for school bus, ambulance, etc.

Plants

• Uttarpara, West Bengal (near Kolkata)
• Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh (near Indore)
• Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu (near Chennai)
• Hosur, Tamil Nadu (near Bangalore)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hindustan vehicles

• Official Hindmotor site
• Hindustan Employee's Union

References