Jeep Mahindra
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In October 1947, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd imported a batch of 75
Jeep CJ2A .
In 1949, an agreement was reached with Willys Overland Export Corporation for the import of kit items (CKD) for the assembly of
Jeep CJ3A at the Mazagaon plant in Bombay. At the beginning only 10% of the pieces come from India, in particular, the tires and some electrical elements.
1954, Mahindra & Mahindra buys the licenses for the manufacture of the
Jeep CJ3B which it will manufacture locally from 1954.
1955, the
CJ4 is introduced, it is an extended version of the
CJ3B with a wheelbase of 2.31 meters or 91 inches.
From 1962. Mahindra & Mahindra provides 70% of the total manufacture of the vehicle in these factories Mahindra.
1965, the small Jeep truck, the
FC150 is made in India, many versions will come from this small truck, bus, van.
1967, Mahindra & Mahindra assures 97% of the total manufacture of the vehicle and offers versions of the
101-inch long wheelbase CJ3B or 2.56 meters are introduced, just like the
Jeep Station wagon which is introduced on the Indian market . Thus Mahindra & Mahindra is left with a complete range of Jeep manufactured under license and adapted to the requirements of the Indian market.
Jeep Mahindra & Mahindra are practically 100% made in India in 1968.
1974, the Mahindra range evolves with a new transmission, new front fenders. Mahindra & Mahindra is still working with Jeep Corporation, then a division of American Motors.
From 1975 on, due to the increase in fuel costs, Mahindra introduced diesel engines on the Jeep CJ and FC Truck. The
MD 2350 engine from the diesel engine of agricultural tractors that Mahindra manufactures and assembles under license International Harvester.
In 1979, the Indian government approved the technical collaboration of Mahindra with the French manufacturer Peugeot for the manufacture of
the diesel engine 2.1 L type indénor XDP 4.90 that will equip the range CJ and FC.
The production of
the 2.5L diesel engine Peugeot XD3 was launched in 1989 to equip the Mahindra.
In 1984, Mahindra Hellenic Auto Industries, a subsidiary in Greece, produced
Mahindra CJ340 and
CJ540 for the European market. The plant received kit vehicles and assembled them on site.
1985, a new range is introduced, the
Mahindra MM 440 and 540 which will quickly give a lineage of new models .
A
new MDI 2500 direct injection diesel engine equips the
CL500DI and
650DI from1991.
The
Armada is marketed from 1993, this station wagon knows a good success, The current Bolero is its successor.
Current models are evolving, for a long time Mahindra had the virtual monopoly on the Indian market, the competition is now present, new models are presented that stand out from the production Jeep made their appearance, it's almost a pity of lose this nostalgic capital of old jeep. But as any manufacturer, Mahindra must evolve, this manufacturer has still kept the manufacture of the same model, the
Jeep CJ3B , certainly with many developments, but in the same aspect for more than 50 years. The
series MM 440 and 540 has been produced for twenty years. Its down
the Mahindra Thar Currently produced marks a certain return to the past and also to some demand from the somewhat nostalgic customer of the past and the Jeep.
I invite you to visit the world of Jeep Mahindra.
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