Mahindra Tractors

Mahindra Tractors

From army vehicles to farm tractors to major automobile manufacturing, Mahindra’s relationship with American industry goes back quite a few years. American GIs who served in India during World War II recognize our parent company, Mahindra & Mahindra, which in 1945 was selected to assemble the famous Willys Jeep.

Following Indian independence in 1947, the founders of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) were determined to chart a course of product expansion and globalization. The philosophy led to the company’s eventual entrance into the worldwide

tractor market.

In 1963, M&M formed a joint venture with International Harvester to manufacture

tractors carrying the Mahindra nameplate for the Indian market. This successor to International Harvester’s incredibly popular IH B-414 is still the basis for some current Mahindra models.More recently, a joint venture between M&M and Ford Motor Company in 1995 created new opportunities for growth in the world vehicle market. A short time later, the European model of the Ford Escort began rolling off the Mahindra assembly lines.