Hindustan Motors

Infobox Company
company_name = Hindustan Motors Limited
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = 1942
location = Uttarpara, Kolkata, West Bengal
key_people = C. K. Birla (Chairman)
industry = Automobile
products =
revenue = ???
operating_income =
net_income =
num_employees = approx. 4000 [employees' web: www.autoworkers-ssku.org
parent = C.K. Birla Group
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.hindmotor.com www.hindmotor.com]
footnotes =

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

It is the producer of the famous 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 [ [http://business.mapsofindia.com/automobile/car-manufacturers/hindustan-motors.html Hindustan Motors map, Hindustan Motors india , Hindustan Motors Limited, First Indian Car Company ] ] , 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. [ [http://business.mapsofindia.com/automobile/car-manufacturers/general-motors-india.html GM Motors, General Motors India, General Motors, General Motors Corporation ] ]

Mitsubishi Joint Venture

Hindustan has a joint venture with Mitsubishi, producing versions of the Lancer and Pajero, but is best known for its own models.

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

* [http://www.hindmotor.com/ Official Hindmotor site]
* [http://www.autoworkers-ssku.org Hindustan Employee's Union]

References