Mahindra Truck and Bus Division
Mahindra Truck and Bus Division, formerly called Mahindra Navistar / Mahindra International, is an Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer formed in 2005 from a joint venture between Navistar International (49%) of the United States and Indian automobile maker Mahindra & Mahindra (51%). It has been demerged into Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd and became a separate division.
Mahindra Truck and Bus Division's head office is located in Chinchwad, Pune, and its manufacturing line is inside Mahindra Vehicles Manufacturers Ltd., Chakan, Pune.
Products
HCV
- BlazoX 28 (28T GVW, Truck, Tipper, 276 hp)
- BlazoX 35 (35T GVW, Truck, Tipper, 276 hp)
- BlazoX 40 (39T GVW, Tractor Trailer, 276 hp)
- BlazoX 42 (42T GVW, Truck, 276 hp)
- BlazoX 46 (45T GVW, Tractor Trailer, 276 hp)
- BlazoX 49 (49T GVW, Truck, 276 hp)
- BlazoX 55 (55T GVW, Tractor Trailer, 276 hp)
ICV
- Furio 10 (10T GVW, Truck, 123 hp)
- Furio 11 (11T GVW, Truck, 138 hp)
- Furio 12 (12T GVW, Truck, 138 hp)
- Furio 14 (14T GVW, Truck, 138 hp)
- Furio 14HD (13T GVW, Truck, 138 hp)
- Furio 16 (16T GVW, Truck, 138 hp)
- Furio 17 (17T GVW, Truck, 138 hp)
LCV
- Furio 7 (7T GVW, Truck, 81 hp)
- Furio 7HD (7T GVW, Truck, Tipper, 122 hp)
- Jayo (5T GVW, Truck, 80 hp)
Bus
- Cruzio (12-51 seat, 80-128 hp)
- Cruzio Grande (32-72 seat, 138 hp)
Other initiatives
In 2016, the Mahindra Truck and Bus Division announced a joined road safety initiative with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the national #HaveaSafeJourney (#HASJ) awareness campaign. This involved a writing contest for 30 short stories related to road safety issues, which the following year were published as a book. Among notable writers contributing to the book were Tuhin Sinha, who also acted as project advisor, Kiran Manral and Pankaj Dubey.