Mahindra Navistar bags top honour for MN25 truck

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14 April, 2011

Mahindra Navistar's MN 25 now basks in the glory of two coveted awards under its belt. Winning the 'CV of the year' as well as the ' HCV Truck of the Year (Rigid)' at the APOLLO Tyres - CV Magazine Awards 2011.

AT THE Auto Expo 2010 Mahindra Navistar had boldly announced the coming of age in the Indian transport sector with its MN25, MN31, MN25 Tipper and MN40 range of commercial vehicles (CVs). Now, merely a year since the MN25 made an appearance in India, the fame and recognition are already rolling in.

The prestigious APOLLO Tyres – CV Magazine Awards are the definitive benchmark for excellence in commercial vehicles in India. The awards were given to the company for the 'CV of the Year' as well as the 'HCV truck of the Year', and these were received by Nalin Mehta, MD, Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd. in the presence of Dr. Pawan Goenka, President, AFS, Mahindra & Mahindra and others from the management team of Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd.

The award ceremony was validated with the presence of CV industry luminaries like Prakash Telang, MD of TATA Motors; R Seshasayee, Executive Vice Chairman of Ashok Leyland; Anirudh Bhuwalka, MD & CEO of AMW Motors; Sudhir Mehta, MD of MAN FORCE Trucks; Ashutosh Khosla, ED, Piaggio Vehicles along with Satish Sharma, Chief – India Operations, Apollo Tyres; Hoshang Billimoria, CEO, Next Gen Publishing and Sridhar Chari, Editor, CV Magazine.

Speaking on the achievement, Dr Pawan Goenka, President, AFS, Mahindra & Mahindra said, “This is a moment of great pride for us as it is a testimony of our efforts to revolutionise the Indian trucking industry. Over the last 3 years the company has toiled hard to create a world class - made in India, M&HCV product range, state of the art dealership network, highly advanced manufacturing facility at Chakan, on time and efficient service network, and building a strong commercial vehicle brand. Receiving this recognition in such short time span speaks volumes of the commitment which the company has put in to further the cause of Indian trucking industry.”

Nalin Mehta, CEO, Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd. further said, “During the unveiling, we had promised that ‘OK will no longer be OK’ and we will revolutionise Indian trucking by challenging the norms and outperform. By winning these prestigious awards we have once again outperformed. Our benchmarks have now been raised higher. The company is working towards its goal of becoming the most trusted CV player.”

Mahindra Navistar is currently in the process of ramping up its dealer network in view of the increased demand of its products. The company will be setting up over 100 additional dealerships by 2012.