Fada@50 latest by Varuna

Bertrand D’souza Editor, Overdrive

1964 to 2014… Fifty years. It is a long time. It is not easy to survive, succeed & stay relevant for five long decades. My compliments to the Federation of Automobile Dealers’ Association – FADA, for completing this all important milestone. Dealerships thus far have played a last-mile but critical role in the entire value chain of the automotive industry. The automotive retail 2.0 is going to be starkly different. It is going to be driven by T3 – technology (read IT), techniques (read efficient practices) & training for human capital. The dealerships will be needed to play a far greater role in tandem with the manufacturers and occupy a bigger share of the value chain. It is a paradigm shift. It is an everlasting phenomenon called ‘change’. Change by its nature is unbiased. It gives back in equal measure of the inputs. The more one invests in ‘change’ more rewarding it becomes for the investor. Having scripted its history in golden ink, I believe FADA is ready for embracing the change. Ready for newer challenges and opportunities. Let the change begin!!!

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K V S Prakash Rao President, FADA

VISION

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We aim to positively impact the stakeholders of automotive retail. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single stepâ&#x20AC;Ś A little over five decades ago, we at the Federation of Automobile Dealersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association (FADA) took that one single step to embark upon a journey. The journey was driven by a vision and determination. The journey was an example of classic team work. FADA decided to make a difference to the automotive retail as it charted its own course through that journey in time. The journey was exciting, laden with bouquets and brickbats alike. And as Mr. Kipling would have put itâ&#x20AC;Ś the federation treated triumph and disaster just as same and emerged stronger. Since its inception in 1964, the federation has grown from strength to strength. Today, It represents all available brands in the automotive space in India. Its membership has grown from 30 dealers to over 3000 dealers. The federation today offers direct and indirect employment to over a million individual and churns over Rupees 500,000 crores as its topline. The federation has instituted best practice & excellence recognition system (ADEA). The federation has engaged with several private sector partners and OEs to build technological and systemic capabilities. The federation has also started working closely with National Skill Development Council (NSDC) to build a large reservoir of talent. Most importantly, FADA is now playing an important role along with the OEs to change the face of the automotive industry.

FADA, today, is one of the finest woven fabrics in the arena of automotive retail and a true example of synergized efforts. FADA believes in building communities of like minded individuals. It has taken upon itself to create forums and platforms for industry and the trade to come together and interact. Conversations, ideas and solutions that will lead to enhanced productivity, better profitability and increased customer satisfaction are the commandments of the changing times - Industry conventions, international delegations, research initiatives, recognitions & citations are some small steps taken to adhere. FADA also has embarked on a digital initiatives path. It will roll out internet & technology based initiatives enabling dealers to consume automotive news, developments, federation notifications, grievance redressal, transactions etc. Automobile dealers today are faced with new realities and opportunities. With the advent of technology, internet and social media, customers today are more mature and well-informed. The single biggest challenge today is to peek apace with changing times and to be equipped to work with the newer nuances of the industry and consumers.

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T S Santhanam Dealership Name 1964 - 1966

R R Iyer Dealership Name 1966 - 1967

J M Rane Dealership Name 1968 - 1969

FADA PRESIDENTS 1964 - 2014

K N Talwar Dealership Name 1969 - 1971

M P Sanghvi Dealership Name 1972 - 1973

R K Poddar Dealership Name 1974

T K Seshadri Dealership Name 1975

S P Sanghi Dealership Name 1976

A K Agarwal Dealership Name 1977

M C David Dealership Name 1978

V K Surendra Dealership Name 1978 - 1980

Surendra Nath Dealership Name 1981 - 1982

K P Jhunjhunwala Dealership Name 1983 - 1984

Bharat M Sanghvi Dealership Name 1985 - 1987

S Gopu Dealership Name 1987 - 1988

M Ct Muthiah Dealership Name 1988 - 1989

Ramesh Suri Dealership Name 1989 - 1990

Ravi Poddar Dealership Name 1990 - 1992

Arun Sanghi Dealership Name 1992 - 1994

K R Raghavan Dealership Name 1994 - 1996

Rakesh Jain Dealership Name 1996 - 1998

Vinay Nevetia Dealership Name 1998 - 2000

Deshnidhi Kasliwal Dealership Name 2003 - 2004

Jayendra Kachalia Dealership Name 2004 - 2005

Binod Agarwal Dealership Name 2005 - 2007

Pradip R Kamdar Dealership Name 2007 - 2008

S P Shah Dealership Name 2008 - 2010

Nikunj Sanghi Dealership Name 2010 - 2012

Mohan Himatsingka Dealership Name 2012 - 2014

K V S Prakash Rao Dealership Name 2014 -

50 Kailash Gupta Dealership Name 2000 - 2002

Ajit Chordia Dealership Name 2002 - 2003

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FADA EVENTS

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FOREWORD

Keshub Mahindra Chairman Emeritus, Mahindra & Mahindra Body text ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Sequi cor moloristium hicaborem ipicius repellautem reratur reicium vella vel exceped ipientur? Eseceru ptatium nimus animillora dolorest, conempori conecea quatis elessequi ut volecumque veratem es autatquae at et, sum alis dolor reiur? Sitioria volum quid ut ipsumquost, sit volor anissime odignat remporem hiciaecepta digenis quiam, ut et ex eos

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FOREWORD

Rahul Bajaj Chairman, Bajaj Auto Limited I congratulate the automobile dealership fraternity on its association FADA reaching a golden milestone. Any association’s achievements can only be measured by its contribution to its members’ business. FADA has grown to be one of the largest associations in the country by number of members and an all India spread. A no mean achievement and a testimony to its members’ satisfaction with its services. A broad based association like FADA has an excellent opportunity to create value for its members. It should use its golden jubilee to take stock of what it has achieved and what it should work towards. As an automobile manufacturer, our dealers are our front end. Our face to the customer. They crucially determine what the customer feels about us. On their capability and delivery of services rests the customer experience of our brand. For a very long time I was involved with our dealers. They have contributed greatly to our growth. They have been loyal to us. They have been a source of numerous very satisfying personal relationships. On this occasion I remember them fondly and thank them for their continued support. Times have changed since FADA was created. Change is the only certainty in business. On the whole new avenues have opened and are opening to improve the selling and servicing process. We should respond to the change and seek competitive advantage through being ahead of the curve of change. Digital mechanisms of communicating with customers have the potential to revolutionise, as they would have already done in the more progressive dealerships, our customer interaction.

Dealerships are now relatively big businesses. Even 20 years ago, men with modest means could become dealers. Now, the cost of land and inventory, make it a big business. So, it has to be managed differently, more professionally. But for each customer the buying and servicing process is unique and we have to deliver 100% customer satisfaction. Nothing less will do. In that they have to function like a personalised small business. The automotive industry delivers mobility which is an important aspect of the consumer’s life.this is why the future of the industry is assured. 20 years later we may be selling electric vehicles. But vehicles will continue to be sold. To me two things are important in running a successful enterprise. First, giving its people (and for me this includes employees, vendors and dealers) a sense of purpose and pride in belonging to the enterprise. Second, continually looking at adding value to every aspect of the enterprise, the source of which again are its people. Our enterprise will thrive only when society at large will want them to exist. Are we running such an operation is a question we should all ask ourselves. In this direction lies commercial success and personal happiness. Let us think and act big. With my best wishes to the FADA fraternity for their continued prosperity.

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FOREWORD

Ratan Tata Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons Body text ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Sequi cor moloristium hicaborem ipicius repellautem reratur reicium vella vel exceped ipientur? Eseceru ptatium nimus animillora dolorest, conempori conecea quatis elessequi ut volecumque veratem es autatquae at et, sum alis dolor reiur? Sitioria volum quid ut ipsumquost, sit volor anissime odignat remporem hiciaecepta digenis quiam, ut et ex eos

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FOREWORD

K P Jhunjhunwala Past President, FADA India obtained Freedom in 1947. Till 1947-48 the Automobile market in India was totally dependent, on either imported vehicles or assembled vehicles in Calcutta and Bombay. Vehicles were imported in Semi Knocked Down condition (SKD). After Independence, all the Importers and Manufacturers, who were foreigners, either closed their operations or sold them to Indian Business houses; and a new chapter started with Hindustan Motors and Premier Automobiles. Hindustan Motors made an Agreement with Morris Oxford of England and Premier Automobiles made an Agreement with Fiat of Italy. These 2 companies started assembling the vehicles with SKD packs first, subject to manufacturing in course of time, and reducing the import contents, in a phased manner. Hindustan Motors and Premier Automobiles started their assembly and slowly got into production. They took advantage of appointing some dealers, who had large showrooms and service specialties all over India. Ford Motor Co. and General Motors had Assembly Plants in Calcutta. G. Mckenzie and Dewars Garage also had Assembly Plants. The other vehicles were assembled mostly in Bombay. I remember that Kolkata alone had many dealers of imported vehicles, such as Chevrolet sold by Walford Transport in Park

Street; Dodge, Desoto and Plymouth sold by Auto Distributors belonging to Poddars, Pontiack sold by Jaidka, Austin Cars sold by Austin Distributors, Wolseey & Hillman sold by G Mckenzie in Park Street; Packard and Buick sold by Khaitan Motors in Park Street; and Land Rover by Dewars Garage. All these Dealers had large showrooms and workshops; though the business volume was not very big; but because of prestige, they had to maintain large establishments. I also remember in Calcutta, all the Taxis were big cars only. The maximum number of taxis were either Pontiack or Chevrolet The mantle of ensuring that all the manufacturers reach out to their customers was ably carried out by the dealerships across the country. It was a huge responsibility. More than the money, the passion and commitment were the driving force of business then. As The Federation of Automobile Dealersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Associations (FADA) completes its fifty years of existence, my thoughts go out to all those dealerships that have been around for more than fifty years. In my view, these are the real torch bearers of FADA and the automotive industry at large. I wish FADA all the success for the next fifty years. May our tribe grow in the years to come!!!

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FOREWORD

William C Fox Chairman, National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), USA Body text ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Sequi cor moloristium hicaborem ipicius repellautem reratur reicium vella vel exceped ipientur? Eseceru ptatium nimus animillora dolorest, conempori conecea quatis elessequi ut volecumque veratem es autatquae at et, sum alis dolor reiur? Sitioria volum quid ut ipsumquost, sit volor anissime odignat remporem hiciaecepta digenis quiam, ut et ex eos

INDUSTRY CAPTAINS SPEAK

Abhay Firodia

R Seshasayee

Venu Srinivasan

Chairman Force Motors

Non-Executive Vice Chairman Ashok Leyland

Chairman & Managing Director TVS Motor Company

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Pawan Goenka

Anand Mahindra

Rajeev Bajaj

President - Automotive & Farm Equipment Mahindra & Mahindra

Chairman & Managing Director Mahindra & Mahindra

Managing Director Bajaj Auto

INDUSTRY CAPTAINS SPEAK

Siddharth Lal

Pawan Munjal

Cyrus Mistry

Managing Director & CEO Eicher Motors

Vice Chairman, CEO & Managing Director Hero Motocorp

Chairman Tata Group

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Dheeraj Hinduja

Ravi Chopra

Philipp Von Sahr

Chairman Ashok Leyland

Chairman & Managing Director Piaggio Vehicles

President - Indian Operations BMW

LandMARK EVENTS

Auto INDUSTRY OF INDIA

1942 Hindustan motors is born

1949 1944 Premier Automobiles Limited formed

Mahindra and Mahindra launch Willys Jeep (CJ-3A)

1949

1975

Production of motorcycle commenced in India with Royal Enfield

1981

Price Control Order Abolishment

1986 Launch of Maruti Udyog

The first Indian Auto Expo

2010 2010 2009 1998 1989 Helmets become mandatory by law

1991 Automobile industry de-licensing

1994

Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Expressway

Mercedes-Benz sets up shop in India

2001

India becomes Asiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third largest Hero Honda exporter of cars split

Tata launches the Nano

CNG buses/ rickshaws introduced in Delhi

1942 Hindustan motors is born

n 1942 B.M Birla began what was effectively Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first automotive company. The firm began life at Port Okha, Gujarat. Operations were then shifted in 1948 to Uttarpara in West Bengal. However, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until 1958 that Hindustan Motors, also known as Hind Motors began to assemble the car that it was most famous for - the Morris Oxford III based Ambassador. HM continued to build the Ambassador for nearly 60 years before production was finally stopped in 2014. For many years the Ambassador was king of the road with the only competition coming from the Fiats built by PAL. In 1983, the company also brought out the more premium Contessa which was based on the Vauxhall Victor. However, the arrival of the Maruti 800 marked the decline for HM. Customers were lured away by the more modern and far more affordable small Japanese car. Over the years, HM had many tie -ups with firms including Isuzu for engines and more recently, Mitsubishi Motors.

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1944

Premier Automobiles Limited is formed

n 1941, the well-known Walchand Hirachand Group started selling DeSoto, Dodge, Fargo and Plymouth vehicles in India under licence from Chrysler. As business picked up, Premier Automobiles Ltd (PAL) was formed in 1944. In independent India, PAL began local manufacturing of select automotive components to bring down the prices of these imported cars. But government laws back then classified these cars as luxury automobiles and so PAL needed a small car that could serve as the bread-bringer for the brand. After negotiations with Fiat, in 1964, Premier started to manufacture the iconic 1100 sedan under licence. The new government laws put a cap on the number of cars that every company could sell every month and put restrictions on the model upgrades and replacements. Further additions to the laws in the 1970s insisted local manufacturing of the cars and so, the 1100 was then manufactured at PALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s factory in Kurla, Mumbai. The name was changed from the 1100 to President, but upon objection from the government, it was then renamed to Padmini, inspired by Queen Padmini of Chittor. At subsidised rates, the vehicles were also sold to the Maharashtra state government as taxis, some of which run in Mumbai even today. Premier followed up with many other models like the Fiat 124 derived 118 NE, the Peugeot 307, the Uno and in current times, the Rio compact SUV, to name a few; but none have replicated the aura of the Padmini. At a time where the bulbous Ambassador was a favourite amongst industrialists and politicians and when the imports were considered too big and expensive for our nascent market, the Padmini established itself as a sleek, compact, light and comfortable yet affordable car that became popular amongst white collar workers, upper middle-class families and even Bollywood celebrities. It dominated its bracket despite the advent of the Maruti 800, only to be challenged by the entry of the global brands in the economic liberalisation era that kick-started in 1991.

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Mahindra and Mahindra launch Willys Jeep (CJ-3A)

1949

he first Willys Jeep prototypes for civilian use (hence CJ for Civilian Jeep) were created around 1944. The CJ-3A came out in 1949 and it was around that time that Mahindra purchased the licence to make these Jeeps in India. As did a number of other organisations in other countries. In 1953 came the CJ-3B, which is perhaps the most popular of the Jeepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s civilian versions overall. The B had a higher grille and hood for a taller new engine. The B was the basis of a number of vehicles that Mahindra made even as late as 2010. Later, when the CJ-5, identified by its curved bonnet, came out, Mahindra continued to evolve their Indian line. The CJ-5 is regarded as the Willys/Jeep model that was produced for the longest time. In India, the MM540, the model based on the CJ-5, is considered one of the most iconic of the Mahindra Jeeps in design. It started production in 1985, received a new engine in 1997 and in 2000, Mahindra created the eight-seater version, the MM550. The Classic 4x4 was also created on the same platform. While it boasted a new chassis and engine, the Thar which came out in 2010, still has strong links to the MM540 and hence, the CJ-5.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru takes a ride in a Willys Jeep brought to India by M&M.

Production of motorcycles commences in India with Royal Enfield

1949

t was in 1949 that Madras Motor Company, based in Madras (now Chennai), received an order to supply Royal Enfield 350cc Bullets to the Indian Army. In the process, they became the first in India to manufacture motorcycles. The kits came from Britain and were assembled at their factory. Soon, the production would expand and engines would be assembled here as well. A year after the motorcycles started being assembled, the company introduced many other models, including the 650cc Meteor twin, a number of 250cc motorcycles and the big ones including the Super Meteor, Constellation and the Interceptor. Shortly afterwards, the Indian Army stipulated that the Bullets would continue to be part of the Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicles if they were made entirely in India. That really began the incredible history of the Royal Enfield brand as we know it today. By 1970, Enfield India would be the new company name. This is the company that would bring out the 250cc Mini Bullet and explore a tie-up with Zundapp that would lead to the Fury. 35

Abolishment of the Price Control Order

1975

rice controls and capacity controls were common for the Indian automotive industry in the postindependence years. The first informal price controls arrived - capacity controls were already in place - in the mid-fifties. It was in September 1969, that the Tarriff Commission’s recommendations led to statutory price controls on passenger cars. It was also around this time, roughly, that the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) and the Foreign Exchange Regulation Acts (FERA) were part of the increasing regulation of the Indian auto industry. We had gotten used to technology transfers but the new government was looking into actual foreign investments. It was after the oil crisis that the government began to encourage capacity expansion in the non-luxury segments, which led to the sudden spurt in the number of, for example, two-wheeler makers in the market. It was post 1975 that India saw a string of minor licensing regulations become more relaxed. This led to the lifting of price controls on cars, two- and three-wheelers.

1981 Launch of Maruti Udyog

aruti Udyog became a corporate entity in 1981 and the production of its first car, the Maruti 800, nee Suzuki Alto SS80 would start two years later. But Maruti’s full history starts as much as a decade earlier. In 1970, Maruti Technical Services was created as an R&D brain bank aimed at India’s first indigenous car. In 1971, Maruti Limited was created and Sanjay Gandhi became the top boss. Six years later, the company’s run ended. It was a year after Gandhi’s death that the reigning Prime Minister Indira Gandhi pushed for the resurrection of the Maruti name and the search for a JV partner ended with Suzuki signing up for a 26 per cent stake in Maruti Udyog, the rest would vest with the Indian Government. Initially the company was only an importer. It was permitted to bring in 40,000 CBUs over the first two years. Slowly, plans to localise more of the cars began to form. Competitors, Hindustan Motors and Premier Auto, complained vociferously. But India had tasted a modern car and the juggernaut that is Maruti Suzuki today was already gathering fearsome momentum.

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1986

The first Indian Auto Expo is held

he first Auto Expo held in Delhi spread over nine days in January 1986. Officially it was meant to showcase how India was absorbing international technology - at the time, India was a land of tightly controlled industry, featuring a number of joint ventures. Reigning Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s visit to the show underlined the significance of the event. But the first Auto Expo wasn’t as much of a success or as important as the biennial show is considered today. When the 1986 show closed, it was clear that the Indian automotive market wasn’t moving fast enough and definitely wasn’t big enough to handle an annual show. It would take six years before the second Auto Expo would be held. The participation and scale of the event would grow, of course, but that would come in time. The first show spanned 16,000 square metres at Pragati Maidan in Delhi. Some of the names that were involved - Allwyn Nissan, AP Scooters, DCM Toyota, Escorts, Gujarat Narmada Auto, HMT, Ideal Jawa, Kinetic, Kelvinator, Maharashtra Scooters, Majestic Auto, Standard Motors... Many of these don’t exist anymore and others have been acquired, merged or purchased. But these names were amongst the participants who exhibited their products and technology at the first Auto Expo. It was in 1998 that the Auto Expo became a biennial event. From the first Auto Expo to now, India’s automotive production has become more than ten times greater. WIthout doubt, the Auto Expo needs to grow further. Today the Auto Expo has moved into a better new home. It is considered amongst the most important shows on this side of the world and the showgoer numbers make it one of the best attended automotive shows of all.

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1989

1991

1994

Helmets become mandatory by law

Indian automobile industry is de-licensed

Mercedes-Benz sets up shop in India

n 1988, a new Motor Vehicle Act replaced the one that had been serving the nation since 1939. Section 129 of this new act stated that anyone riding a motorcycle should wear a helmet. The act came into effect in 1989 but even 26 years later, authorities struggle to enforce the law. Nevertheless, the incorporation of the law came at exactly the right time. Motorcycles had just started to be mass produced a few years before and the market had just begun a growth story that would cross numbers the world had never seen in just a couple of decades. Helmet enforcement over the years has come in waves. Different states would suddenly declare that they were going to enforce the rule which would sometimes stay in effect for a short while before lax set in with the enforcers. In some cases such as Bangalore, the law is strictly enforced but in many large cities, Pune being a prime example, it would seem that the regulation doesn’t exist. There’s also the issue that our current ISI standards are outdated and that motorists are willing to use cheap and ineffective gear that can be picked up off the street for less than Rs 100. The level of road safety in India is still appallingly low especially when it comes to two-wheelers. Proper enforcement of Section 129 will go a long way in saving lives. But there’s an equally long way for that to happen.

he industrial de-licensing in 1991 marked the beginning of the economic liberalisation era in India. The government’s ambitious programme was based on the pillars of de-licensing, de-control, deregulation and de-valuation. In 1993, the new automobile policy was announced. Apart from de-licensing, the policy included automatic approval for foreign holding of 51 per cent in Indian companies as well as reduction of excise and import duties. American, European, Japanese as well as Korean automobile manufacturers partnered with Indian companies and quickly set shop in the country. In fact, the total investment made in such a short span was unheard of at that time. Car buyers had a lot more options to choose from apart from the existing models made by Hindustan Motors, Maruti Suzuki and Premier Automobiles. Motorcycle brands also increased in number, especially in partnership with Japanese makers. From then on, the automobile industry has grown at a very rapid pace. Today it accounts for 22 per cent of the country’s manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP) and is also one of the biggest job creators. The government even encourages foreign direct investment now up to 100 per cent. The automobile industry is one of India’s best and fastest growing industries and this wouldn’t have been possible without de-licensing.

lthough 1994 was the year when Mercedes-Benz India came into existence, the German brand’s association with our nation began much before that year. These luxury cars had been imported into India for years and the royalty was particularly fond of them, along with the British Bentleys and Rolls-Royces. When the company first came to India, they brought a powerful weapon, the iconic W124 series E-Class. Over the years, more models came along but it was always going to be the rectangular headlamp E-Class that people identified as a Mercedes-Benz. And this was in the days when the only other premium cars you could buy were the Maruti Esteem and Daiwoo Cielo. Owning a Mercedes-Benz was the last word in luxury in the Indian market. Mercedes ran without any competition in India for years before BMW joined the game in 2006 and Audi, a year later. Still, even in this day and age, cars from Mercedes are often perceived as the most prestigious. In 2009, Mercedes opened their CKD assembly plant in Chakan outside Pune. 2014 was a particularly good year for the brand with sales crossing the ten thousand mark for the first time.

1998

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India’s first expressway is inaugurated

CNG buses/rickshaws introduced in Delhi

1990, the Government of Maharashtra asked RITES (Rail India Technical and Economic Service) and Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick to conduct a feasibility study for a new expressway between Mumbai the financial capital of India to Pune, a big educational and industrial hub. Seven long years later, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation was given the order for construction of the expressway and on the January 1, 1998 work orders were given to four contractors to start work on the expressway. The main purpose of this expressway was to bring about an economical benefit to the two cities by reducing travel time between them. And that it did. Traffic snarls and slow moving jams were a regular occurrence on the old road but when the expressway finally opened, travel time was cut down by more than half. With the new route between these two cities, more opportunities were created for people to commute between the cities to make a living. The expressway also created faster connections to other cities south of Pune like Satara, and Kolhapur. The new six-lane concrete expressway cut through the mountains which made it a scenic route and also enjoyable for the driving enthusiast. It also had the effect of drastically reducing traffic on the old road which today has become an enjoyable route for motorcyclists who aren’t allowed on the expressway. The Yashwantrao Chavan MumbaiPune Expressway, as it is officially called, is

elhi is home to a large fraction of India’s metropolitan population, both of the human and automotive kind. It is also infamous for its massive pollution levels that are a cause of many health issues. The culprits, of course, were the vehicles, a lot of them poorly maintained while the low fuel quality wasn’t of much help either. In 1995, a lawyer filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court of India to highlight the health risks caused by emissions from vehicles. As a result, the Supreme Court directed the Government to take appropriate steps and set a deadline of April 2001 to modify buses to run on CNG. The directive also asked the government to increase the number of filling stations and provide incentives for conversion to CNG. Bus fleet owners were given the chance to either replace the ageing engines, fit a CNG kit or buy a brand new CNG bus. Many opted for acquiring new buses.The directive also required rickshaw owners to opt for the greener fuel. As time progressed, the benefits of adopting CNG to fuel public transport paid huge dividends. Pollution levels fell, the air quality rose and the operational costs of buses and trucks also dropped as CNG is relatively cheaper to conventional fuel. Another positive was that the CNG fuelling infrastructure grew vastly which convinced a lot of people to convert their cars to run on CNG as well. 41

2009 Tata launches the Nano

he Tata Nano was heralded as the car which would change the way India travelled. Billed as the common man’s car, the car was the brainchild of the serving chairman of the Tata group, Ratan Tata. He envisioned getting the common man and his family off a two wheeler into the safety and convenience of an affordable car. So, the chairman instructed the head honchos of his group’s automotive arm, Tata Motors, to develop a car that offers decent space, a frugal engine, safety and reliability, all at a starting price of one lakh rupees. Sadly it was an uphill task all the way with issues with the original plant that was to be at Singur that delayed the project. Constantly rising costs, partly down to the delay made it all the more challenging for Tata to stick to the promised price The Tata Nano was launched on March 23, 2009 in front of an ecstatic crowd in Mumbai by Ratan Tata who drove the Nano onto the stage. He appreciated and thanked his employees for achieving the goal and said, “We have made a promise and we have kept that promise,” as he declared the price of the base Nano at Rs 1 lakh (ex-factory). The car could be booked by paying a sum of Rs 2,999 upfront at any of State Bank of India’s branches across 850 cities. It was received quite well, with Tata looking at a huge order to complete even before production shifted to Gujarat. But issues with image and some stray cases of cars catching fire sadly meant that the Nano was never to become the sales superstar Tata hoped it would be. While the original car was quite spartan, constant updates over the years have resulted in a cheerful car that is very at home within the city limits.

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2010

Hero Honda split

ero Honda was perhaps one of the most fruitful relationships in the the history of automotive industry. From originating as a bicycle business in the 1950s to tying up with a Japanese giant in 1983 and becoming the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest motorcycle manufacturer in 2001, the company came a very long way. But in late 2010 the dream was to end with Hero and Honda splitting in a phased manner. Honda would begin its fight for the Indian market at HMSI or Honda Motorcycles and Scooters Limited while Hero would continue to protect its huge market share of nearly 50 per cent as Hero MotoCorp. In the past four years, Honda has established itself as the master of scooters, a segment that is growing enormously in India while Hero continues to be king of the small capacity commuter segment. But there is a clear difference in the direction the two companies are heading in. While Honda appears to be focussing on safe, mass market products for now, Hero is heading into the unknown. The tie-up with Erik Buell Racing gives them a wealth of sportsbike R&D and the first all-new product from this tie-up will be the upcoming HX 250R due this year. It would appear that Hero will naturally continue to profit from its massive dealership network and traditional customer base but we might also see a parallel line of sporty and often quirky machines that will result from the EBR purchase. Either way, the next decade will witness a fascinating battle for supremacy between these two giants.

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2010

India becomes Asiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third largest exporter of cars

ver the past decade, it quickly became apparent that India presented itself as a profitable base for producing cars not only for the local market but also for the world. India has a strong engineering base with an expertise in manufacturing low cost, fuel efficient cars. Coupled with that, relatively cheap labour makes it feasible to produce vehicles for both domestic and international markets. Also, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become easy to source quality parts that are built to specification from Indian vendors as globalisation gives access to world class manufacturing technologies. Hyundai Motor India Limited who began exporting their Santro to Nepal in 1999 are currently the largest vehicle exporters in India. They now export almost their entire line-up to markets including Europe. Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market leader Maruti-Suzuki, Nissan and Ford are major exporters. By 2009, India would overtake China as the fourth largest exporter of cars and, just a year later, surpass Thailand to move to number three. Two-wheelers are also exported by both native and international manufacturers. From Bajaj Auto to Yamaha, most major motorcycle manufacturers export bikes that are made in India. Last year we exported nearly four times more bikes than cars. As per the stats that are released by the Society Of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), India exported 5,93,507 passenger vehicles as well as 20,83,938 two wheelers in FY 2013-14. Include commercial vehicles and three-wheelers and the total exports for the year stands at 31,07,893 units. That is a huge leap from 15,30,594 units in FY 2008-2009. At this growth rate, India is steadily catching up with Japan and South Korea who occupy the top two spots.

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Arvind Motors Established in: 1954 | Location: Mangalore

he year in which TELCO inaugurated an era of automotive revolution across India. Down south, it was Arvind Motors who created a pioneering impact by launching the dealership of vehicles manufactured by TELCO. Shree Aroor Sripathi Rao was the guiding spirit behind Arvind Motors which came into existence with its dealership of Telco in 1954. His skills of enterprise supported by visionary perspective blazed a pioneering trail in the automotive field in his hometown of Mangalore. The credit for the sustained development of the organization and building up of its sales and service units goes to its founder who has steered the firm to echelons of merit through his sound business acumen, flair for organization and meticulous attention to detail. Arvind Motors is fond of its close association with Tata Motors for the last 60 years and expresses its high appreciation and gratitude to Tata Motors on this joyous occasion.Tem. Qui ducimus a dendamustet as aut qui doluptam et, nos alia doloreriam vendae lacerissitae post exerae nus renim eius si si doleste quame il in porem. Qui bla dem eveligent quis moluptatur autatinvel im ea el magnatur aut facid eniasped minverro voluptate non pe

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Founder: Late A. Sripathi Rao Presently Managed by: A. Kishore Rao, A. Ashok Rao, A. Sanjay Rao and A. Arjun Rao Brands managed: TATA Motors Ltd., Bajaj Auto Ltd., Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

AUSTIN DISTRIBUTORS

Established in: 1938 | Location: West Bengal

ustin was founded in the year 1938 and today is one of the pioneer companies in the Automobile business not only in Kolkata but also in India. Austin was the agent for British Leyland UK for their Austin range of cars. The Company was a premier selling house and the number of Austin Cars on the roads of India are found till today testify the company’s selling position and popularity of Austin Vehicles. Apart from cars Austin also handled the distribution of light Commercial Vehicles manufactured by their UK Principles and a host of other products including two wheelers of reputed companies. Late R.P. Patodia was the first to introduce HM Ambassador Cars in Kolkata and the keys of the first car was handed over to Late Dr. B.C. Roy – C.M. of West Bengal. Once the Govt. of India stopped imports of vehicles the company quickly identified a number of new Indian products under the able ownership of our founder and stepped in the market once again with fanfare. Austin was associated with the introduction of Indian Two wheelers in the market at that time and helped to set up a unbeatable marketing chain in the Eastern region distributing Enfield Motorcycles. Austin group today handles a host of

brands like Hyundai 3S facility on EM Bypass (Austin Hyundai), Fiat at Chowringhee (Austin Fiat), HMSI 3S facility at Howrah (Aradhana Honda) & Royal Enfield at Chowringhee (Austin Enfield). We continued adding new products to the existing portfolio. We are one of the largest automobiles dealers in Eastern India and have received acclaim from far and wide, and continued to maintain and improve the market share and strength by adding new dealerships. Austin is now setting up a State of the Art Auto Mall at Rajarhat with a built up area of 1,50,000 Sq.Ft. which under construction.

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AUTO CENTRE

Established in: 1960 | Location: Kolkata

uto Centre was a family partnership firm floated in 1960 who took over the dealership of Bajaj Auto. Today, Auto Centre is the longest serving dealership of Bajaj Auto in the country. The group holds dealerships for North Kolkata (2/Wheelers), Kolkata (3/Wheelers) and Guwahati (2/ Wheelers). The group also holds dealerships for Tata Motors (PCBU, CVBU & JLR) and Renault India (Passenger cars). The group clocks in excess of Rs. 1000 crores as its turnover. In the early years, Auto Centre handled the whole of eastern India including parts of Bihar and Tripura. Assam region was awarded to the group in 1973. The group has thrived on its performance and has earned several accolades and medals. The 50th year celebrations of the group were presided over by none other than Mr. Rahul Bajaj, Chairman, Bajaj Auto. However, Mr. Vinay Nevatia, the founder of Auto Centre is recognized in the industry and particularly in eastern India as the torch bearer of FADA and the Motor Industries Association of Kolkata. Mr. Nevatia also works as an active Rotarian and has been closely associated with Garments Manufacturersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association, Engineering Export Promotion Council (FICCI) and Federation of Indian Chambers of

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Founder: Vinay Nevatia Presently Managed by: Vinay Nevatia Brands managed: Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, Renault India

Commercial Auto Sales Group

Established in: 1956 | Location: Lucknow

he journey of our dealership generally recognized as the “Auto Sales” group began almost since the inception of the automobile manufacturing in India post Independence. Inagurated in 1956 by the then Managing Director of Tata Engineering & locomotive Company Ltd. (TELCO), the group’s first dealership was in the name of Motor & General Sales at Lucknow. Subsequently the group with the increase in sales forayed into newer territories and opened two more branches at Allahabad and Kanpur under the name & style of M/S Auto Sales and M/S Kailash Motors in 1958. After mutual agreements and division of territories, the Allahabad dealership was rechristened as M/S Commercial Auto Sales (P) Ltd. under the control of Mr. Brij Mohan Gupta in 1979. The present incumbent Mr. Sanskar Gupta belongs to the third generation of the “Lala Devi Chand” group of companies and has established itself as one of the most prestigious Tata Motors dealership of Northern India. The extended family of the group has Tata dealerships in large parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and is proud of its association with the TATA group.

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Founder: XXXXXXXXXX Presently Managed by: Sanskar Gupta Brands managed: Royal Enfield, Hyundai, Fiat, Ambassador

Khivraj Hindustan Motors & Escorts Ltd Established in: 1961 | Location: Chennai

glorious 5 decades plus long journey of the Khivraj Group started with the humble step when the group envisaged and took up the dealership of Hindustan Motors dealing in the erstwhile Ambassador brand of cars on the demography of Chennai. This can be very well acknowledged as one of the very bold step of taking up the dealership route of operation in to the very renowned brand of automobile in a traditional cityscape that Chennai was used to be in those days. Khivraj made its bold footprint on the map of Chennai with its flagship brand Khivraj starting operation of vehicles manufactured by the Hindustan & Escorts Ltd. With the passage of time and new brands entering, in to the Country, the operations were gradually but very positively brought to an end only to take much larger leap and to be a contributor to the ever growing Automobile industry of the country with much bigger national and international brands. Khivraj Bajaj 2 Wheeler & 3 Wheeler: - (1965) Under the able stewardship and business acumen of the founder, Shri Khivraj Chordia, the group forayed in to the venture with the Bajaj as early as 5 decades back. Khivraj as a group has always been an active participant in supporting and promoting any good Indian

brand. When Bajaj started its operations with the Automobile division manufacturing 2 wheelers and 3 wheelers – Khivraj as a group took up this venture in Chennai and promoted the product line like no other dealership could envisage of. Its bold decision to venture in to with a new brand like Bajaj 5 decades ago, by itself stands as a testimony of the forecasting and business acumen of the founder who knew that this venture is a long term relationship for a fruitful and harmonious business venture which it is even till date and for many years to come by. As we stand today, Khivraj is operational in multi location dealership in Chennai with various divisions operating across different pockets of Chennai retailing and servicing thousands of Bajaj Vehicles across various limits of Sales-Service-SparesAccessories. The ability, spread and magnanimity of Khivraj groups venture as far as 3 wheeler of Bajaj is concerned can be assessed by the fact that in an Auto-Rickshaw populated city like Chennai over the last 5 decades, Khivraj is the only representative of Bajaj 3 Wheelers for over many years now and with Bajaj having over 95 % market share virtually, out of every 100 auto rickshaws plying on the roads in Chennai – 95 are from Bajaj and all 95 are sold by only

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M.G. Motors

Established in: 1956 | Location: Delhi

.G. Motors (“MGM”) is a partnership firm registered in 1981 to carry on the business of Commercial Vehicle Distribution (Full Range) for Tata Motors Limited. Late Mr. Amrit Kumar Sanghi is the patriarch of MGM and of the A.K. Sanghi Group. The A.K. Sanghi group has a longer association with the business of Commercial Vehicle Distribution for TML, which had started from M/s Supreme Motors Ltd in 1954 for the Delhi region. Mr. Ajay Sanghi (Holding a Masters in Business Economics from Delhi University) is the son of Late Mr. A.K Sanghi and is the Managing Partner of the firm with over 30 years of commercial vehicle distribution & sale experience. He has now recently been joined by his two sons Mr. Abhyudaya Sanghi (Holding a Bachelors in Business Administartion from Delhi) and Mr. Abhinav Sanghi (who holds a Masters in Law from Columbia University NY), They represent the fourth generation in the Sanghi family legacy to assist him in the business of automobiles. Together they are responsible for the leadership, strategic planning, management and operation of the firm. The firm enjoys high customer confidence

due to its ethical and honest practices. The core values of the orgnaisation have proved to be the primary drivers in achieving service excellence and setting benchmarks. The role the MGM team extends beyond servicing only the product, the focus is on building long term relationships and ensuring a continuous value add for the customer. MG Motors has emerged as the largest and the most preferred dealer in the State of Haryana for Commercial Vehicles with Four 3S facilities and over Twelve Sales Outlets. The Core Purpose of our work is ‘To Achieve Excellence Rooted in Values’. “Excellence for us is to strive relentlessly; constantly improve ourselves; our processes, teams, services and products. We will become the benchmark in customer satisfaction, employee development and a model of sustainable growth” Beginnings The Sanghi Group had an extremely humble beginning. In the early 1920’s, a young gentleman, Motilal Ghanshyamdas Sanghi from Jodhpur, a small town, started a general merchandise shop on a loan of five thousand rupees. Driven by a burning desire to be successful, he soon became the largest retailer in the state of Jodhpur. Seth Motilal Sanghi, as he affectionately came to be known, then went

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NARIAN AUTOMOBILES Established in: 1935 | Location: Lucknow

arian Automobiles is a fourth generation automobile dealership that was established by the Late Sri Krishna Narain. He shifted from Faizabad to Lucknow in the year 1934 and established M/s United Provinces Motor Co. in the year 1935, which was the franchise for General Motors. The dealership offered products like Buick, Lasalle, Cadillac, Pontiac and Chevrolet, for the state of Uttar Pradesh. United Provinces Motor Company, in 1937, was appointed as the dealer for Austin Motor car Co. of the U.K. In those years, all these vehicles were imported from the USA & UK either in CBU or CKD condition which were then assembled in Mumbai. After assembly, they were then driven to the respective dealerships. In the year 1942, they got the dealership for FIAT, of Italy and Studebaker. In the year 1943, when the founder was travelling by ship from New York to India, a chance meeting with Late J.C. Mahindra spawned a new venture for the company. Upon learning that Mr. Mahindra had closed the deal with Kaiser Inc. for manufacturing the ‘Jeep’ in India, Shri Krishna Narain presented his expertise and experience of running dealerships of various companies. Mr. Mahindra promptly offered the dealership for Mahindra’s Jeep in

Uttar Pradesh. Proud to sell an Indian made car in India, Shri Narain opened the dealership under the name of Narain Automobiles, which was run by his three son, Late Shri Krishna Narain, Late Shri Anand Narain, Late Shri Gopal Narain and Shri Vinod Narain. In the year 1962, Shri Krishna Narain came upon the idea to manufacture small and cheap cars for the Indian market, and chose Daf of Holland. After importing a few cars, he took a car and showed it to the then Prime Minister, Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was very impressed with the prospect. However, it was too late as Late Mr. Sanjay Gandhi had already submitted his proposal to manufacture the Maruti in India. Thereafter, in the year 1969, the company was offered the dealership for M/s Premier Automobiles Limited of Mumbai, to sell Premiere cars, which were produced in collaboration with Fiat Italy. The dealership operated under the name of Raj Motors up until Premier Automobiles ceased operations in 1997. They also sold cars by Mahindra Ford in 1998. At present, Mr. Rajeev Narain, Mr. Mudit Narain and Mr. Raghav Narain are handling the dealerships, Narain Ford for Ford India and Narain Automobiles that sells cars by Mahindra & Mahindra.

Founder: Late Sri Krishna Narain Presently Managed by: Rajeev Narain, Mudit Narain. Raghav Narain Brands managed: General Motors, Austin Motor, FIAT, Mahnidra & Mahindra

PANDIT AUTOMOTIVE

Established in: 1956 | Location: Pune

he founder of Pandit Automotive, Late Mr. R. H. Pandit first started a small car repairing garage at Malabar Hill in Mumbai under the name “Malabar Motors” in the year 1940. Thereafter with newer opportunities beckoning in Pune, a Caterpillar/Larsen and Toubro tractor spares shop called Ram Agencies was established in Pune in 1952. In 1956, the founder sensed an opportunity to expand the business and replied to an advertisement in a newspaper which declared the requirement of a sub dealer for Tata-Mercedes trucks in the Pune region. The application was accepted, resulting in Pandit Automotive being named as the sub dealer for DADAJI DHAKJEE and Co. of Mumbai. In 1961, Pandit Automotive graduated to become a full-fledged dealer for TELCO in Pune. By late 60’s and early 70’s the dealership expanded to the Satara and Sangli regions of Maharashtra. The impeccable service levels given to truck owners in those days led to people from far flung places of Maharashtra coming to Pandit Auto to buy and service their Tata Trucks. As a direct result, the dealership managed to create a brand image that symbolised trust, commitment to customers

and highly efficient service levels. Even the great J.R.D Tata was wholesome in his praise for the commitment and social outlook that the dealership exhibited. The later part of the 20th century saw a general slowdown in the Indian economy due to reduced industrialization and the license Raj. Even in those tough times, Pandit Automotive stood along with Tata Motors (TELCO) as well as their customers. In the 90’s Tata Motors launched a slew of new products such as the Sumo, Safari and its first small car, the Indica. Pandit Automotive quickly adapted itself in this new line of business and has grown to become the largest dealer for Tata Motors in India with sales exceeding 25000 vehicles per year and service volumes of 1.25 lakh vehicles per year. In addition, Pandit Automotive is also an official dealer for Fiat India. In all, Pandit Automotive is spread across 21 locations in four districts of Maharashtra with total work force of 1200 employees. Pandit Automotive enjoys tremendous goodwill and brand recognition due to the adoption of ethical and sincere business practices as well as offering exemplary service that is provided with utmost commitment to customer satisfaction.

Founder: Late Mr R. H. Pandit Presently Managed by: V. S Gokhale Brands managed: TATA Motors, FIAT-Chrysler

UNITED MOTORS OF RAJASTHAN Established in: XXXX | Location: Jodhpur

riginating from the princely town of Jodhpur, the capital of Marwar, the Sanghi family had a very humble beginning. A young gentleman, Motilal Sanghi, started a general merchandise shop after taking a loan of five thousand rupees and soon became the largest retailer in the State of Jodhpur. Passionate for cars, he decided to step into a territory, no one else in India had dreamt of, and laid the foundations for one of the first and largest automobile dealership empire in the sub-continent. During the British days in India, the only buyers of cars were the Maharajas and the Princes of the Royal States. Motilal not only established strong personal relations with these potential buyers, but also obtained dealerships from General Motors, USA and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, England. He also began to sell a new car produced by Sir Herbert Austin in England called the Austin Seven. By the 1940â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Seth Motilal Sanghi, as he had come to be known by then, had established a vast network for the sales, service and spare parts of cars. His network was spread over Jodhpur, Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer, Bikaner, Mt. Abu, Indore and Delhi. Legend has it that once Seth Motilal Sanghi offered seven cars to the His Highness of Bikaner who seemingly wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too keen

1 Seth Motilalji Sanghi 2 Sanghi Brothers showroom in Jodhpur (ca. 1940) 3 Wiley Jeeps being displayed at Sanghi Motors 4 Sanghi Brothers Workshop in Jodhpur

on buying them. When the king refused to accept the cars, Seth Motilalji refused to take themback and said that he had only one option - to burn the cars, as they were meant for his highness and hence unusable for his subjects. As the bemused Highness watched on, one car was set ablaze. Touched by the gesture, he immediately stopped Seth Sanghi and paid for all seven cars. The sources of this tale are questionable, but its spirit has lived on. He was joined by his brothers in the business of automobiles, and today the Sanghi brand is a resounding name in the automobile industry. Evolving from the early General Motors to Mercedes, from Hindustan Motors to Maruti, today, Sanghis have their presence in Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh through brands like Maruti, Tata, Fiat, Volkswagen, BMW, Mahindra, JCB, Hindustan Motors, Mercedes and many more. Seth Motilal Sanghi also diversified into the then nascent cinema business and profitably operated over ten movie theatres in North India. The legacy of Seth Motilal Sanghi was nurtured by his eldest son, Narendra Kumar Sanghi, who remained an active member of the Indian Parliament for over sixteen years. Some of the oldest businesses like cinemas and petrol pumps are still run by the family in

Founder: Seth Motilalji Sanghi Presently Managed by: XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX Brands managed: Maruti, Tata, Fiat, Volkswagen, BMW, Mahindra, JCB, Hindustan Motors, Mercedes

VST Motors

Established in: 1949 | Location: Chennai

rust and innovation - values that have lit the way for the VST Group for a 100 years now. From simple beginnings supplying kerosene in the Bangalore Cantonment in 1911, the VST Group has expanded into 7 sectors, from automobile dealerships to manufacturing. Today, it is a Rs. 3000 crore group serving more than 5,000 customers every day. The VST Group is active in seven diverse sectors: • Petroleum Retail • Construction • Automobile Dealerships • Auto Parts Distribution • Finance • Manufacturing • Exports Each of the businesses are run as independent franchises and headed by a managing partner. Professional CEO’s and Business heads manage the daily operations with the directors giving guidance on strategic and investment decisions. The fourth generation of the VST family is now at the helm of the business enterprise. By combining the numerous automobile dealerships with a well run NBFC (Gove Investment and Finance Ltd), along with automobile parts and lubricant distribution

business (VST Auto Parts Pvt. Ltd) the VST Group is well positioned to further grow their interests in the automotive industry and serve their customers in South India in the decades to come.Catem remquid igendan imporeictus doluptatium est estendunt estem aut dolorro tem nonsend itibustrum fuga. Et harumqui dolores tenisimilis expe velendis ut licimus et, cone voluptae quis volum re pore doluptat renditendia sanda exeri volorit molecta speriat untio to optatur modissi doluptatur rae estoremos nullia nonsed ullant rae nonseque sequibu scillaudam nust, simint. Exerume essum, si ilignihit quodiantist, necusciae nit laut il iniaepe lendit atibear chicil et explita tiaeper isimenisci invenihic tempore debitae lignihilibus doluptae cum id maiorpores moluptaeperi blatum alitatur, nam experepta conserferi officia spicidelis desto exped ullaut quatur moluptatem aligent. Pa niscipid quis exero qui culpa culliaeptate possunti di solorionsed quam anihilia et etur mos dolo tem. At aut aliquunto cus sintus di test il ipiderum fugia comnit as sequodi oreicimus, quiant quos aut oditatatur ratqui amus am et moluptisque nimus modio temolorenis ut faceprae. Nequatur simus sumquas dolupis et ad endiae perum verum seque mo blaut omnimaxim re nectur acit eos quam repeles

Founder: V S Thiruvengadaswamy Mudaliar Presently Managed by: Arun V. Surendra Brands managed: Austin, Studebaker, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Ford, Bajaj motorcycles, Honda motorcycles, Volkswagen, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes Benz, Ducati Motorcycles

K S Group Of Companies Established in: 1950 | Location: Jaipur

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Founder: Shri. Kalyan Singh Gehlot Presently Managed by: Kishore Singh Gehlot, Karan Singh Gehlot Brands managed: Massey Ferguson, Ford, TVS, Mahindra

Howrah motor Co Ltd

Established in: 1918 | Location: Kolkata

Founder: Raghunath Dey Presently Managed by: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX Brands managed: Mico-Bosch, Lucas-TVS, Repco Group, Hindustan Motors, Standard Motors, FIAT, TVS, Venkay Group, Clevite Group, Simpson Group

Narcinva Damodar Naik Established in: 1896 | Location: Fatorda

/s NARCINVA DAMODAR NAIK is one of the oldest and prestigious business houses in Goa. Business commenced in 1760, the firm was into major international trade of food grains, pulses etc, importing/ exporting by ship loads and was registered in 1896. In 1953 the firm was appointed General Agents for Daimler Benz of Germany. The group moves towards third century of its existence with the same confidence, adherence to values and enthusiasm as of the men of vision who started the business. M/S NARCINVA DAMODAR NAIK was the first dealership to introduce the concept of service and warranty, with its own servicing and repairs workshop, meeting the exacting standards laid by Mercedes Benz The dealership always had a far sighted customer centric approach in sales and aftersales. As way back as early 70’s Marketing strategy had been packaged to suit customer’s finance needs, with their own finance arm. For after-sales the firm established a number of retail spares outlets all over Goa to ensure easy and prompt availability of genuine parts. The firm also has separate service and repair workshops in several places for different categories of vehicles. The group has always had an application engineering division with

its own body building facility offering fullybuilt vehicles to their customers, all under one-roof. Over the decades the product line has grown from dumpers to garbage compactors, ambulances’, buses, cranes and special purpose vehicles based on customer requirements. The Car business has a separate state-of-art sales and service set-up and was started even before Tata Motors mandated it. Today the group has expanded in Real estate, Boutique hotel, Organic spice, fruit & vegetable farming, travel agency, transportation etc Aliatist, santo comnimilit andae porit excestrum sus dere nulpa volum etur apit que molliqui rerero ilicabo. On rere etur sa que alia apitas ditius natet ma sum voluptatusae nullore et verum quis dolecepuda nem re eaqui dolent faccum et occus. To quo molla parum dolor renis nam in eost, sectae. Andemquiae nima sitaspientus derovit atempor sentus, cuptati busdam idunt aturiam sam aut res sam dolumqui quam hit es di rem inctur sit pellibusam que se iliquo eic tem. Et omnienti con et verum in ex eatum hit molupiet, cone ommo volores tiusam harchit est, ut iur, sitatisi doles at od unt ma sam, sit res dolor sum facearum volupitium imusciunt venestem. Ut alia custrum vellesto

Founder: Narcinva Damodar Naik Presently Managed by: Narcinva Naik (Baba) Brands managed: Diamler Benz, Tata Motors

Kailash Motors

Established in: 1958 | Location: Kanpur

ailash Motors, a Partnership Firm dealing in Tata Commercial Vehicles for more than 57 years and has very strong reputation for it’s creditworthiness and quality services. In business of dealership, there is cutthroat competition all round even then it is expected that the business of firm would significantly increase since it’s partners and employees are whole heartily endeavoring for the same. The firm has sufficient infrastructure facilities to provide after sales service to the satisfaction of customers. The turnover of the Firm during 2013-14 was Rs. 8240 Lacs and in the Financial Year 2014-15 it is expected to be Rs. 10000 Lacs. The firm has well-equipped Tata showrooms at Kanpur, Farrukhabad and Kannauj and Authorised Workshop at Chakarpur, Kanpur. During the last 57 years of Dealership, the firm has been awarded by Tata Motors Limited several times for best performance in various fields viz. Sales, Service etc. Rorum eligenia nus et que dit elescitas volor suntibus non corion rem sincium aut in num quo estius et optati nis est quasperferum fuga. Emoluptas pratur? Aboritiur? Uga. Et utem venti rem accaepedi none veriande nimus es et re ommolor eritas alis inctint et laut laut labo. Ximiligeni dolor res delento cus idistorum iminulparis perferr

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Founder: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Presently Managed by: Vineet Chandra Brands managed: Tata Motors - Commercial Vehicles

Ashok Auto Sales Established in: 1956 | Location: Agra

shok Auto Sales is a Tata Motors Dealer since 1956. Founded by Mr. Ram Kishore Bansal, the 58 years old dealership has been further nurtured by his daughter Dr. Ranjana Bansal and grand children, Bharat Bansal and Pranati Bansal. With nearly 6 decades with Tata Motors Ashok Auto Sales is representing the entire range of Tata Commercial and Passenger cars in the regions of Agra, Aligarh, Mathura, Etah, Etawah, Firozabad, Auraiya, Mainpuri and Hathras. Today the Dealership has about 40 setups of showrooms, workshops and sales outlets in its territory of operation and is all set to increase its network so that the visibility of Tata products and its services can reach to both the cities and the utmost interiors of the rural areas. The dealership has been recognized for its performance by Tata Motors year on year. This journey with Tata Motors has been very rewarding and enriching as the work culture of Tata Motors of honesty, integrity, dedication, sincerity with humility and compassion has reflected in the Groups’ Mission, Vision and Value’ statement. With this strong foundation, Ashok Auto Sales enjoys the challenges of the Automobile Industry. The founder Mr. Ram Kishore Bansal at the age of 94 is regularly attending the dealership

and enjoys the ‘achievement of sale targets’. This ‘PASSION’ of achievement in work developed over the last 58 years’ association with Tata Motors in everyone is the driving force of Ashok Auto Sales. Me autae latus, corrorerum velescid quo dolupta cus res adicimus sum, unt lis quis autas arum, vit, sundi volut mi, aut vitis qui optatatus eritiur sum everspiet verum et ut et volorep udaecus veles doluptatiora con pror sit undebit atius, velit, volest ati venis anda nobitio ent et aut volupta quia di cum est re volectotae si undae omnia sus simin ex eati invelent pro conserf ernatemosant auditis molenda ectiat. Uptaerupta denti rehenda velis delit fuga. Et lignatur alicil is maio. Porro cuptur? Occum quid este ipsam, veriori te coreces prectatenis aute diorempor aut as renditaquiae ipitis voluptatis aut hit hicillo blacest alia natis ditasperum ellatiam experuptas eum re nusandanis is quist mos restrum im hilla aut id qui dolent ut velitae perfernatium sam, nihil minvellist, tem qui illaborenis venditatur? Pid quo et por aut ut est lam exerestiis dolupti voluptas alici que corporepro ipis ex esendit abo. Posanim unt quunt eveleniam, siti invenienda prati tem aut omnis acearia eumque cum, namus doluptur, officim quas

Founder: Ram Kishore Bansal Presently Managed by: Ranjana Bansal Brands managed: Tata Motors

Mithila Motors

Established in: 1958 | Location: Jamshedpur

ithila Motors Private Ltd was formed on May 12, 1958. The dealership began operations as a dealer for Morris and later, for Mico Bosch Group in the state of Bihar. The group, in the same year, also forayed into the commercial vehicles sector with the establishment of the Telco (now Tata Motors) dealership. In the year 1984, Mithila Motors joined hands with Maruti Suzuki and earned the distinction of being one of the first ten dealers for the carmaker to be appointed in India. Thus, Mithila Motors became the first phase dealers for Telco (Tata Motors) and Maruti Suzuki. Upon separation the separation of Bihar and Jharkhand, the Maruti Dealership at Patna has, however, been ceded since January, 2003. The group believes in the philosophy of market reach and has hence set up customer contact points (CCPs) across its operational territory. The group has recently opened five such CCPs at Ranchi, Chaibasa, Chandil, Mango and Bistupur. Mithila Motors Private Limited, at present, has over 400 employees across its entire range of operations. The group keeps the staff relevant by conducting Special Training Programmes which are carried out from time to time for sales, hire purchase, and service

and spare parts for attaining maximum level of efficiency in the organisation. The group has also inducted the usage of information technology to ease business processes as well as improve customer relationship. In fact, the group was the first dealership in Jharkhand to have launched an IT-based customer relationship management (CRM) system for its Tata vehicles customers. Mithila Motors has garnered numerous accolades and awards through the years, notably, the Tata Business Excellence Model for highest spare parts sale in Jharkhand, Automotive Dealership Excellence Award (ADEA) by FADA, Auto Monitor and ARVAL, BNP Paribas Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in 2009, Best Dealership for LCV (East) in 2011 and many more. The group sells the entire range of Tata’s commercial vehicles, from LCVs such as the Ace to the Prima world trucks. With its expertise and dedication to the business, Mithila Motors Private Limited has established itself as one of Tata Motors’ important dealers.

Founder: XXXXXXXXXX Presently Managed by: Diloo B. Parikh Brands managed: Tata Motors

Industrial & farm Equipment Established in: 1975 | Location: Guwahati

he Goenka family has been in the dealership business since 1965 as the dealers of M/s. Hindustan motors ltd. Which was the first modern dealership in the North east having 3S facilities and a 40,000 sq. ft. fully equipped workshop with all the modern tools at G.S. Road, Guwahati. Shri Raj Kumar Goenka started Industrial and Farm Equipment, Guwahati in the year 1975 as the dealer for Massey Ferguson Tractors. Subsequently in 1984, Industrial and Farm Equipment have taken the dealership of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. for their Automotive Division. Today it is the largest dealership for Mahindra in the North East region. The dealership is being managed by Raj Kumar Goenka and his son Varun Goenka who is a B.B.A Graduate from Australia. The dealership has been awarded ‘Mahindra Dealer Excellence’ award in the year 2012. Magni conestis doluptur? Met velleniet untes re non pelicip icidebit rehent rae. Itaquam, comni bero mo cores etus nosapid magnimaxim facereptatet doluptat doluptas dianissenit, cus consequae il ipsapicius alicid quasped que volorem dolorem as quos expe pel in estinve ndelisit, consecae ra aut aceprat

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Founder: Raj Kumar Goenka Presently Managed by: Raj Kumar Goenka, Varun Goenka Brands managed: Massey Ferguson Tractors, since 1975 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Atomotive Division), since 1984

J J Automotive

Established in: 1956 | Location: Kolkata

n July 1956, Mr K P Jhunjhunwala floated a partnership company Auto Enterprises to look after the distributorship of Lambretta Scooters in Calcutta, manufactured by A.P.I. This was his first step into Automobile Business. In 1958, he added the Dealership of tempo 3-Wheelers, manufactured by Bajaj tempo, now known as Force Motors. Bengal Automobiles became the biggest distributor for 3-Wheeler TEMPOs, selling about 100 vehicles per month, with a permit as ‘Goods carrier’. They also sold Matador Vehicles, Tempo traveler, (a 4-Wheeler, manufactured in collaboration with Daimler Benz). His son Mr. Anil Jhunjhunwala, FCA joined the family business in 1980 and launched the first leasing company J.J Leasing in Kolkata. Later in 1995, Mr. Anil Jhunjhunwala added a car distributorship of Peugeot Passenger Cars manufactured by Premier Automobiles. Subsequently, in 1998, J.J Automotive Ltd. took the dealership of Hyundai Motor India. The trade name is Bengal Hyundai and is recognized as ‘Hyundai Elite Dealer’. They have 4 modern showrooms and 4 workshops in and around Kolkata, as well as a used car showroom called ‘Hyundai Advantage’, Which helped the customers exchange

their old cars of any model for a brand new Hyundai car. Mr. Kashi Jhunjhunwala has alos specialised in spare parts business since 1958. J.J. Automotive through their 6 branches at Guwahati, Cuttack, Patna, Ranchi, Siliguri & Kolkata, have become distributors for many MNCs such as Federal Mogul for Piston & Rngs, Amalgamation Repco, KBX Brake Parts, K.P.S.G Engine Bearings, Talbros Gaskets & QH, Delphi, FAG Bearing, VIR Industries, Jai Spring and Knorr Bremse Systems, etc. and having a turnover of Rs. 100 crores approx.

Founder: K P Jhunjhunwala Presently Managed by: K P Jhunjhunwala, Anil Jhunjhunwala Brands managed: Lambretta, Force Motors, Peugueot, Diamler Benz, Hyundai Motors

M K Sanghi Motors Established in: 1920 | Location: Mumbai

he MK Sanghi Group had an extremely humble beginning. In the early 1920s, a young man called Motilal Sanghi from a small town in India called Jodhpur decided to start a general merchandise shop after taking a loan of five thousand rupees. Driven by enthusiasm and a burning desire to be successful, he soon became the largest retailer in the state of Jodhpur and figured that if he could sell food and garments, he could also sell cars. In those British-Raj days of India, the only buyers of cars were the Maharajas and the Princes of the royal states. Motilal not only established strong personal relations with these potential buyers but also obtained dealerships from General Motors, USA, and Rolls-Royce Motors Cars, England. He also began to sell a new car produced in England by Sir Herbert Austin, called the Austin Seven. By the 1940s, Seth Motilal Sanghi, as he had come to be known by then, had established a vast network for the sales, service and spare parts of cars. His web was spread over Jodhpur, Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer, Bikaner, Mt. Abu, Indore, Mumbai and Delhi. In 1952, the Government of India asked all car manufacturers who did not have plans to manufacture cars in India to shut their operations. This resulted in the exit of auto makers such as General Motors from

India. Motilal’s group now became a distributor for Indian manufacturers and soon became one of the largest automobile distribution business house in India. Group companies included dealerships of Tata trucks (then known as TELCO), Ambassador cars from Hindustan Motors and Mahindra jeeps. The legacy of Seth Motilal Sanghi was nurtured by his eldest son, Narendra Sanghi, who remained an active member of the Indian Parliament for over sixteen years. The automobile business was further expanded and strengthened by Mahendra Sanghi, Seth Motilal Sanghi’s youngest son who had shifted to Mumbai in 1962. With the onset of the 1980s, the Sanghi family had separated and various branches operating in various cities had become independent franchises. Mahendra Sanghi was the first dealer appointed by Maruti-Suzuki (then known as Maruti Udyog Ltd.) in Mumbai in 1983. The dealership, known simply as “Vitesse”, became synonymous with Maruti cars in the city. In 2002 the group took up the dealership for MercedesBenz in Mumbai, Nagpur and Indore consequent to the exit of the existing dealership. “Sanghi Motorcar Co.” ran this extremely profitable franchise until 2009. Vitesse has sold over 200,000 vehicles and

Founder: Motilal Sanghi Presently Managed by: Mahendra Sanghi Brands managed: Tata Motors, Hindustan Motors, Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Mercedes-Benz

rajesh Motors

Established in: 1956 | Location: XXXXXXXX

ajesh Motors Group foundation was laid by Late Shri R.V. Shah in the year late 1961. Un-educated boy who started his career as Truck Driver, then transport company & entered into Automobile Dealership field as sub-dealer for Ashok Leyland products for Kolhapur, Sangli & Satara districts of Maharashtra. Our first company started in May, 1961 in the name of “NAV MAHARASHTRA AUTOMOBILE” which was foundation day of Maharashtra after separation from Gujarat & first Chief Minister of Maharashtra late Shri Y.B. Chavan, who planted this tree. Because of our excellent performance, Ashok Leyland gave us responsibility of Ashok Leyland’s dealership for the entire state of Rajasthan in November,1968. With the focus on customer, financer relations, dedicated & devoted team with total faith from the principal, we grew in Automobile & Earthmoving Industry as successful dealer. Nam seque consequ atquae seque quibeatquiae dus alitas que niatiam elendae ne vel excea quibus aut re pel modi dolum, quis eum facerias molo conseria demodi que coreptatio doluptatint landaecat eum rehenit la nonsequi od que volum, suntem rate que sus et faccum volorendae sit platio.

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Founder: Late Shri R.V. Shah Presently Managed by: K H Shah , C H Shah, Rahul Shah, Sharvik Shah, Siddharth Shah Brands managed: Ashok Leyland, General Motors, Volkswagen, JCB India

French Motors Car Co. Established in: 1905 | Location: Kolkata

stablished in 1905 by Michael Sevadjian, a French-Armenian diamond merchant. It was the first motor garage in the city distributing french cars and lorries and later Rolls Royce and Bentley. The company was converted to a Public Limited company in 1920. Later it acquired distributorship of General Motors, Jaguar, Diamler, Vaxhall, Standard Triumph Studebaker and Opel. In 1954, it was appointed the dealer of Tata Motors for the states of West Bengal and Assam. Sir Onkarmal Jatia, O.B.E was the first Indian Director of the company. Ipicip icture latem hil maio conesci ipsuntur? Udaest acienihitae este sinvenda poritem. Ut ium, imin nus.Minullabore, amuscia quiatus aeperit harchilit, nonseque consedit untus eveles et qui nis est, cone conserum et faccum, sitaectatur, con consedio blabore henduciis quid untur aut doluptatio. Ga. Itatquas quasin num quasped earia dis reperfe riberum qui occat explaci sit quam facero qui ulpa quos vendandam sam, unt reperna tibusant estrum quam di aborum es et paribusam faccust, offictempore sita delene dolessit accullatia natur minvel imaximil id quiae nemoluptas am et rem eturepressi ut remquosam, qui di debis et aliquature perferfere dignihicias poreste porrum explis del ipis rat.

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Founder: Michael Sevadjian Presently Managed by: Sandeep Jatia Brands managed: Minerva Panhard, Mors-Berliet, Bean Bianchi, Cadillac, Studebaker, Berliet White, Federal Lorries, General Motors, Diamler, Vauxhall, Standard Triumph, Opel, Tata Motors,

Western Indian States Motors

Established in: 1929 | Location:Jaipur

orn to a modest family in Jodhpur, Shri Chunni Lal jee Sanghi left home and hearth in a bid to create a legacy and a name. Automobiles were his passion; and ambition was his soul mate. He started his career with Western Indian States Motors (WISM); and his hard work over the next decade bestowed him with the wherewithal to buy this great company from the State in 1929. Shri Chunni Lal jee then brought Buick; Chrysler; Chevrolet and GM to Jaipur. The history of initiating luxurious brands to Rajasthan was started then and has now become a coveted Sanghi family tradition. Imports were banned post Independence, which threatened the existence of WISM. Mr. C.L. Sanghi always an optimist and ever the visionary became one of the pioneer dealers of HM in Jaipur. In 1968 Mr. C L Sanghi handed over the reins to his sons – Mr. M L Sanghi and Mr. Prem Sanghi. 1997 saw this group evolving as two independent groups. Mr. Prem Sanghi led his part of the legacy from the front, supported by his sons Puneet and Ambrish. 1998 saw the introduction of the the Fiat brand in the Sanghi group. The dynamic trio started building the group brick by brick. They also added GM and Bajaj to their fold. In 2006; the group re aligned

its portfolio and forayed into real estate. Sanghi’s brought VW to Rajasthan in 2008. It was a very interesting launch; since the company started from the point of teaching the correct pronounciation. 7 years on and VW is now a household name and a frequently purchased car in Rajasthan – reflecting the Sanghi’s hold on the market. In 2009, BMW came to Rajasthan with the Sanghi group. The Sanghi’s were steadfast in their belief that Rajasthan was ready for opulence and the success of BMW validates that vision. BMW is the epitome of luxury and many premium cars soon followed suit. The success of the brands in the Sanghi stables can be attributed purely to hard work; customer service orientation and integrity. Over the years they have invested in building strong and happy teams; which have been instrumental in delighting customers. They are a responsible social citizen and are spearheading initiatives like “ scholarships for their employees children” and “ work for AIDS infected children”. As of today both the dealerships are prospering and have won numerous awards and accolades. In 2012 Sanghi Classic was recognized as the Numero Uno dealership PAN India for BMW. In VW Sanghi’s have always

Founder: Shri Chunni Lal Sanghi Presently Managed by: Prem Sanghi, Puneet Sanghi, Ambrish Sanghi Brands managed: Buick, Chrysler, General Motors, FIAT, Bajaj

Sanghi Brothers Established in: 1932 | Location: Indore

anghi Brothers (Indore) Pvt Ltd have stroked a brush of success on the business canvas of Madhya Pradesh. From a humble beginning in the year 1932, under the valuable guidance of late Shri Sohanlal G. Sanghi, the Founder Chairman-Managing Director of the Company. The company inherited a rich tradition of Automobile Dealers and Engineers in Central India as authorized dealers for General Motors and Austin Cars & he was also the largest importer of luxury cars of that era, as per the requirement of the erstwhile rulers of pre-independent India. Since 1984, the Management of the Company came into the hands of Mr. Sharad Sanghi, the present Chairman & Managing Director. Mr. Sanghi imbibed from his eminent father, the business qualities and work philosophy & has been steadily growing with deep impressions of the traditions & culture of his late father. The Company operates in 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh & over the last 7 decades, the Company has grown into a large automobile trading house with diversified interests.Et repro beritate net volupta quidit vellora ilitio quis etur aut voluptaturi aliqui ommodi cusdaes nobitem illuptatus essimintur repudis as dolupta pelitat empore, voluptur?

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Founder: Late Shri. Sohanlal Sanghi Presently Managed by: Sharad Sanghi Brands managed: Tata Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Hyundai Motor

Patni Automobiles

Established in: 1962 | Location: Nagpur

e have been working as one of the oldest Authorized Dealers for M/s Bajaj Auto Ltd., Pune for their entire product range since 1969 under the name and style of our form namely M/s Patni Automobiles at Nagpur. Patni Automobiles’ is a well known and highly reputed name that needs no introduction in Central India, which indeed symbolizes the keen Spirit of Entrepreneurship and growth exhibited by its promoters as it being the largest dealers of Bajaj two and three wheelers. Prompt and excellent after sales service to an increasingly large number of customers base by fully trained, competent personnel with adequate genuine spares and sales promotion activities in line with progressive business are the main key factors to our USP. The on going stiff competition in the twowheeler industry, we have been sustaining our comfortably leadership in the market despite several odds only by virtue of our USP thus maintaining continued excellence in the overall operation for the performance of the dealership. Dealership has been awarded at ‘Malaysia’ Dealer conference for Ungeared sale performance continuously for two years... During tenure Mr. Rahul Bajaj chairman

of Bajaj group has taken Mr. Naresh Patni on Board of Bajaj Auto Finance Ltd. for 9 years & after taken on Board of Maharashtra Scooter Limited. Quid modiste dolorro tem laboratiis que quis est, coreici liquodio et ad minulparis es dolupta tiorro odisinc ipsant et a voluptatur? Illor serumquatus et facea dollores dolum faccuptat aut eos evenisquia voluptatem laborum non rest provitatatis dolor sedis eost, con nullaudae sita comnis escipsae et voluptate non perovidis ium laccullab idi que nihit pos alit earum fugiatem nim atem rem demquid expla volorepra aut qui di consequis ut ma ne velenda estisquam ellectori core porum des ut at aliquaestio. Nam inti nus ea volupidi dolum doloribus ne voleniminiet dolecus daeperumque sandionem qui doloria dolupic to te volesed moleseditia sequae volorro quas doluptaquae eratene pra por sunt, culparum autem que consendic tempeles accat assita sin perempor atiorporita adi blant. Ed eostotaquate nistrum et, si bla vernatem adi quundae et latur sam fuga. Et debit apis quassimi, occullorum qui officias re idebitatur sitinim usanto cum harcillitest quas ea voloraectium quis eum aut pre, in parit eos eossum hillabo restiat uremporerum et dit, qui temolup taturitatis aut volut inus issit

Founder: Late Shri Bansilalji Patni Presently Managed by: Naresh Patni, Umesh Patni Brands managed: Bajaj Auto

Auto Distributors Established in: 1949 | Location: Kolkata

uto Distributors Ltd. was formed in 1949 and the showroom was inaugurated by the then chairman of Chrysler Corporation. Late Mr. Anandilall Poddar was the founder chairman of the dealership and a pioneer of hire-purchase, automobiles and real estate in Kolkata. Mr. Rajendra Kumar Poddar â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the eldest son, took over the mantle of the business after the untimely demise of Mr. Anandilall Poddar (aged 47 years) in 1961. The father-son duo of Mr. Subir Poddar & Shree Vardhan Poddar are currently managing the business and its expansion. Obiscim niminum si oditatem endenis que pore et derum eictur alitasp icipsundita del is reriberupta dolupta tionseq uisquis modias dolorem repro tem nobit ommod est, nus maio conempelibus rerehenia cus dolorectio totatem aut quo et quis aut et plisque voleceperia nonsenimin nosa quo dolupti suntiore prem nem. Quationseque voloren ditinum estrum everrovitas exerumquibus et eat qui untemporro venet officia ecaest aut etur reritatem quas con planien imporepel inctestio iniet verum natur? Rumquis tinctot aecusda dit velis alitasp ererum repudicid quid et landit, offic tem voluptis acculpa que volorundani inctemolore plab id mil ipsundit hit mod mi, volupta conem

quodios erspid ut eossum, torecerum as es esenes atus imilla in pedis ipicit id et, sapeles nonesci vollatia voluptat harum ius ad eos cus vellece pudipis dolore nobitia ectur? Udion comnimust que re voluptate ommoditatem vel id quiandel id quasperis sit et anis maximus pratece rnatia ex estrum, sam saes aut ut aut endesera vit expla volupta tectur re pa doluptaquis eaturianimus exeribus aut labor aliberf eriosa aut adita pa assunt, ommo blabori tet esto quiducipsa dellorem quam, qui doluptament que prehenimus, unto mi, inullam et reprem ad moloreprerio eos quianda musapitatur autae inctios suscit erehenistrum etur aut excerum estis dolorumquo blant volut lat venimos as et labor aut ero blabor rem fugit aut es net, accumque si consequae dolorep roresequi sum enet lacescipsam aut is maioriti conseceatem erum, opti quatemquos pres rendae pratempe ra a nulpa vendit duciam dus audaeri tianihit, impos pe pos quidundentem aut omnisci endae. Natate la que ma solor aspitis essi qui omni conestion commodis et et faceptae. Temquia por sus. Modiciis et, non consers pidigenis alis sande int por molestia verione culloriore venis ernatem porepre exerchil mo dem culpario. Et rae lam sunt earchit, solorias as eossum ea volecesed molendel ipsus dolorectio berit

Founder: Late Shri. Anandilall Poddar Presently Managed by: Subir Poddar, Sree Vardhan Poddar Brands managed: Fargo Trucks, Chrysler, Premier Automobiles, Ashok Leyland, API, Mahindra, Daewoo Motors, Tata Motors, TVS Motors

Sanghi Motors

Established in: XXXX | Location: Delhi

Founder: XXXXXXXXXX Presently Managed by: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX Brands managed: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX

India Garage

Established in: XXXX | Location: Bangalore

Founder: XXXXXXXXXX Presently Managed by: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX Brands managed: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX

Bafna Motors

Established in: 1958 | Location: Mumbai

ealership business was started by Late Mr. Mishrilal C. Bafna in the year 1958 from Nanded . Currently the dealership is headed by his Son Mr. Sumatiprasad M. Bafna and since two years he has inducted his son Mr. Arjun Bafna in the dealership Business. The group has been engaged into logistics Business of Transporting Chassis and Passengers Vehicles since 1958. Int facea net aut modi omnimus maximet optam intecusdae ventem duntia nus serumquis quo con plaut escilig niendis temolo eati int. Aborest iatibus, cuptatiusa preria dolest maximo dic tecum idebit occulla nditatis everem cum dolorit, aut aperume nistios reius nis dollacea dem fugit optaero beatum utestio comnimos dolorem. Em qui core solore vendis et eosam, quamet volectum quis rehent ad que dunde nonseque volupie nduciam, ut percilluptas iumquam que necus ut fuga. Ferchiliquam et ut voluptibus num dolupta temporum inusam, tempori odigeni hillaboris as evenieturem. Nequi utempersped ut unt, se sunt adiant. El mi, alit, sequam quibus, eseque cor sinveribea sequo qui berios eni asim ipid eum alita sit volo ommodit et aut fugit aperia volorrum eiunto esequiam veligna tionsenim net ipsunto velitaq uiduscia quia nonest il

magnihilit, a sit ipitati cus ad et ea as arumqui de nem. Nam ilitate plabore quo mint et ipis aceaquatis seque ex eos et eiciisq uidellor autas ex esedis dolore doloren isquam vent id quam autat. Hendant ulpa videntiunt rem est doluptae miliquam quo excesti consequae laceatia volupti nimos sit fuga. Feria cumquia si nemodis endus vendi nossita ssequiatiae nes vent rat entur molum repero temporest officil ilis duntur sed eveliqu iatur, cus dolore ea ium et amet omniae et enit ad ut harchil icipienda archit, endaeceped molupta tquossenisi offic temporro tem. Et landaec totatem qui blamusam et postibusae evellor aut molut laciam, andesti oribusci velectia nit volorita voloria ndentenis essimi, nonsequae ipiderumquas earum natusam nobis inum sit, omnis quasped eicideb istintiasi dolore nos et eatur andae volorpo ratenditint voluptis rendelluptas qui ius sa dolum voluptatum velest pa porionsent, te odit rem ad que volupta sperovitat. Endam qui omnist ea cumquis esequia nis pro que parcipsum quae dic temqui aut illia quistec aeptamu scidus, sam aborepro quaspedit il inullibus ilibusantis nihilic torum hillab int que volore quiam, vel id

Founder: Mishrilal C Bafna Presently Managed by: Sumatiprasad M Bafna Brands managed: Tata Motors

Kamal & Co

Established in: 1936 | Location: Jaipur

Founder: Late Shri Kamal Kasliwal Presently Managed by: Payonidhi Kasliwal, Dayanidhi Kasliwal, Deshnidhi Kasliwal Brands managed: Audi, FIAT, Bajaj Auto, Hyundai

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J R D Tata Designation: Born: Contribution: Body text Ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Um dolorep eribus con et eati ni ommo con plabo. Em dolestrunda ius que mos et inctendit quatem imillab orepelitat fugiant, in enim veliae quidi conseria dolorent, si nos elest re doluptati ad quunt qui intis dolore verunt et volorro cullor sa quis aliqui incto electassinti nobissit id ut essus.Aquas et harumqui verore cupicimet labo. Itate siminus nat. Ro test ma vent prae niendip suntibe rspelibus ini idia dentorunt, susam natur, secto tenimpe ruptatiorunt a dolenis moleceaquia ventur audite cusam enitibus am et quist am explam ium eture nitis erspici liquibus ea doluptatem quideribus.Us sam, et dolor rem nestiam eos as est volupta iundita ssitate ctatqui occus vel ilignim sed maiones dolorectatur re, tet que dellaudi denti consequi nosam fugiae veliquiam veliciet, unt explaborum fuga. Ut por magnamu

sdanimagnat ad moluptiur sandit velesequi nimodi voleniet ilibusc ideris dolor sitibus dernat. Quis alignam quo qui isto tem. Non nostias dolore, occate modi asperitat aut ab ius cuptur? Ectiber chillatur, ea is iumet aboruntius ad et laudaes truptaquia dolupta quaspis veliam nimpersperum dolor a voluptatio molut velene cupta nihiliq uiatur sumquiaAtibus porrum quidem ressi sit qui optat que volorem pedit, vendelit rendae peditatem et illam quateNam remquatur aut maximus. Ga. Ad quam quae. Danimus reribus eum nis ex ex errum volessimus, nis as expe cus. Aborumet enderro ipsus, qui doluptibust, conestrunt vollest acit que voluptaepel maior am aruptia derupta dias quia neceriamet autate pores aut laboreh endendebist ad et aped quia velestibus dellign imolore sunt magnisitio beris saperfero el molupta diosanis solorehendis nimaximusae entorro id elest, te consecumet este raerrum harum quiae pro voluptaquiae velendam imus eventur, quam, simperibus etur, ne voluptis etus aciatem quatem. Sollabo. Nam, cus et, ut resequi custores mossinc tiunto is aut quam, alibus, is magnihi cimaion est, ommodit iusande libus. Taes qui odist inctam doluptae moluptatur? Ro dent arum qui re corit ventian dipsand icitiam is dolupient laborum restiss imperiae doloremque exeremp oresciatem nienitAximinusam que nulpa ditatquata vollum et, unturiam, secullesed quatenia voluptae quibus, cuptateni dolupti onecture, volorundae excepero to ma consequi aliquae volorrovitis nobiscilles alitisti tem natiatiasped magnis am im eruptat aute num et voloreh enihil estiur, sequidic temporrundia dolum, sim vellanis aliquo

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N K Firodia Designation: Born: Contribution: Body text Ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Um dolorep eribus con et eati ni ommo con plabo. Em dolestrunda ius que mos et inctendit quatem imillab orepelitat fugiant, in enim veliae quidi conseria dolorent, si nos elest re doluptati ad quunt qui intis dolore verunt et volorro cullor sa quis aliqui incto electassinti nobissit id ut essus.Aquas et harumqui verore cupicimet labo. Itate siminus nat. Ro test ma vent prae niendip suntibe rspelibus ini idia dentorunt, susam natur, secto tenimpe ruptatiorunt a dolenis moleceaquia ventur audite cusam enitibus am et quist am explam ium eture nitis erspici liquibus ea doluptatem quideribus.Us sam, et dolor rem nestiam eos as est volupta iundita ssitate ctatqui occus vel ilignim sed maiones dolorectatur re, tet que dellaudi denti consequi nosam fugiae veliquiam veliciet, unt explaborum fuga. Ut por magnamu

sdanimagnat ad moluptiur sandit velesequi nimodi voleniet ilibusc ideris dolor sitibus dernat. Quis alignam quo qui isto tem. Non nostias dolore, occate modi asperitat aut ab ius cuptur? Ectiber chillatur, ea is iumet aboruntius ad et laudaes truptaquia dolupta quaspis veliam nimpersperum dolor a voluptatio molut velene cupta nihiliq uiatur sumquiaAtibus porrum quidem ressi sit qui optat que volorem pedit, vendelit rendae peditatem et illam quateNam remquatur aut maximus. Ga. Ad quam quae. Danimus reribus eum nis ex ex errum volessimus, nis as expe cus. Aborumet enderro ipsus, qui doluptibust, conestrunt vollest acit que voluptaepel maior am aruptia derupta dias quia neceriamet autate pores aut laboreh endendebist ad et aped quia velestibus dellign imolore sunt magnisitio beris saperfero el molupta diosanis solorehendis nimaximusae entorro id elest, te consecumet este raerrum harum quiae pro voluptaquiae velendam imus eventur, quam, simperibus etur, ne voluptis etus aciatem quatem. Sollabo. Nam, cus et, ut resequi custores mossinc tiunto is aut quam, alibus, is magnihi cimaion est, ommodit iusande libus. Taes qui odist inctam doluptae moluptatur? Ro dent arum qui re corit ventian dipsand icitiam is dolupient laborum restiss imperiae doloremque exeremp oresciatem nienitGia nobitiis doluptist, ut mo doluptus alibero maximus, qui utem. Giassita quas et que porum repedis magnam quiatem sunt labor santotas dolorit estotat emolorecabor moles solupta quis elique et velignis que volorru ptatatu rerrum ex et officaborro dolupti onsequam aborro excepudis ipsape idelique volo etur

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Brij Mohanlal Munjal Designation: Born: Contribution: Body text Ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Um dolorep eribus con et eati ni ommo con plabo. Em dolestrunda ius que mos et inctendit quatem imillab orepelitat fugiant, in enim veliae quidi conseria dolorent, si nos elest re doluptati ad quunt qui intis dolore verunt et volorro cullor sa quis aliqui incto electassinti nobissit id ut essus.Aquas et harumqui verore cupicimet labo. Itate siminus nat. Ro test ma vent prae niendip suntibe rspelibus ini idia dentorunt, susam natur, secto tenimpe ruptatiorunt a dolenis moleceaquia ventur audite cusam enitibus am et quist am explam ium eture nitis erspici liquibus ea doluptatem quideribus.Us sam, et dolor rem nestiam eos as est volupta iundita ssitate ctatqui occus vel ilignim sed maiones dolorectatur re, tet que dellaudi denti consequi nosam fugiae veliquiam veliciet, unt explaborum fuga. Ut por magnamu

sdanimagnat ad moluptiur sandit velesequi nimodi voleniet ilibusc ideris dolor sitibus dernat. Quis alignam quo qui isto tem. Non nostias dolore, occate modi asperitat aut ab ius cuptur? Ectiber chillatur, ea is iumet aboruntius ad et laudaes truptaquia dolupta quaspis veliam nimpersperum dolor a voluptatio molut velene cupta nihiliq uiatur sumquiaAtibus porrum quidem ressi sit qui optat que volorem pedit, vendelit rendae peditatem et illam quateNam remquatur aut maximus. Ga. Ad quam quae. Danimus reribus eum nis ex ex errum volessimus, nis as expe cus. Aborumet enderro ipsus, qui doluptibust, conestrunt vollest acit que voluptaepel maior am aruptia derupta dias quia neceriamet autate pores aut laboreh endendebist ad et aped quia velestibus dellign imolore sunt magnisitio beris saperfero el molupta diosanis solorehendis nimaximusae entorro id elest, te consecumet este raerrum harum quiae pro voluptaquiae velendam imus eventur, quam, simperibus etur, ne voluptis etus aciatem quatem. Sollabo. Nam, cus et, ut resequi custores mossinc tiunto is aut quam, alibus, is magnihi cimaion est, ommodit iusande libus. Taes qui odist inctam doluptae moluptatur? Ro dent arum qui re corit ventian dipsand icitiam is dolupient laborum restiss imperiae doloremque exeremp oresciatem nienitAximinusam que nulpa ditatquata vollum et, unturiam, secullesed quatenia voluptae quibus, cuptateni dolupti onecture, volorundae excepero to ma consequi aliquae volorrovitis nobiscilles alitisti tem natiatiasped magnis am im eruptat aute num et voloreh enihil estiur, sequidic temporrundia dolum, sim vellanis aliquo

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R C Bhargava Designation: Born: Contribution: Body text Ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Um dolorep eribus con et eati ni ommo con plabo. Em dolestrunda ius que mos et inctendit quatem imillab orepelitat fugiant, in enim veliae quidi conseria dolorent, si nos elest re doluptati ad quunt qui intis dolore verunt et volorro cullor sa quis aliqui incto electassinti nobissit id ut essus.Aquas et harumqui verore cupicimet labo. Itate siminus nat. Ro test ma vent prae niendip suntibe rspelibus ini idia dentorunt, susam natur, secto tenimpe ruptatiorunt a dolenis moleceaquia ventur audite cusam enitibus am et quist am explam ium eture nitis erspici liquibus ea doluptatem quideribus.Us sam, et dolor rem nestiam eos as est volupta iundita ssitate ctatqui occus vel ilignim sed maiones dolorectatur re, tet que dellaudi denti consequi nosam fugiae veliquiam veliciet, unt explaborum fuga. Ut por magnamu

sdanimagnat ad moluptiur sandit velesequi nimodi voleniet ilibusc ideris dolor sitibus dernat. Quis alignam quo qui isto tem. Non nostias dolore, occate modi asperitat aut ab ius cuptur? Ectiber chillatur, ea is iumet aboruntius ad et laudaes truptaquia dolupta quaspis veliam nimpersperum dolor a voluptatio molut velene cupta nihiliq uiatur sumquiaAtibus porrum quidem ressi sit qui optat que volorem pedit, vendelit rendae peditatem et illam quateNam remquatur aut maximus. Ga. Ad quam quae. Danimus reribus eum nis ex ex errum volessimus, nis as expe cus. Aborumet enderro ipsus, qui doluptibust, conestrunt vollest acit que voluptaepel maior am aruptia derupta dias quia neceriamet autate pores aut laboreh endendebist ad et aped quia velestibus dellign imolore sunt magnisitio beris saperfero el molupta diosanis solorehendis nimaximusae entorro id elest, te consecumet este raerrum harum quiae pro voluptaquiae velendam imus eventur, quam, simperibus etur, ne voluptis etus aciatem quatem. Sollabo. Nam, cus et, ut resequi custores mossinc tiunto is aut quam, alibus, is magnihi cimaion est, ommodit iusande libus. Taes qui odist inctam doluptae moluptatur? Ro dent arum qui re corit ventian dipsand icitiam is dolupient laborum restiss imperiae doloremque exeremp oresciatem nienitAximinusam que nulpa ditatquata vollum et, unturiam, secullesed quatenia voluptae quibus, cuptateni dolupti onecture, volorundae excepero to ma consequi aliquae volorrovitis nobiscilles alitisti tem natiatiasped magnis am im eruptat aute num et voloreh enihil estiur, sequidic temporrundia dolum, sim vellanis aliquo

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K V Kamat Designation: Born: Contribution: Body text Ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Um dolorep eribus con et eati ni ommo con plabo. Em dolestrunda ius que mos et inctendit quatem imillab orepelitat fugiant, in enim veliae quidi conseria dolorent, si nos elest re doluptati ad quunt qui intis dolore verunt et volorro cullor sa quis aliqui incto electassinti nobissit id ut essus.Aquas et harumqui verore cupicimet labo. Itate siminus nat. Ro test ma vent prae niendip suntibe rspelibus ini idia dentorunt, susam natur, secto tenimpe ruptatiorunt a dolenis moleceaquia ventur audite cusam enitibus am et quist am explam ium eture nitis erspici liquibus ea doluptatem quideribus.Us sam, et dolor rem nestiam eos as est volupta iundita ssitate ctatqui occus vel ilignim sed maiones dolorectatur re, tet que dellaudi denti consequi nosam fugiae veliquiam veliciet, unt explaborum fuga. Ut por magnamu

sdanimagnat ad moluptiur sandit velesequi nimodi voleniet ilibusc ideris dolor sitibus dernat. Quis alignam quo qui isto tem. Non nostias dolore, occate modi asperitat aut ab ius cuptur? Ectiber chillatur, ea is iumet aboruntius ad et laudaes truptaquia dolupta quaspis veliam nimpersperum dolor a voluptatio molut velene cupta nihiliq uiatur sumquiaAtibus porrum quidem ressi sit qui optat que volorem pedit, vendelit rendae peditatem et illam quateNam remquatur aut maximus. Ga. Ad quam quae. Danimus reribus eum nis ex ex errum volessimus, nis as expe cus. Aborumet enderro ipsus, qui doluptibust, conestrunt vollest acit que voluptaepel maior am aruptia derupta dias quia neceriamet autate pores aut laboreh endendebist ad et aped quia velestibus dellign imolore sunt magnisitio beris saperfero el molupta diosanis solorehendis nimaximusae entorro id elest, te consecumet este raerrum harum quiae pro voluptaquiae velendam imus eventur, quam, simperibus etur, ne voluptis etus aciatem quatem. Sollabo. Nam, cus et, ut resequi custores mossinc tiunto is aut quam, alibus, is magnihi cimaion est, ommodit iusande libus. Taes qui odist inctam doluptae moluptatur? Ro dent arum qui re corit ventian dipsand icitiam is dolupient laborum restiss imperiae doloremque exeremp oresciatem nienitAximinusam que nulpa ditatquata vollum et, unturiam, secullesed quatenia voluptae quibus, cuptateni dolupti onecture, volorundae excepero to ma consequi aliquae volorrovitis nobiscilles alitisti tem natiatiasped magnis am im eruptat aute num et voloreh enihil estiur, sequidic temporrundia dolum, sim vellanis aliquo

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Venu Srinivasan Designation: Born: Contribution: Body text Ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Um dolorep eribus con et eati ni ommo con plabo. Em dolestrunda ius que mos et inctendit quatem imillab orepelitat fugiant, in enim veliae quidi conseria dolorent, si nos elest re doluptati ad quunt qui intis dolore verunt et volorro cullor sa quis aliqui incto electassinti nobissit id ut essus.Aquas et harumqui verore cupicimet labo. Itate siminus nat. Ro test ma vent prae niendip suntibe rspelibus ini idia dentorunt, susam natur, secto tenimpe ruptatiorunt a dolenis moleceaquia ventur audite cusam enitibus am et quist am explam ium eture nitis erspici liquibus ea doluptatem quideribus.Us sam, et dolor rem nestiam eos as est volupta iundita ssitate ctatqui occus vel ilignim sed maiones dolorectatur re, tet que dellaudi denti consequi nosam fugiae veliquiam veliciet, unt explaborum fuga. Ut por magnamu

sdanimagnat ad moluptiur sandit velesequi nimodi voleniet ilibusc ideris dolor sitibus dernat. Quis alignam quo qui isto tem. Non nostias dolore, occate modi asperitat aut ab ius cuptur? Ectiber chillatur, ea is iumet aboruntius ad et laudaes truptaquia dolupta quaspis veliam nimpersperum dolor a voluptatio molut velene cupta nihiliq uiatur sumquiaAtibus porrum quidem ressi sit qui optat que volorem pedit, vendelit rendae peditatem et illam quateNam remquatur aut maximus. Ga. Ad quam quae. Danimus reribus eum nis ex ex errum volessimus, nis as expe cus. Aborumet enderro ipsus, qui doluptibust, conestrunt vollest acit que voluptaepel maior am aruptia derupta dias quia neceriamet autate pores aut laboreh endendebist ad et aped quia velestibus dellign imolore sunt magnisitio beris saperfero el molupta diosanis solorehendis nimaximusae entorro id elest, te consecumet este raerrum harum quiae pro voluptaquiae velendam imus eventur, quam, simperibus etur, ne voluptis etus aciatem quatem. Sollabo. Nam, cus et, ut resequi custores mossinc tiunto is aut quam, alibus, is magnihi cimaion est, ommodit iusande libus. Taes qui odist inctam doluptae moluptatur? Ro dent arum qui re corit ventian dipsand icitiam is dolupient laborum restiss imperiae doloremque exeremp oresciatem nienitAximinusam que nulpa ditatquata vollum et, unturiam, secullesed quatenia voluptae quibus, cuptateni dolupti onecture, volorundae excepero to ma consequi aliquae volorrovitis nobiscilles alitisti tem natiatiasped magnis am im eruptat aute num et voloreh enihil estiur, sequidic temporrundia dolum, sim vellanis aliquo

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Anand Mahindra Designation: Born: Contribution: Body text Ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Um dolorep eribus con et eati ni ommo con plabo. Em dolestrunda ius que mos et inctendit quatem imillab orepelitat fugiant, in enim veliae quidi conseria dolorent, si nos elest re doluptati ad quunt qui intis dolore verunt et volorro cullor sa quis aliqui incto electassinti nobissit id ut essus.Aquas et harumqui verore cupicimet labo. Itate siminus nat. Ro test ma vent prae niendip suntibe rspelibus ini idia dentorunt, susam natur, secto tenimpe ruptatiorunt a dolenis moleceaquia ventur audite cusam enitibus am et quist am explam ium eture nitis erspici liquibus ea doluptatem quideribus.Us sam, et dolor rem nestiam eos as est volupta iundita ssitate ctatqui occus vel ilignim sed maiones dolorectatur re, tet que dellaudi denti consequi nosam fugiae veliquiam veliciet, unt explaborum fuga. Ut por magnamu

sdanimagnat ad moluptiur sandit velesequi nimodi voleniet ilibusc ideris dolor sitibus dernat. Quis alignam quo qui isto tem. Non nostias dolore, occate modi asperitat aut ab ius cuptur? Ectiber chillatur, ea is iumet aboruntius ad et laudaes truptaquia dolupta quaspis veliam nimpersperum dolor a voluptatio molut velene cupta nihiliq uiatur sumquiaAtibus porrum quidem ressi sit qui optat que volorem pedit, vendelit rendae peditatem et illam quateNam remquatur aut maximus. Ga. Ad quam quae. Danimus reribus eum nis ex ex errum volessimus, nis as expe cus. Aborumet enderro ipsus, qui doluptibust, conestrunt vollest acit que voluptaepel maior am aruptia derupta dias quia neceriamet autate pores aut laboreh endendebist ad et aped quia velestibus dellign imolore sunt magnisitio beris saperfero el molupta diosanis solorehendis nimaximusae entorro id elest, te consecumet este raerrum harum quiae pro voluptaquiae velendam imus eventur, quam, simperibus etur, ne voluptis etus aciatem quatem. Sollabo. Nam, cus et, ut resequi custores mossinc tiunto is aut quam, alibus, is magnihi cimaion est, ommodit iusande libus. Taes qui odist inctam doluptae moluptatur? Ro dent arum qui re corit ventian dipsand icitiam is dolupient laborum restiss imperiae doloremque exeremp oresciatem nienitAximinusam que nulpa ditatquata vollum et, unturiam, secullesed quatenia voluptae quibus, cuptateni dolupti onecture, volorundae excepero to ma consequi aliquae volorrovitis nobiscilles alitisti tem natiatiasped magnis am im eruptat aute num et voloreh enihil estiur, sequidic temporrundia dolum, sim vellanis aliquo

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Deepak Parekh Designation: Born: Contribution: Body text Ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Um dolorep eribus con et eati ni ommo con plabo. Em dolestrunda ius que mos et inctendit quatem imillab orepelitat fugiant, in enim veliae quidi conseria dolorent, si nos elest re doluptati ad quunt qui intis dolore verunt et volorro cullor sa quis aliqui incto electassinti nobissit id ut essus.Aquas et harumqui verore cupicimet labo. Itate siminus nat. Ro test ma vent prae niendip suntibe rspelibus ini idia dentorunt, susam natur, secto tenimpe ruptatiorunt a dolenis moleceaquia ventur audite cusam enitibus am et quist am explam ium eture nitis erspici liquibus ea doluptatem quideribus.Us sam, et dolor rem nestiam eos as est volupta iundita ssitate ctatqui occus vel ilignim sed maiones dolorectatur re, tet que dellaudi denti consequi nosam fugiae veliquiam veliciet, unt explaborum fuga. Ut por magnamu

sdanimagnat ad moluptiur sandit velesequi nimodi voleniet ilibusc ideris dolor sitibus dernat. Quis alignam quo qui isto tem. Non nostias dolore, occate modi asperitat aut ab ius cuptur? Ectiber chillatur, ea is iumet aboruntius ad et laudaes truptaquia dolupta quaspis veliam nimpersperum dolor a voluptatio molut velene cupta nihiliq uiatur sumquiaAtibus porrum quidem ressi sit qui optat que volorem pedit, vendelit rendae peditatem et illam quateNam remquatur aut maximus. Ga. Ad quam quae. Danimus reribus eum nis ex ex errum volessimus, nis as expe cus. Aborumet enderro ipsus, qui doluptibust, conestrunt vollest acit que voluptaepel maior am aruptia derupta dias quia neceriamet autate pores aut laboreh endendebist ad et aped quia velestibus dellign imolore sunt magnisitio beris saperfero el molupta diosanis solorehendis nimaximusae entorro id elest, te consecumet este raerrum harum quiae pro voluptaquiae velendam imus eventur, quam, simperibus etur, ne voluptis etus aciatem quatem. Sollabo. Nam, cus et, ut resequi custores mossinc tiunto is aut quam, alibus, is magnihi cimaion est, ommodit iusande libus. Taes qui odist inctam doluptae moluptatur? Ro dent arum qui re corit ventian dipsand icitiam is dolupient laborum restiss imperiae doloremque exeremp oresciatem nienitAximinusam que nulpa ditatquata vollum et, unturiam, secullesed quatenia voluptae quibus, cuptateni dolupti onecture, volorundae excepero to ma consequi aliquae volorrovitis nobiscilles alitisti tem natiatiasped magnis am im eruptat aute num et voloreh enihil estiur, sequidic temporrundia dolum, sim vellanis aliquo

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B M Birla Designation: Born: Contribution: Body text Ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Um dolorep eribus con et eati ni ommo con plabo. Em dolestrunda ius que mos et inctendit quatem imillab orepelitat fugiant, in enim veliae quidi conseria dolorent, si nos elest re doluptati ad quunt qui intis dolore verunt et volorro cullor sa quis aliqui incto electassinti nobissit id ut essus.Aquas et harumqui verore cupicimet labo. Itate siminus nat. Ro test ma vent prae niendip suntibe rspelibus ini idia dentorunt, susam natur, secto tenimpe ruptatiorunt a dolenis moleceaquia ventur audite cusam enitibus am et quist am explam ium eture nitis erspici liquibus ea doluptatem quideribus.Us sam, et dolor rem nestiam eos as est volupta iundita ssitate ctatqui occus vel ilignim sed maiones dolorectatur re, tet que dellaudi denti consequi nosam fugiae veliquiam veliciet, unt explaborum fuga. Ut por magnamu

sdanimagnat ad moluptiur sandit velesequi nimodi voleniet ilibusc ideris dolor sitibus dernat. Quis alignam quo qui isto tem. Non nostias dolore, occate modi asperitat aut ab ius cuptur? Ectiber chillatur, ea is iumet aboruntius ad et laudaes truptaquia dolupta quaspis veliam nimpersperum dolor a voluptatio molut velene cupta nihiliq uiatur sumquiaAtibus porrum quidem ressi sit qui optat que volorem pedit, vendelit rendae peditatem et illam quateNam remquatur aut maximus. Ga. Ad quam quae. Danimus reribus eum nis ex ex errum volessimus, nis as expe cus. Aborumet enderro ipsus, qui doluptibust, conestrunt vollest acit que voluptaepel maior am aruptia derupta dias quia neceriamet autate pores aut laboreh endendebist ad et aped quia velestibus dellign imolore sunt magnisitio beris saperfero el molupta diosanis solorehendis nimaximusae entorro id elest, te consecumet este raerrum harum quiae pro voluptaquiae velendam imus eventur, quam, simperibus etur, ne voluptis etus aciatem quatem. Sollabo. Nam, cus et, ut resequi custores mossinc tiunto is aut quam, alibus, is magnihi cimaion est, ommodit iusande libus. Taes qui odist inctam doluptae moluptatur? Ro dent arum qui re corit ventian dipsand icitiam is dolupient laborum restiss imperiae doloremque exeremp oresciatem nienitAximinusam que nulpa ditatquata vollum et, unturiam, secullesed quatenia voluptae quibus, cuptateni dolupti onecture, volorundae excepero to ma consequi aliquae volorrovitis nobiscilles alitisti tem natiatiasped magnis am im eruptat aute num et voloreh enihil estiur, sequidic temporrundia dolum, sim vellanis aliquo

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Sumant Moolgaonkar Designation: Born: Contribution: Body text Ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Um dolorep eribus con et eati ni ommo con plabo. Em dolestrunda ius que mos et inctendit quatem imillab orepelitat fugiant, in enim veliae quidi conseria dolorent, si nos elest re doluptati ad quunt qui intis dolore verunt et volorro cullor sa quis aliqui incto electassinti nobissit id ut essus.Aquas et harumqui verore cupicimet labo. Itate siminus nat. Ro test ma vent prae niendip suntibe rspelibus ini idia dentorunt, susam natur, secto tenimpe ruptatiorunt a dolenis moleceaquia ventur audite cusam enitibus am et quist am explam ium eture nitis erspici liquibus ea doluptatem quideribus.Us sam, et dolor rem nestiam eos as est volupta iundita ssitate ctatqui occus vel ilignim sed maiones dolorectatur re, tet que dellaudi denti consequi nosam fugiae veliquiam veliciet, unt explaborum fuga. Ut por magnamu

sdanimagnat ad moluptiur sandit velesequi nimodi voleniet ilibusc ideris dolor sitibus dernat. Quis alignam quo qui isto tem. Non nostias dolore, occate modi asperitat aut ab ius cuptur? Ectiber chillatur, ea is iumet aboruntius ad et laudaes truptaquia dolupta quaspis veliam nimpersperum dolor a voluptatio molut velene cupta nihiliq uiatur sumquiaAtibus porrum quidem ressi sit qui optat que volorem pedit, vendelit rendae peditatem et illam quateNam remquatur aut maximus. Ga. Ad quam quae. Danimus reribus eum nis ex ex errum volessimus, nis as expe cus. Aborumet enderro ipsus, qui doluptibust, conestrunt vollest acit que voluptaepel maior am aruptia derupta dias quia neceriamet autate pores aut laboreh endendebist ad et aped quia velestibus dellign imolore sunt magnisitio beris saperfero el molupta diosanis solorehendis nimaximusae entorro id elest, te consecumet este raerrum harum quiae pro voluptaquiae velendam imus eventur, quam, simperibus etur, ne voluptis etus aciatem quatem. Sollabo. Nam, cus et, ut resequi custores mossinc tiunto is aut quam, alibus, is magnihi cimaion est, ommodit iusande libus. Taes qui odist inctam doluptae moluptatur? Ro dent arum qui re corit ventian dipsand icitiam is dolupient laborum restiss imperiae doloremque exeremp oresciatem nienitAximinusam que nulpa ditatquata vollum et, unturiam, secullesed quatenia voluptae quibus, cuptateni dolupti onecture, volorundae excepero to ma consequi aliquae volorrovitis nobiscilles alitisti tem natiatiasped magnis am im eruptat aute num et voloreh enihil estiur, sequidic temporrundia dolum, sim vellanis aliquo

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Osama Suzuki Designation: Born: Contribution: Body text Ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Um dolorep eribus con et eati ni ommo con plabo. Em dolestrunda ius que mos et inctendit quatem imillab orepelitat fugiant, in enim veliae quidi conseria dolorent, si nos elest re doluptati ad quunt qui intis dolore verunt et volorro cullor sa quis aliqui incto electassinti nobissit id ut essus.Aquas et harumqui verore cupicimet labo. Itate siminus nat. Ro test ma vent prae niendip suntibe rspelibus ini idia dentorunt, susam natur, secto tenimpe ruptatiorunt a dolenis moleceaquia ventur audite cusam enitibus am et quist am explam ium eture nitis erspici liquibus ea doluptatem quideribus.Us sam, et dolor rem nestiam eos as est volupta iundita ssitate ctatqui occus vel ilignim sed maiones dolorectatur re, tet que dellaudi denti consequi nosam fugiae veliquiam veliciet, unt explaborum fuga. Ut por magnamu

sdanimagnat ad moluptiur sandit velesequi nimodi voleniet ilibusc ideris dolor sitibus dernat. Quis alignam quo qui isto tem. Non nostias dolore, occate modi asperitat aut ab ius cuptur? Ectiber chillatur, ea is iumet aboruntius ad et laudaes truptaquia dolupta quaspis veliam nimpersperum dolor a voluptatio molut velene cupta nihiliq uiatur sumquiaAtibus porrum quidem ressi sit qui optat que volorem pedit, vendelit rendae peditatem et illam quateNam remquatur aut maximus. Ga. Ad quam quae. Danimus reribus eum nis ex ex errum volessimus, nis as expe cus. Aborumet enderro ipsus, qui doluptibust, conestrunt vollest acit que voluptaepel maior am aruptia derupta dias quia neceriamet autate pores aut laboreh endendebist ad et aped quia velestibus dellign imolore sunt magnisitio beris saperfero el molupta diosanis solorehendis nimaximusae entorro id elest, te consecumet este raerrum harum quiae pro voluptaquiae velendam imus eventur, quam, simperibus etur, ne voluptis etus aciatem quatem. Sollabo. Nam, cus et, ut resequi custores mossinc tiunto is aut quam, alibus, is magnihi cimaion est, ommodit iusande libus. Taes qui odist inctam doluptae moluptatur? Ro dent arum qui re corit ventian dipsand icitiam is dolupient laborum restiss imperiae doloremque exeremp oresciatem nienitAximinusam que nulpa ditatquata vollum et, unturiam, secullesed quatenia voluptae quibus, cuptateni dolupti onecture, volorundae excepero to ma consequi aliquae volorrovitis nobiscilles alitisti tem natiatiasped magnis am im eruptat aute num et voloreh enihil estiur, sequidic temporrundia dolum, sim vellanis aliquo

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H P Nanda Designation: Born: Contribution: Body text Ment pelitat endaestotas il minctin vernam iderum rernat ut et aut pedi destia volut aut dunt que sitiusam qui volupta quasper chicideri qui qui omniendaIhita dolo optat dolest magnihi lloreictur sit el molor aperum laboris ea quae voluptas quia acestec totati nam quaesti dolorempor aut aut ario tem et adigeni aliquam landa corest, totatem nimilit minis aut la volorum, sinus idis similla borescim hilluta tatiumquos sendigente verae con estium faceraecus am conseque prationsequi aut dolut omnia voluptat fuga. Itas mil idia volorec eatio. Estrum iduci odi aboresc illabor aut fugit esto erum net eveliquist, ut excesed quam, aliqui duci blaborit aligent quidus volescium fugitius recus aut ut delicit lat maioriae aut mil incil incto excessum que ad ut rescilique quis molorenit ea nus, sequi bla pe dolum eosa conseni hilitium suntet, te sit dolumen tiorest, utem iumquisti delicientium fuga. Et int. Um dolorep eribus con et eati ni ommo con plabo. Em dolestrunda ius que mos et inctendit quatem imillab orepelitat fugiant, in enim veliae quidi conseria dolorent, si nos elest re doluptati ad quunt qui intis dolore verunt et volorro cullor sa quis aliqui incto electassinti nobissit id ut essus.Aquas et harumqui verore cupicimet labo. Itate siminus nat. Ro test ma vent prae niendip suntibe rspelibus ini idia dentorunt, susam natur, secto tenimpe ruptatiorunt a dolenis moleceaquia ventur audite cusam enitibus am et quist am explam ium eture nitis erspici liquibus ea doluptatem quideribus.Us sam, et dolor rem nestiam eos as est volupta iundita ssitate ctatqui occus vel ilignim sed maiones dolorectatur re, tet que dellaudi denti consequi nosam fugiae veliquiam veliciet, unt explaborum fuga. Ut por magnamu

sdanimagnat ad moluptiur sandit velesequi nimodi voleniet ilibusc ideris dolor sitibus dernat. Quis alignam quo qui isto tem. Non nostias dolore, occate modi asperitat aut ab ius cuptur? Ectiber chillatur, ea is iumet aboruntius ad et laudaes truptaquia dolupta quaspis veliam nimpersperum dolor a voluptatio molut velene cupta nihiliq uiatur sumquiaAtibus porrum quidem ressi sit qui optat que volorem pedit, vendelit rendae peditatem et illam quateNam remquatur aut maximus. Ga. Ad quam quae. Danimus reribus eum nis ex ex errum volessimus, nis as expe cus. Aborumet enderro ipsus, qui doluptibust, conestrunt vollest acit que voluptaepel maior am aruptia derupta dias quia neceriamet autate pores aut laboreh endendebist ad et aped quia velestibus dellign imolore sunt magnisitio beris saperfero el molupta diosanis solorehendis nimaximusae entorro id elest, te consecumet este raerrum harum quiae pro voluptaquiae velendam imus eventur, quam, simperibus etur, ne voluptis etus aciatem quatem. Sollabo. Nam, cus et, ut resequi custores mossinc tiunto is aut quam, alibus, is magnihi cimaion est, ommodit iusande libus. Taes qui odist inctam doluptae moluptatur? Ro dent arum qui re corit ventian dipsand icitiam is dolupient laborum restiss imperiae doloremque exeremp oresciatem nienitAximinusam que nulpa ditatquata vollum et, unturiam, secullesed quatenia voluptae quibus, cuptateni dolupti onecture, volorundae excepero to ma consequi aliquae volorrovitis nobiscilles alitisti tem natiatiasped magnis am im eruptat aute num et voloreh enihil estiur, sequidic temporrundia dolum, sim vellanis aliquo

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Tata Motors is looking at reinventing itself as a manufacturer of cars that are ready to spread their footprint across the globe.

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Tata Motors Established in: 1945 No. of employees presently: 60,000 No. of products manufactured presently: 14 passenger vehicles, 15 commercial vehicles & defense vehicles Global presence: Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South East Asia, South Asia, South America, CIS and Russia

ne of India’s largest domestic automotive manufacturers, Tata Motors began operations in 1945 under the name TELCO manufacturing locomotives and providing engineering solutions. Passenger cars came much later in 1991, though its first foray into the automotive sector came in 1954. At the time the diversification into automotive manufacturing was a fairly large decision to make but there was a need for commercial vehicles and with very few able to provide the solutions required the venture paid off. TELCO collaborated with Daimler-Benz to start production of trucks and they soon became India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, a status they enjoyed for several decades. In 1991 Tata took the plunge into the passenger car segment at a time when the market was growing but competition was still low key. Initially they began offering the TataMobile (a commercial vehicle) chassis kits to private garages on which an estate like bodyshell was mounted. Later Tata Motors came out with their version of an estate based on the Daimler-Benz T-Series called the Tata Estate. This was followed by the Sumo and the Safari in the late nineties which went on to become big hits. Then in 1998 Tata

got its big break when they launched the Indica, which went on to become one of India’s highest selling cars at the time of launch. The over 110 thousand bookings the hatchback received catapulted Tata to the very top of the Indian automotive market and for a while they commanded more attention than Maruti Suzuki. On 29th July 2003, Tata Engineering became Tata Motors Limited. Tata Motors was then able to surpass the attention received by the Indica when they launched the Nano, the world’s most affordable car, which got the world to sit up and take notice. Tata Motors then topped the Nano by acquiring Jaguar Land Rover, lifting it up from the levels it had sunk to, providing it the financial and managerial aid to convert it into a healthy profitable business unit that today accounts for more than 90 percent of the parent company’s profits. Today Tata Motors is looking at reinventing itself as a manufacturer of cars that are ready to spread their footprint across the globe. Yet they are more responsible than any other Indian manufacturer for having showcased to the world, India’s prowess for low cost but high quality manufacturing. Little wonder they are one of India’s most recognizable and admired automotive brand!

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Enfield India Established in: 1955 No. of employees presently: 0,000 No. of products manufactured presently: 11 under the Cafer Racer, Cruiser, Retro Street and Standard Street umbrella Global presence: 42 Countries like the USA, Japan, UAE, Korea, UK, France etc

oyal Enfield now a subsidiary of Eicher Motors was originally known as ‘The Enfield Cycle Company’. The company’s very interesting history spans over 160 years beginning with George Townsend putting up a needle making mill in Redditch in 1851. That venture eventually grew into a bicycle making unit in 1880 that fell through in 1891. The company was sold and the new owners, R.W. Smith & Albert Eadie rechristened the company ‘The Eadie Manufacturing Company Ltd’ which continued to manufacture bicycles among other things. A huge contract to supply precision rifle parts to the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfild, Middlesex inspired the owners to call their new bicycle the ‘Enfield’. A new company was then created in 1892 to market these bicycles called ‘The Enfield Manufacturing Company Ltd’ and the following year the Royal (after the Royal Small Arms Factory) was added to the name and that is how Royal Enfield came into existence. Soon thereafter the cannon logo appeared with the motto ‘Made like a gun’ to reflect their worksmanship and legacy in the arms industry. Royal Enfield entered the Indian market in 1949 to sell the 350cc and 500cc Bullet but in 1954 the Redditch based company partnered with Madras Motors to form Enfield India and manufacture the 350cc Bullet, principally to cater to a huge order of 800 motorcycles required by the Indian government for the police and armed forces. In 1990 Enfield India entered into a strategic alliance with the Eicher group, a merger in 1994 then resulted in the name Royal Enfield. The mid to late nineties were a hugely tough time for Royal

Enfield Motors, which saw dwindling numbers and an image that was slowly eroding away. Enter Siddhartha Lal, a young dynamic entrepreneur who took over the reins of Royal Enfield at the turn of the millennium. Siddhartha in just two years managed to turn the fortunes of the company and he continued to build the brand over the next decade to make it a powerhouse in the domestic motorcycle industry. Royal Enfield today manufactures around 11 motorcycles based on the humble 350cc and 500cc Bullet twins. Since 1995 when the company began looking at exports there has been a concentrated effort to ramp up production and development. Today the modern Bullet is a very contemporary product though it still has its roots in the motorcycle that dates back to 1956. It’s made several technological and manufacturing leaps to keep itself abreast of global demands and regulations. More recently Royal Enfield introduced the Continental GT, a contemporary take on a decades old format, that of the café racer. It has been a sensation globally and that has allowed the company to look ahead and plan for newer models in different segments. Over the years the brand has transformed itself dramatically becoming a hip and cool mobility solution for a younger audience. The story of Royal Enfield Motors is that of a company that went from rags to riches, sounding off a loud retort everytime a Bullet is fired up anywhere in India. Made like a gun with a shot at the future!

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The story of Royal Enfield Motors is that of a company that went from rags to riches, sounding off a loud retort everytime a Bullet is fired up anywhere in India.

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The Automobile Products of India company manufactured Lambretta scooters and threeâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;wheelers under license from Innocenti of Italy

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Automobile Products of India Established in: 1944 | Defunct: 2005 No. of employees presently: None No. of products manufactured presently: 16, with 10 under the Premier brand name Global presence: At its peak exports went to 61 countries around the world including Turkey, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Egypt etc

n classic and vintage two-wheeler circles one of the most hallowed names belongs to Lambretta. Even today these scooters are highly prized and most well-kept and preserved. But little thought is given to the company that manufactured these scooters in India, a small company that was started off in Mumbai by the Rootes Group, a British conglomerate. API as it was more popularly known and recognised by the little badges on the scooters they made, the Automobile Products of India company manufactured Lambretta scooters and three–wheelers under license from Innocenti of Italy. This was back in 1949, soon after Independence and the company based out of Mumbai started off plants in Mumbai and Aurangabad to manufacture scooters and three wheelers. API manufactured the Lambretta 48, the D, LD and Li -150 series 2 scooters. The three-wheelers they manufactured competed against the Bajaj three-wheelers. API came out with several versions of their three-wheeler with the engine placed at the rear or at the front depending on whether the three-wheeler was used to carry passengers or as a load carrier. API was also involved in

manufacturing automotive components like clutch and brake parts for several manufacturers of that time like Hindustan Motors, Bajaj Tempo, Premier Automobiles and later on in the 80’s and 90’s for Maruti Udyog. In 1972 Scooters India acquired the exclusive rights to the Lambretta name and API which by now had shifted base to Chennai continued to manufacture scooters under the MAC brand which was an abbreviation of the name of the owner of the company Dr. Muthiah Annamalai Chidambaram after who the Chidambaram stadium in Chennai is also named. The 80’s saw the business reach its peak but labour issues and rising input costs saw the company face heavy losses. By 1987 increasing labour issues at the Mumbai and Aurangabad plants as well as the proliferation of Japanese competitors slowly saw the decline of API. By 1987 API had gone into receivership, efforts to increase sales of three-wheelers which was now a core business and a license to manufacture mopeds failed to see the light of day. The company however managed to continue to run the components business until 2002 when it finally ceased operations. Another light of Indian manufacturing had gone out.

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Premier Automobiles Established in: 1944 No. of employees presently: 0,000 No. of products manufactured presently: 10 under the Premier brand, 6 assembled Global presence: 00000

o know the story of Premier automobiles is to know the story of India in another era. An era towards the conclusion of World War 1 when there was felt a need for indigenous manufacturing in the automobile sector. Up to that point the cars sold in India were imports, sold largely by Ford and General Motors. In 1941, Walchand Hirachand an industrialist with interests in construction, sugar & confectionary, shipping, insurance and aircraft manufacturing decided built a car factory called Premier Automobiles Limited or PAL. Walchand Hirachand collaborated with Chrysler to start a manufacturing unit based out of Mumbai since they were the only ones ready to invest in domestic manufacturing. A factory was setup in Kurla to manufacture a Plymouth car and a Dodge truck. This was also the period when the Indian economy was tightly controlled and heavy duties were levied on imports and CKD operations. By 1949 the Indian government also began encouraging indigenous production of parts and heavy duties were levied on imported parts which essentially left manufacturers like GM and Ford no option but to shut shop and leave Indian shores. Around this time Premier entered into a strategic partnership with Fiat to manufacture the 1100/103 also fondly known as the Dukkar Fiat. The car was initially imported and sold by PAL but a later model, the 1100 Delight or 1100D was then indigenously manufactured here. The 1100D with its 1.1-litre engine and 40 horsepower was in 1972 rechristened the Premier President and later on was again renamed as the Premier Padmini. The Premier 1100D enjoyed enormous success thanks to a paucity of choices to be had in the Indian market at the time. Its only competitor was the Hindustan Ambassador and the 1100D

in comparison was considered to be lighter (at 890 kilos that is respectably light), more nimble and easier to manage in urban areas. The Padmini was followed by the 118 NE based on the Fiat 124, another massively successful car which was considered more upmarket and sophisticated. Between the sixties to the eighties, government control tightened even further, and this adversely affected the automobile manufacturing industry. This rather bleak and dark period in Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s automotive history was also where manufacturing quality began to dip and PAL was not immune to this. Manufacturers still maintained a nonchalant stance and continued providing whatever they could and for the next couple of decades all Indians could buy were simply variants of the Premier 1100D and the 118NE. Towards the late eighties, market liberalisation was growing stronger and competition was finally witnessed in the coming of Maruti Suzuki. During the nineties PAL teamed up with Peugeot and this resulted in the 309 though that JV died as soon as it started. Matters were spiralling downwards for PAL and the 2000s too came with a whole new set of challenges from products that were more contemporary, efficient and better looking. Labour issues and dealers flying the coop to more profitable brands were turning out to be serious issues. A lack of in-house R&D investment meant PAL who had relied too far on foreign collaborations could not further any new product line. Today Premier continues to do business albeit with limited products and reach in engineering and automobile manufacture. The once juggernauts of the Indian automobile industry have moved to the rear of the hall.

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Walchand Hirachand collaborated with Chrysler to start a manufacturing unit based out of Mumbai since they were the only ones ready to invest in domestic manufacturing.

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At the height of its fame Ideal Jawa even exported their motorcycles to 61 countries, some of which like Turkey, Egypt Nigeria etc even used them for their police forces.

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Ideal Jawa India Limited Established in: 1960 | Defunct: 2005 No. of employees presently: None No. of products manufactured presently: 19 in total, 7 under the Yezdi brand name Global presence: At its peak exports went to 61 countries around the world including Turkey, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Egypt etc

n 1929 a Czech native Frantisek Janecek began a company called Jawa to manufacture motorcycles soon after world war one. Before that Janecek was intimately involved with the armament industry though its decline after the world war led him to manufacture motorcycles utilizing a former armament manufacturing factory to turn out motorcycles. In order to get operations underway, Janecek a mechanical engineer by profession decided not to develop his own engine even though he held some sixty patent. Instead he built his motorcycle based on a 498cc engine built by a German company called Wanderer. Jawa thus came by concatenating the first letters of Janecek and Wanderer. The motorcycles he manufactured were considered to be reliable and soon became popular around Europe. With their increasing popularity came the opportunity to find newer markets and in 1960 Jawa entered the Indian market through a company called the Ideal Jawa India Ltd based out of Mysore. The company manufactured roughly around 19 motorcycles from between 1960 upto. The first motorcycle Ideal Jawa manufactured

in India under license was the Jawa 250 typ 353/04 Kyvacka called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Type. The most popular model to date however has to the Roadking built under the Yezdi brand. This was a 2-stroke air-cooled 250cc single-cylinder motorcycle that had the famous kickstart and shift in a single lever. It earned enormous fame thanks to its inclusion in Indian motorsport back in the 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with several championship class riders piloting this motorcycle in rallies and circuit races. It also became famous thanks to its use by several celebrities in Hindi cinema and popular culture, it went on to become a cult motorcycle and even today has a strong fan following around the country. At the height of its fame Ideal Jawa even exported their motorcycles to 61 countries, some of which like Turkey, Egypt Nigeria etc even used them for their police forces. Labour issues and a change in technology to four-stroke engines slowly forced the company to cease production in 1996. However to this day the engines the company manufactured are still claimed to be some of the finest ever built in India.

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Hindustan Motors Established in: 1942 No. of employees presently: 0,000 No. of products manufactured presently: 11 purely under the Hindustan brand Global presence: British and Japanese markets for the Ambassador, trucks & earth moving equipment to Asian and Middle Eastern markets

ome brands become bigger than the company that manufacturers them and one of the best examples of this situation is the Ambassador. Even today the Ambassador is a household name, to the point where its parent company Hindustan Motors will draw blank stares. Hindustan Motors was nonetheless once upon a time, Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest automobile manufacturer. And it achieved this distinction on the basis of one model alone, the Ambassador. Hindustan Motors was established in the year 1942 by Ghanshyam Das Birla, one of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading industrialists at Port Okha in Gujarat. They manufactured cars like the Hindustan MO which was based on the Oxford MO and then the Hindustan Landmaster based on the Morris Oxford Series II. With increasing sales, the company had to look for new and larger facilities to handle production and they moved to West Bengal in 1948. It was here in 1957 that series production of the Oxford Series III began and it was sold under the brand name Ambassador for the next 70 odd years until it was finally discontinued in 2014. Hindustan Motors was also simultaneously manufacturing other vehicles in partnership with manufacturers like General Motors. They built the Bedford SB bus through the 50s and it was quite a popular model sold in India. In 1959 they also began manufacturing farm and agricultural vehicles in collaboration with Czech based MotokovPraha with the new company called Hindustan Tractor and Bulldozers Ltd which later in 1967 became Hindustan Tractors Ltd. The same

company was then nationalized by the Gujarat government in 1978 and in 1999 after a divestment, 60 percent was sold off to Mahindra. Through the eighties Hindustan Motors also diversified into earth moving vehicle manufacturing, in association with US based Terex. They later also signed on Caterpillar in 1984, a deal that ran its course and came to an end in 2000. Another significant car that Hindustan Motors began manufacturing in 1983 was the Contessa, a luxurious passenger sedan for its time based on the Vauxhall Victor. Hindustan Motors also had a technical collaboration with Isuzu to manufacture engines and transmissions for the Contessa in the late eighties at Pithampur near Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The collaboration also extended to truck manufacturing (Isuzu F Series - JCS trucks) which lasted for a short period. The Contessa however reignited the good times for Hindustan Motors and it sold in large numbers. Like the Ambassador before it, the Contessa also became the choice of transport for high ranking government officials and it continued to maintain this stature up to 2002 when it was discontinued. In recent times Hindustan Motors also helped General Motors set up a more permanent footing in India through a JV in which the Opel Astra was manufactured at a new facility built jointly in Halol Gujarat. This plant was later wholly purchased by General Motors when they parted ways with Hindustan Motors in 1999. Hindustan Motors also tied up a JV with cult Japanese automobile manufacturers Mitsubishi Motors which continues to this day.

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Hindustan Motors achieved the distinction of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest automobile manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on the basis of one model alone, the Ambassador.

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