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Mahindra and Mahindra Limited (M&M) is an Indian multinational car manufacturing corporation headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.[3] It is one of the largest vehicle manufacturers by production in India and the largest manufacturer of tractors in the world. It is a part of the Mahindra Group, an Indian conglomerate.
It was ranked 21st on a list of top companies in India by Fortune India 500 in 2011. Its major competitors in the Indian market include Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland.
Mahindra & Mahindra was set up as a steel trading company in 1945 in Ludhiana as Mahindra & Mohammed by brothers Kailash Chandra Mahindra and J.C. Mahindra and Malik Ghulam Mohammed. After India gained independence and Pakistan was formed, Mohammed emigrated to Pakistan where he became that country's first finance minister. The company changed its name to Mahindra & Mahindra in 1948.[8] It eventually saw a business opportunity in expanding into manufacturing and selling larger MUVs, starting with the assembly under licence of the Willys Jeep in India. Soon established as the Jeep manufacturers of India, the company later commenced manufacturing light commercial vehicles (LCVs) and agricultural tractors.
Over the past few years, the company has taken interest in new industries and in foreign markets. They entered the two-wheeler industry by taking over Kinetic Motors in India.M&M also has a controlling stake in the REVA Electric Car Company and acquired South Korea's SsangYong Motor Company in 2011.In 2010–11 M&M entered in micro drip irrigation with the takeover of EPC Industries Ltd in Nashik.
In October 2014, Mahindra and Mahindra acquired a 51% controlling stake in Peugeot Motocycles.
In December 2015, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd and affiliate Tech Mahindra Ltd, through a special purpose vehicle (SPV), have agreed to buy a 76.06% stake in Italian car designer Pininfarina SpA, for €25.3 million (around Rs.186.7 crore).
In January 2017, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M) acquired a 75.1 equity stake in Hisarlar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (Hisarlar), a farm equipment company, marking its entry into Turkey.
In September 2017 Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd acquired Erkunt Traktor Sanayii AS, a Turkish tractor maker and its foundry business for ₹800 crore.
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