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Mahindra & Mahindra plans to stick to its strategy of offering premium and differentiated vehicles, comprising internal combustion engine-powered SUVs and electric vehicles, in order to further strengthen its presence in the domestic passenger vehicle segment, according to a top company executive. The Mumbai-based auto major has no immediate plans to introduce CNG and other alternate fuel technologies in its product range as it wants to stick to its core brand identity and cater to a customer base which seeks differentiated products. "Our focus has been ICE and electric, and we are fairly growing in these areas. In our personal vehicle portfolio, the customers want to have differentiated products; they do not want to be in the mass market," Mahindra & Mahindra President - Automotive Business R Velusamy told PTI in an interaction. He noted that the company remains firmly focussed on the SUV segments with plans to drive in multiple models over the next four years. The automaker,
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd expects to open the first property under its luxury leisure hospitality brand 'Mahindra Signature Resorts' in the later part of FY27, according to its Managing Director & CEO Manoj Bhat. The company, which last week announced plans to enter the luxury leisure hospitality segment, has earmarked an investment of Rs 1,000 crore for the same. With its foray into the leisure hospitality segment, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL) has increased its total number of targeted rooms to 12,000 by FY30, across the new and existing vacation ownership businesses, from the previously announced 10,000 keys. "The first location will be at Theog in Himachal Pradesh, and then we are looking at two to three priority regions. One is north India...then we are looking at one or two destinations in the south and a couple of destinations in Maharashtra right now," Bhat told PTI. He was responding to a query on the expansion plans for Mahindra ...
Mahindra Group on Saturday named its seven-seater electric SUV as XEV 9S. Built on Mahindra's advanced purpose-built INGLO platform, the latest electric SUV from the home-grown automobile major is set for world premier at the 'Scream Electric' event in Bengaluru on November 27, which also will mark one year of Mahindra's all-electric journey and its growing INGLO portfolio, the company said. "Mahindra has officially unveiled the name of its next all-electric SUV-XEV 9S designed to bring together power, presence, and pure electric performance, the XEV 9S marks a new chapter in Mahindra's all-electric evolution," it said in a statement.
Realty firm Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd has reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 47.91 crore for the second quarter of this fiscal year. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 14.01 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 33.06 crore during July-September period of 2025-26 fiscal from Rs 15.96 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, according to a regulatory filing on Friday. Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd's development footprint spans 53.30 million sq ft (saleable area) of completed, ongoing and forthcoming residential projects across seven Indian cities. It also has over 5,000 acres of ongoing and forthcoming projects under development/management at its integrated developments/industrial clusters across four locations. The company is the real estate arm of the large business conglomerate Mahindra Group.
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Saturday reported a 26 per cent growth in its overall auto sales at 1,20,142 units in October this year. Domestic passenger vehicle sales grew by 31 per cent to 71,624 units in October as compared to 54,504 units in the same month last year, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) said in a regulatory filing. Commercial vehicle sales in the domestic market stood at 31,741 units, registering a growth of 14 per cent, it added. "In October, we achieved SUV sales of 71,624 units, a growth of 31 per cent, which is the highest SUV sales we have clocked ever in a month," M&M CEO, Automotive Division, Nalinikanth Gollagunta said. On the farm equipment business front, M&M said total tractor sales in October were at 73,660 units, as against 65,453 units for the same period last year, up 13 per cent. Domestic tractor sales were at 72,071 units, as against 64,326 units in October 2024, up 12 per cent, it added. Exports for the month stood at 1,589 units, ...
Airbus has awarded a contract to Mahindra Aerostructures to manufacture the main fuselage of the H125 helicopters as the aerospace major boosts its Make In India efforts. The latest development comes less than five months after the company awarded the contract to Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt Ltd (MASPL) for manufacturing the main fuselage for H130 helicopters in April. "The production contracts for the H125 and H130 aerostructures to MASPL firmly integrate India into Airbus Helicopters' global value chain, strengthening the country's 'Make in India' initiative," Airbus said in a release on Thursday. Airbus Helicopters has awarded MASPL, as an additional source, the contract to manufacture the main fuselage of the H125 helicopters and the industrialisation will begin immediately at the MASPL facility in Bengaluru, with the first fuselage delivery targeted for 2027, the release said. Financial details were not disclosed. The H125 is one of the world's best-selling single-engine ...
Mahindra & Mahindra is scouting for a land parcel to set up a greenfield manufacturing plant to ramp up production to cater to the domestic and export markets, according to a senior company executive. The Mumbai-based auto major has unveiled its all-new modular, multi-energy NU IQ platform that will support a new range of SUVs, with the first product roll-out expected in 2027. The multi-energy platform has been engineered to address untapped white spaces across India and global markets. The new platform is in addition to the company's already announced product pipeline on existing platforms. In an interaction with PTI, Mahindra & Mahindra Auto Division CEO Nalinikanth Gollagunta said the company is looking to scale up production capacity at its Chakan-based plant by 2.4 lakh units. "We'll need more capacity than that. So, we are in the process of finding sites where we can put out a greenfield additional capacity," he noted. When asked about the expected timelines to set up ...
The public listing of Mahindra group-backed Classic Legends, the maker of iconic brands Yezdi, Jawa and BSA, is a reality, and a timeline of 12-18 months is a possibility, as it seeks to create a credible mid-market global brand, according to its MD and co-founder Anupam Thareja. The company -- which has an R&D centre for electric vehicles in the UK, supported by the government there -- is ready with its electric motorcycle, but will launch it only when the market is ready, especially in terms of charging infrastructure, he told PTI. When asked if a public listing of Classic Legends is on the distant horizon, Thareja said, "Not at all. In fact, you will be happy and surprised that we just gave stock options...We also have investors in this company. So listing is a reality, and it has nothing to do with unlocking shareholder value. It is the way this is constructed. This is a global company we are creating". Stressing that the company chose to launch the BSA brand first in the UK ..
Mahindra & Mahindra is gearing up to roll out new SUVs to cater to both domestic and export markets as part of its Vison 2027, group CEO and MD Anish Shah said on Friday. Speaking at an event, which showcased company's new platforms and growth strategy, he noted that the automaker has become number one player in SUVs outpacing global giants. "Today, I am honoured to unveil our bold new vision for 2027 that will become the backbone of our next generation of world-beating SUVs, engineered right here in India, for India and the world," Shah stated. He stated that just five years ago the the company set out with bold ambitions to lead, not follow; to disrupt, not be disrupted; to place Indian ingenuity and resilience on the global stage. "From the rugged Thar to the sophisticated XUV700, from the Scorpio's legacy to our BEV electric range, we have transformed challenges into opportunities - outpacing global giants, becoming India's No 1 SUV company, via achieving record growth in SUV .
Mahindra Group CEO and MD Anish Shah has expressed confidence in the government's handling of trade talks with the US, saying he was hopeful of a strong and positive outcome for the country from the dialogue. With just a day left before his 25 per cent reciprocal trade tariffs take effect, US President Donald Trump is doubling down on his threat to impose even higher duties on India, accusing it of funding Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine through continued purchases of Russian oil. "For us, it is not very material," he said on the impact of US tariffs on the Mahindra group," said Shah in an interview with PTI Videos. Shah, who leads the USD 25 billion SUVs-to-software conglomerate, said the Indian government has always kept the overall interest of the country in mind and operated in a way that could get a good solution. Indian officials continue to negotiate with the US for a bilateral trade deal by October/November and see the higher duties on the country's exports to the US as a .
Mahindra & Mahindra plans to manage rare earth magnet supplies through alternative sourcing channels for the next nine months and will pursue 'engineering efforts' to address the raw material shortage situation amid growing product portfolio, according to a senior company executive. The imposition of export restrictions by China on key rare earth magnets has resulted in supply chain bottlenecks, impacting the user industries, including the auto and electronics sectors. The magnets are essential components across sectors like automobiles, household appliances, and renewable energy. "Basis, all the actions we have taken, FY26 is more or less managed. We have to now work on some medium and long term actions," Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Group Chief Financial Officer Amarjyoti Barua told PTI in an interaction. The company has taken steps to build inventory through alternative sources to take care of the problem, he stated. "It has panned out well for us so far and we do not ...