M&M to develop four new platforms for tractors along with Mitsubishi

The partners are looking to start from 13 horsepower going up all the way to 70 horsepower, for markets like the US, Southeast Asia, India and Japan

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd is set to come out with a new range of tractors, developed in collaboration with Mitsubishi of Japan, to further strengthen its position both in the domestic and overseas markets. The project is developed by Mitsubishi Mahindra Ag machinery teams in Japan and the Mahindra Research Valley teams in Chennai. The partners are planning to create four new platforms.

Rajesh Ganesh Jejurikar, Additional Director & Executive Director of Automotive and Farm Sectors, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, said, "K2 is an ambitious and a significant project aimed at creating a lightweight global platform--something that we don't have