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M&M Finance appoints Mahesh Rajaraman as CRO, to replace Mallika Mittal

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services on Tuesday said it has appointed Mahesh Rajaraman as Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of the company with effect from August 1, 2024. In a regulatory filing, Mahindra Finance said Mallika Mittal has tendered her resignation and ceased to be the CRO of the company with effect from May 17. Mittal would be exploring opportunities externally as per her resignation letter. Her resignation would be effective from close of business hours on November 16, 2024, when she would cease to be employee of the company, it added. The Non-banking Finance Company (NBFC) said in the interim period that Gaurav Verma, Head Underwriting & Product Policy, would exclusively oversee the risk management function and would be responsible for the responsibilities under the role of CRO until Rajaraman joins as the CRO. Rajaraman, who has been appointed for a 5-year term, holds 29 years of experience in the banking sector with demonstrated ability in leading and building ...

Mahindra XUV 3XO bookings to start tomorrow; check features, safety, price

Mahindra XUV 3X0 will start accepting bookings tomorrow, days after being launched in India. The bookings will officially begin on May 15. Here's all you need to know

Mahindra, Tata Motors receive record number of patent approvals in FY24

Domestic automobile majors Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors have received a record number of patent approvals for a wide spectrum of product and process innovations in the last financial year. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) received 674 approvals, its best-ever annual performance, while Tata Motors also witnessed the grant of 333 patents during the 2023-24 financial year. M&M said it has received a record 674 patents in 2023-24, with the majority coming in from the Indian Patent office. "We understand the importance of being future-ready; therefore, we have made significant R&D investments to ensure that we stay ahead of the curve in terms of technology and talent," M&M ED & CEO (Auto & Farm Sectors) Rajesh Jejurikar said. The auto major has so far been conferred 1,185 patents across multiple geographies. As of March 31, 2024, the company has 193 applications awaiting patent approval. Cumulatively, it has filed 2,212 patent applications to date. M&M's

Top 5 SUVs sold in January 2024, Tata Punch tops chart; check the full list

Top 5 SUVs sold in January 2024: Tata Punch sold the highest number of SUVs in India in January 2024. The company sold around 17,978 units last month

M&M January sales: Total vehicle sales rise 15%, reach 73,944 units

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Thursday said its total vehicle sales grew 15 per cent year-on-year to 73,944 units in January. The utility vehicle sales stood at 43,068 units in the previous month as against 32,915 vehicles sold in January last year, growing 31 per cent year-on-year, M&M Ltd said. The commercial vehicle domestic sales during the month under review stood at 23,481 units, a growth of 8 per cent over 21,724 units in January 2023. Its three-wheeler domestic sales, including electric three-wheelers, fell 14 per cent to 5,649 units compared to 6,562 vehicles sold in the year-ago period, the company said.

Mahindra expects to sustain growth momentum in SCV segment in FY25

Mahindra & Mahindra expects to sustain growth momentum in the small commercial vehicles segment in the next fiscal, as it looks to keep refreshing the range as per customer needs, a senior company official said on Thursday. The company on Thursday introduced the new Supro Profit Truck Excel series, available in both diesel and CNG Duo variants, priced between Rs 6.61 and Rs 6.93 lakh, respectively. The Small Commercial Vehicles (SCVs) are designed to cater to the needs of last-mile connectivity. "We are expecting the industry to grow 5-10 per cent next fiscal and we would like to do better than that," Mahindra Auto Vice President and Head of Sales Baneshwar Banerjee told PTI. He said the company keeps working towards continuous interventions in its product range as per customers' requirements. As part of that, the company plans to introduce air conditioning in its pick-up range in the coming months, Banerjee said. He noted that while the industry has witnessed a 22 per cent dip

Mahindra, Ontario Teachers' co-sponsor InvIT in renewable energy sector

Mahindra Group and global institutional investor Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board have co-sponsored an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) holding assets of 1.54 GW in the renewable energy space in India. The InvIT, Sustainable Energy Infra Trust (SEIT), is India's largest InvIT in the renewable energy space and has raised primary capital of Rs 1,365 crore as part of the initial offer of units (offer), Mahindra Group said in a statement. Several global and Indian investors, including Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), subscribed to the offer. SEIT made its debut on the National Stock Exchange on Monday. SEIT has been set up to focus on the growth of the renewable energy sector in India at scale. It holds operational renewable power assets seeded by Mahindra Susten with a generation capacity of approximately 1.54 GWp. The capital of Rs 897.8 crore made available to Mahindra Susten by way of an offer for sale of units of SEIT will help Mahindra Susten develop a fut

Automobile major M&M gets Rs 4.12 crore tax penalty; company to challenge

Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday said it has been imposed a penalty of Rs 4.12 crore over input tax credit claim and education cess credit balance carry forward from pre-GST regime to GST regime in relation to its two-wheeler business. In a regulatory filing, Mahindra & Mahindra said it has received an order from the office of the Deputy Commissioner, State Tax, Audit Wing, Indore-01, Madhya Pradesh imposing a penalty amounting to Rs 4,11,50,120 to the two-wheeler business of Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd (MTWL), which was demerged from MTWL and has since been merged with the company. One of the reasons for imposing the penalty is that the "invoices basis which Input Tax Credit (ITC) has been claimed by MTWL are not reported by vendors in GST returns and thus are not appearing in auto populated GSTR-2A". Also, another reason is that the "carry forward of Education Cess credit balance (is) not allowed from pre-GST regime to GST regime". Based on its assessment, M&M said "an appeal

Epitaph of a school of entrepreneurship

Four businessmen who died this year might have done things differently from today's founders

Few shares of Keshub, Sudha Mahindra in PMSL transferred to family members

The transmission disclosed herein involves a change in the shareholding/voting rights of PMSL as a result of the transmission of certain shares of PMSL, and does not pertain to shares of M&M directly

Mahindra and Mahindra, others to invest Rs 875 crore in two-wheeler unit

The 'Scorpio' car manufacturer, will invest 5.25 billion and the remaining will come from existing shareholders and new investors, Mahindra said in an exchange filing

M&M extends maternity leave policy to cover adoption, surrogacy

The new maternity benefits policy gives 6 months of flexible work option and 24 months of hybrid work option to all new mothers

Jeep likely to drive in petrol options for its entire Indian portfolio

India is the only country outside North America where Jeep makes four models locally, and also exports to other right-hand-drive markets around the world

M&M August sales up 19% overall, automaker reports 26% growth in SUVs

Farm equipment sales see 3% growth, while exports drop by 26% YoY; 3-wheeler sales up 47%

Tata Motors, Mahindra gain certificates for production-linked payouts

Indian automakers Tata Motors and Mahindra and Mahindra have received domestic value certificates, a metric key to qualifying for payouts under the nation's production-linked incentive scheme

Mahindra launches 7 lightweight 4WD OJA tractors, beginning at Rs 5.64 lakh

The tractors were developed in collaboration with Mitsubishi at an investment amounting to Rs 1,200 crore

M&M jumps 3% as Q1 results impresses Street; brokerages remain bullish

In the recently concluded quarter, the company's consolidated revenue rose 19 per cent YoY to Rs 33,892 crore

Mahindra Thar, XUV300, Bolero selling at up to Rs 73,000 off in July 2023

Select Mahindra dealerships in India are offering high discounts on different car models from Rs 5,000 to 73,000, which includes cash discounts and other benefits

Mahindra Q4 PAT at Rs 2,637 cr; FY23 profit rises 56% to Rs 10,282 cr

Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday said its consolidated profit after tax increased by 18 per cent to Rs 2,637 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, riding on the back of robust performance across automotive, farm equipment and financial services business verticals. The Mumbai-based company had reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 2,237 crore in the January-March quarter of 2021-22 fiscal. Revenue increased to Rs 32,366 crore for the fourth quarter of FY23, as compared to Rs 25,934 crore in the year-ago period. For the year ended March 31, 2023, the company posted a consolidated PAT of Rs 10,282 crore, up 56 per cent, from Rs 6,577 crore in FY22. The company said the FY23 profit is the highest-ever profit reported by the company in a fiscal year. Revenue rose to Rs 1,21,269 crore last fiscal, as against Rs 90,171 crore in 2021-22 fiscal, an increase of 34 per cent. "It has been a blockbuster year for the group. Auto led the way with record-breaking launches, as we regained .

Mahindra XUV700 fire: Company alleges tampering with original wiring

The visuals of the burning car had gone viral on social media. On May 22, Mahindra issued an official statement on the matter after conducting its preliminary investigation.