Template:List of Hindustan Motors ModelsHindustan Motors is an automobile manufacturer from India. It is part of the Birla group of industries.
It is the producer of the famous Ambassador car, widely used as a taxicab and as a government limousine. One of the original three car manufacturers in India, founded in 1942, it was a leader in car sales until the 1980s, when the industry was opened up from protection.
Hindustan has a joint venture with Mitsubishi, producing versions of the Lancer and Pajero, but is best known for its own models.
Models[]
Models manufactured by Hindustan Motors are :
- Hindustan Ambassador - The Ambassador design is based on the British 1948 Morris Oxford.
- Hindustan Contessa - based on the British Vauxhall Victor, which ceased production in 1978, but with an Isuzu engine.
- Lancer - in collaboration with Mitsubishi.
- Pajero - an SUV in collaboration with Mitsubishi.
- Pushpak, Trekker and Porter - Multiutility Vehicles.
- MASCOT T-480 FC - commercial truck.
- RTV - trucks made in collaboration with OKA Motor Company, Australia. This truck can adapted for school bus, ambulance, etc.
Plants[]
- Uttarpara, West Bengal (near Kolkata)
- Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh (near Indore)
- Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu (near Chennai)
- Hosur, Tamil Nadu (near Bangalore)
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