My Company: Mahindra & Mahindra
Origin
Mahindra
and an independent India began their rise together. In 1945, two enterprising
brothers named J.C. Mahindra and K.C. Mahindra joined forces with Ghulam
Mohammed and started Mahindra & Mohammed as a steel company in Mumbai.
Two years later, India won its independence, Ghulam Mohammed left the company
to become Pakistan’s first finance minister, and the Mahindra brothers ignited
the company's enduring growth with their decision to manufacture Willys jeeps
in Mumbai. The company’s new name???? Mahindra & Mahindra, of course.
Founders
1. J.C.
Mahindra
Jagdish Chandra Mahindra was born circa 1892 in Ludhiana, Punjab. The
eldest of nine children, the loss of his father at an early age placed the
responsibility for the family on his shoulders. He believed strongly in the
power of education and ensured that all his brothers and sisters studied hard.
J.C. received his degree from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI).
J.C. started out his career with Tata Steel, serving as the senior Sales
Manager from 1929 to 1940. When the steel industry became critical during World
War II, the Government of India appointed him as the first Steel Controller of
India.
J.C. died tragically of a heart attack in 1951.
2. J.C.
Mahindra
Kailash Chandra Mahindra was born in 1894 in Ludhiana, Punjab, the
second of nine children. When their father died at an early age, his older
brother J.C. K.C. studied at Government College, Lahore where he showed early
promise of a brilliant scholastic career. Continuing his studies at Cambridge,
UK, he earned Honors, played hockey, and took a keen interest in rowing.
1942, K.C. was appointed Head of the Indian Purchasing Mission in the
United States. Returning to India in 1945, he was appointed the Chairman of the
Indian Coal Fields Committee of the Government of India and also of the
Automobile and Tractor panel. In 1946, K.C. moved to Bombay with his brother
J.C. to found Mahindra & Mohammed. Under his 13-year leadership as
Chairman, Mahindra & Mahindra established itself as a major Indian
industrial house in several sectors. He also served as Director of RBI, Air
India, and Hindustan Steel and Chairman of Indian Aluminium Company.
K.C. died in 1963.
3. M. G.
Muhammad
Malik Ghulam Muhammad born and hailing from Lahore, British-controlled
Punjab Province (now part of modern Pakistan), Ghulam Muhammad educated and
graduated from the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), and started his
professional career in accountancy from Mahindra and Mahindra Limited. In 1947,
Ghulam Muhammad joined the Indian Railway Services and initially worked as an
financial auditor at the Indian Ministry of Finance. Prior to independence of
Pakistan, Ghulam Muhammad settled back to his native city, and subsequently
elevated as country's first Finance minister. As Finance minister, he is
credited for drafting and formulating the Soviet-style high centralized plans
for the national economy, and presented the First Five-Years Plans in 1948.
After graduating from Aligarh Muslim University, he was among one of the
co-founders of the automobile conglomerate, the Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. in
1945.
Ghulam Muhammad's health deteriorated, and he took a leave of absence in
1955. The acting Governor-General, Iskander Mirza, dismissed him, and Ghulam
Muhammad died the next year in 1956
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Vision
To create a fully collaborative environment in which suppliers can
deliver exactly what the company needs, when it needs it, and at a competitive
cost.
“We don’t have a group-wide mission statement. Our core purpose is what
makes all of us want to get up and come to work in the morning” -Anand Mahindra
Mission
To create India's largest
automobile and automobile-related products distribution network by providing
dealers and customers with the largest choice of unique world-class products
and services.
Awards & Recognition
·
Bombay Chamber Good Corporate Citizen Award for 2006-07.
·
Business World FICCI-SEDF Corporate Social Responsibility Award – 2007
·
The Brand Trust Report ranked M&M as India's 68th Most Trusted Brand
in 2011 (from 16000 brands analysed) and 66th Most Trusted Brand in 2012 (from
17000 brands analyzed)
·
Deming Prize Japan
·
Quality Medal in 2007
·
Bluebytes News: Rated M&M as India's second Most Reputed Car Company
(reported in their study titled Reputation Benchmark Study conducted for the
Auto (Cars) Sector launched in April 2012.
Companies & Products
Companies
2. Mahindra Graphic Research Design
3. Mahindra Navistar Automotive
4. Mahindra Navistar Engines
5. Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles
6. Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers
7. Ssangyong Motor Company
Commercial Vehicles
1. Alfa
2. Gio
3. Mahindra
Navistar Trucks
4. Bolero
Maxi Truck
5. Genio
6. Loadking
7. Maxximo
8. Tourister Buses
1.Bolero
4.Thar
5.Verito
6.Xylo
7.Actyon
8.Actyon Sports
9.Chairman
W
10.Korando
11.Kyron
12.Rexton II
13.Rodius
14.XUV 500
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Manpower and Organizational structure
Corporate Social Resposibility
“CSR
has always been an integral part of M&M group’s vision and the corner stone
of our core value of good corporate citizenship”
– Keshub
Mahindra
1. Education
2. Environment
initiatives
3. Health
& disaster relief
4. Art
& culture
5. Sports
6. Nanhi kali
7. Esops
Important Links about the Company
2. Company Blog