Indian home grown auto major, Mahindra & Mahindra, is grabbing headlines for all right reasons. In a recent development, it was learnt that the company has been roped by Government of India to deliver a fleet of 630 vehicles that would be handed over to Nepal. In a stated, the company said the Government of India intends to give away the vehicles manufactured by the brand as part of support for the upcoming Constitutional Assembly elections to be held in Nepal. The entire fleet of vehicles shall be delivered to the Election Commission and the Home Ministry in Nepal. It must be mentioned here that the election are scheduled to get underway in Nepal on 19th November 2013.
The main motive behind giving such a large fleet of vehicles to Nepal is to offer support to the neighbour of India in order to strengthen its security during the polling phase. The vehicles given by Mahindra & Mahindra shall be utilised by the Security Forces of Nepal besides the Nepal Police and Armed Police Force to ensure that the election process is carried out smoothly.
Commenting on this, Ruzbeh Irani, Chief Executive, International Operations, Auto & Farm Equipment Sectors for Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said “For Mahindra, it’s an absolute moment of pride that we have been chosen by the Government of Nepal to strengthen India-Nepal ties and enable one of the most important hallmarks in the history of Nepal, the Constituent Assembly elections which are to be held in November 2013. For us, this epitomizes one of the important aspects of the Mahindra brand namely, Driving Positive Change, and also demonstrates the confidence of both governments in our products.”
Irani also said, “Mahindra has a strong brand presence in Nepal with its commercial Pik up trucks, buses, trucks, utility vehicles and SUV models like the Scorpio, Bolero and now XUV500. We also offer our weekend MUV model, the Quanto and now our electric car the E2O. Mahindra has found a long term and strong partnership in Agni Incorporated Pvt Ltd. headed by Cabinet Shrestha. This partnership has brought strong support, market understanding, a wide sales and service network and growth over the past 22 years of our partnership. This can be seen not only in the confidence that customers have in the Mahindra brand, but also the trust and responsibility that the Government of Nepal has reposed in us.”
Speaking on this development, Cabinet Shrestha of Agni Incorporated, said that with this order, the company has been honoured by the government and it is an extremely proud moment for both the companies. Adding to it, he told that as Mahindra vehicles would be part of the elections in the country, it is indeed a national honour for both companies. “We are proud to be associated with the Mahindra Group which is a highly respected brand name in the automotive world. The supply of over 630 vehicles will further strengthen the Mahindra brand in the marketplace, and help make the election process more robust, providing a pillar of support to the nation.” added Shrestha.
A thing to note here is that, Agni Incorporated commenced its business in 1991 as the authorized distributors of utility vehicles and tractors from Mahindra. At present, the company has managed to keep abreast with changing times becoming one of the leading utility vehicles distributor in Nepal for Mahindra. The network of the company comprises 22 dealers and branches that are located across different parts of Nepal.
