Mahindra Navistar Automotives Limited (MNAL) will be honouring heroes of India’s transportation sector at the Mahindra Navistar Transport Excellence Awards 2011 to be held in New Delhi. The inaugural award event by the automaker, a part of US $ 14.4 billion Mahindra Group, will award personnel and entities in five categories. These categories include Fleet Owners, Youth Transport Personality, Fleet Drivers, Commercial Vehicle Financiers, Highway Dhabas and Not-for-Profit Entities. The award event recognises and rewards outperformance, excellence, innovation and change leadership in the transport ecosystem.
Referring to the award event, Mr. Nalin Mehta, Managing Director, Mahindra Navistar Automotives Limited, said, “ By instituting the Mahindra Transport Excellence Awards 2011, we are honouring those who move the lifeline of our country, day and night. These people have set new standards for the Indian transport industry, and we felt it our moral duty to acknowledge their contribution in the country’s growth and progress. The response for nominations to the awards has been extremely positive and overwhelming. We hope that these awards will go a long way in encouraging even the younger generation to look at the transport industry as an attractive proposition towards entrepreneurship”.
Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd. (MNAL), established in 2005 by Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and International Truck and Engine Corporation, produces light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles. Catering to commercial vehicle market requirements worldwide, the joint venture has offerings pertaining to passenger transport, cargo and specialized load applications, ranging between 3.5 tonne GVW to 49 tonne GCW.
Mahindra Group, leading commercial and utility vehicle manufacturer, has presence in diversified sectors such as automotive industry, agribusiness, aerospace, automotive components, consulting services, defence, energy, industrial equipment, logistics, real estate, retail, steel and two wheelers. With operations in over 100 countries, Mahindra Group features on the Forbes Global 2000 List, Forbes Asia’s Fab 50 List and is ranked 1 in Dun & Bradstreet India's Top 500 Companies.
Navistar International Corporation along with its subsidiaries and affiliates produce International brand commercial, military trucks, MaxxForce brand diesel engines and IC Bus brand school / commercial buses. Moreover, Monaco RV brands of recreational vehicles and Workhorse brand chassis for motor homes and step vans are other notable offerings of the conglomerate.
