Eicher Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive company that manufactures

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s and

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s, headquartered in

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. Eicher is the

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History

Eicher Motors Limited, the Indian company, is a commercial vehicle manufacturer in India. It traces its origins to the Goodearth Company, established in 1948 to sell and service imported tractors in India. In 1958, Eicher Tractor Corporation of India was established to manufacture tractors in India by Goodearth Company in collaboration with Eicher Tractors of Germany. The company manufactured its first indigenous tractor in 1959, and a year later changed its name to Eicher Tractors India Ltd. Since 1965, Eicher in India has been completely owned by Indian shareholders. The German

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was partly owned by

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from 1970, when they bought 30%. Massey Ferguson bought out the German company in 1973. In 2005, Eicher Motors Ltd sold their tractors and engines business to TAFE Tractors (Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd) of

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, the Indian

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tractors. In October 1982, a collaboration agreement with

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for the manufacture of light commercial vehicles (LCVs) was signed in Tokyo and in the same period the incorporation of Eicher Motors Limited also took place. LCVs were sold under the "Eicher Mitsubishi" brand. In February 1990, Eicher Goodearth bought 26% stake in

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's formed a 50:50 joint venture called VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) which designs, manufactures and markets commercial vehicles, engineering components and provides engineering design. Eicher truck

At present, Volvo Group owns 45.6% of VECV, while Eicher Motors holds the remaining 54.4%. In 2020, VECV bought

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India operations for

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100

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. In 2012, Eicher Motors started a

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with American company

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called Eicher Polaris to make personal utility vehicles, starting with

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in 2015. This joint venture company ceased operations in 2018.

Group structure

The Eicher Group has diversified business interests in design and development, manufacturing, and local and international marketing of trucks, buses, motorcycles, automotive gears, and components. Eicher has invested in the potential growth areas of management consultancy services, customised engineering, and maps and travel guides.

VE Commercial Vehicles

VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) Limited is a joint venture between

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and Eicher Motors Limited. VECV is divided into five business units: * Eicher Trucks and Buses * Volvo Trucks India * Eicher Engineering Components * VE Powertrain

Royal Enfield Motors

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