Mahindra & Mahindra will buy out Renault's 49 per cent stake in the five-year-old joint venture which produces the
None of the financial details on the stake sale has been made public. The partners had invested Rs 700 crore in the joint venture. All the assets and liabilities will be squared up in the 51:49 ratio, which means operations start on a clean slate for M&M.
M&M will also have full ownership of purchase which means that all purchasing functions for
Within industry circles, the move is being perceived as a shot-in-the arm for M&M as it now has a car in its kitty to supplement its range of two-wheelers, utility-vehicles, light and heavy commercial vehicles as well as tractors. Reports have been doing the rounds that M&M will now aggressively look at a host of passenger vehicle options at different price points. It already has the Bolero, the Xylo and the Scorpio and could position the
In addition, it has the option of launching a passenger version of its Maxximo pickup (on the lines of the Tata Magic) at under-Rs 3 lakh. A shorter
Company Name | CMP |
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Maruti Suzuki | 10861.80 |
Mahindra & Mahindra | 2934.00 |
Hyundai Motor India | 1826.00 |
Mercury Metals | 99.30 |
Hindustan Motors | 22.09 |
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