Mahindra Truck and Bus
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Presents the first ever ‘Mahindra Navistar
Transport Excellence Awards 2011’
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Pioneering initiative to recognize and reward
outstanding contribution made to the transport sector by various stakeholders
in the transport ecosystem
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Fleet Driver Abdul Ghani wins a brand new
Mahindra Navistar MN25 Truck
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Overall 15 Fleet drivers emerge as winners
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Highway Dhabas felicitated for the first time
ever
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Nitesh Agrawal of DARCL wins the ‘Youth
Transport Personality’ Award
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Awards across five categories in the first
edition:
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Fleet Owners
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Youth Transport
Personality
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Fleet Drivers
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Commercial Vehicle Financiers
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Highway Dhabas
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Not-for-Profit Entities
Mumbai, December 20, 2011: Mahindra Navistar Automotives Limited (MNAL), a part of the Us $ 14.4 billion Mahindra Group, felicitated and awarded the heroes of the Indian transportation industry. At a glittering ceremony held yesterday in New Delhi, the first ever Mahindra Navistar Transport Excellence Awards 2011, were presented. These awards recognized and rewarded Outperformance, Excellence, Innovation and Change Leadership in the Transport Ecosystem – values which embodies the spirit of MNAL.
Prominent transporters from
across India, dealers, and 38 winners from different walks of transport
ecosystem witnessed the glorious ceremony dedicated to the Transport Industry.
These winners were celebrities in their own right, unsung heroes of the Indian
Transport Ecosystem. Each one of them had a different story of their own to
narrate, all relating to their endeavor to achieve in excellence by, ‘Accepting
No Limits’, ‘Alternative Thinking’ and ‘Driving Positive Change’, the three
facets of Mahindra’s much talked about Rise initiative.
The event was graced by Shri
Praful Patel, Honorable Minister of Heavy Industries & Public
Enterprises, Govt. of India as the Chief Guest. In addition, Mr.
S. Sundareshan, Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public
Enterprises, Mr. Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Navistar Automotives
Ltd. and Vice-Chairman & Managing Director-Mahindra & Mahindra
Ltd., Dr. Pawan Goenka – Director, Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd.
and President, Automotives & Farm sector - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Mr.
Nalin Mehta Managing Director – Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd and Mr.
Barun Das, CEO, Zee News Ltd were amongst those present at the awards
ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr.
Pawan Goenka, said, “Mahindra Navistar, as the challenger brand, has taken
on the onus of making a difference in the lives of the trucking community.
Firstly with its products and now with these awards, MNAL has connected with the transport ecosystem at an
emotional level. Coupled with its service back up and a sense of customer
service, MNAL will, in times to come, become
one of the most respected brands of the Indian trucking industry”.
Congratulating Mahindra Navistar
on undertaking this initiative of bringing laurels to the transport Industry, Shri
Praful Patel spoke words of motivation in his keynote address and extended
his heartiest congratulation to all the Award winners whose relentless pursuit
for excellence gave them the winning edge. He said, “I urge the transporters
present to adapt to current unprecedented economic changes and emerge
victorious by investing in the future today. It is very important to
imbibe industry imperatives such as innovation in technology, enriching
partnership and transforming workforce that defines the path to prosperity. I
convey my best wishes to Mahindra Navistar for their foresight and ingenuity in
collaborating with multiple stakeholders through this first ever Transport
Excellence Award and wish them all success in their future endeavors”.
Urging
the second generation to seriously consider going into the family transport
business, Mr. Anand Mahindra, said, “You can take the foundation
your parent has built, and grow your own dreams by building on it. Because this
is a new India and it needs all the entrepreneurs it can get.”
Mr. Nalin Mehta said, “We
at Mahindra Navistar wished to recognize the very valuable contribution that
various stakeholders in the transport ecosystem make to turn the wheels of
economy. Be it the transporters, the drivers, the Dhaba owners, Financiers or
the Not-for-profit organizations – they all have been the unsung heroes in the
success story of the Indian economy and the contribution of the transport
sector towards it. Going forward, we will continue and further strengthen the
first step that we have taken in celebrating excellence in transport industry
which will surely have a multiplier effect and will cross pollinate success
stories.”
Some of the noteworthy winners
include (list enclosed as annexure):
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Mr. Abdul Ghani, Fleet driver, Professional Automotives Ltd., won
Super Outperformer Driver of the Year 2011 and a brand New MN 25 Truck.
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Mr. Nitesh Agarwal, DARCL Logistics Ltd
won the “Youth Transport Personality of the Year 2011” Award.
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Mr. Ravindra Singh, R K Food Point Dhaba
- first time ever winner of a Dabha award through driver votes.
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In the
Fleet Owners category, InLand Road Transport Pvt. Ltd., Cargo Wings and
Siddhi Vinayak Logistic Ltd. won the National Awards.
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In the Commercial
Vehicle Financiers’ category, SREI BNP Paribas, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
and HDFC Bank Ltd. won the National Awards.
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In the Commercial
Vehicle Financiers’ category, SREI BNP Paribas, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
and HDFC Bank Ltd. won the National Awards.
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In the
NGO Category, Transport Corporation of India Foundation, Lokmanya Medical
Foundation and Sangli Zilla Transport Association won the National
Awards.
The awards
have set new standards for Indian transport sector in recognizing and rewarding
the efforts of its key constituents. This will go a long way in encouraging the
younger generation of entrepreneurs to look at the transport industry as an
attractive proposition which gets its due recognition.
About
Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd. (MNAL)
In
2005, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and International Truck and Engine
Corporation - the operating company of Navistar - entered into a JV to
manufacture light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles for India as well as
global markets. The joint venture is in the process of addressing every segment
of the commercial vehicle market from 3.5 tonne GVW to 49 tonne GCW with
variants of passenger transport, cargo and specialized load applications.
The new HCV
product range has been engineered to meet Indian requirements with technological
expertise from Navistar with the underlying philosophy of ‘Made in India, Made
for India and Made with 175 years of international trucking expertise’. The new
range of medium and heavy commercial vehicles is being manufactured at a new
green field plant at Chakan. The plant, which spans over 700 acres, has been
set up with investments of over Rs.4000 crores and is producing other M&M
products as well. This is helping MNAL leverage the benefits of synergies of an
integrated manufacturing facility.
About The Mahindra Group
The Mahindra Group focuses on enabling people
to rise. Mahindra operates in the key industries that drive economic growth,
enjoying a leadership position in tractors, utility vehicles, information
technology and vacation ownership. Mahindra has a presence in the automotive
industry, agribusiness, aerospace, components, consulting services, defence,
energy, financial services, industrial equipment, logistics, real estate,
retail, steel and two wheelers.
A US $14.4 billion multinational group based in
Mumbai, India, Mahindra employs more than 144,000 people in over 100 countries.
In 2011, Mahindra featured on the Forbes Global
2000 list, a listing of the biggest and most powerful listed companies in the
world. Dun & Bradstreet also ranked Mahindra at No. 1 in the automobile
sector in its list of India’s Top 500 Companies. In 2010, Mahindra featured in
the Credit Suisse Great Brands of Tomorrow.
In 2011, Mahindra acquired a majority stake in
Korea’s SsangYong Motor Company.
About
Navistar
Navistar
International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding company whose subsidiaries
and affiliates produce International® brand commercial and military trucks,
MaxxForce® brand diesel engines, IC Bus™ brand school and commercial buses, Monaco®
RV brands of recreational vehicles, and Workhorse® brand chassis for motor
homes and step vans. It also is a private-label designer and manufacturer of
diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV markets. The company also
provides truck and diesel engine service parts. Another affiliate offers
financing services. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com/newsroom.
For further information, please visit www.mahindra.com
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For any corporate related information, please contact:
Ms. Roma Balwani
Senior Vice President & Group Head,
Corporate Communications
Mahindra &
Mahindra
Ltd.
Phone: (+91-22)
2490
1441
Fax: (+91-22)
2490
0830
Email: balwani.roma@mahindra.com
For any product/ sales/ marketing related queries, please contact:
Mr. Rajeev Malik
GM - Marketing
Mahindra Navistar Automotive Ltd
Mumbai, India
Tel: +91-22-24905887
Fax: +91-22-24951702
