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Mahindra & Mahindra

The Indian licensee of the Willys Jeep since 1947: assembler of CJs from kits, builder of the CJ-3B under licence from 1954 and of its descendants, the CJ-4, CJ-500, MM 540, Thar and Roxor, into the 2020s. From 2002 it designed its own four-wheel drives — the Scorpio and, from 2010, the Thar — and by 2024 had sold more than 185,000 second-generation Thars.

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11VEHICLES IN THE REGISTRY1945FOUNDED1949–2024VEHICLE YEARSActive since 1945STATUS

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History

Founded in 1945 as Mahindra & Mohammed and renamed in 1948, the company began assembling Willys Jeeps at Mazagaon, Bombay in 1947 and took a full licence for the CJ-3B in 1954; Mahindra Jeeps with Hurricane and later Peugeot and Mahindra diesels served the Indian Army, police, rural taxis and the United Nations for decades. The MM 540 of 1985, the Thar of 2010 and the Roxor of 2018 (sued by FCA in the United States over the Jeep grille) carry the CJ-3B line on. Mahindra is today India’s largest SUV maker.

Jeep and Mahindra vehicles built by Mahindra & Mahindra

11 records in this registry. Each opens its full registry page.
Mahindra CJ-3B — photographMahindra CJ-3B1954–2010 · Jeep CJ-3B · Mahindra CJ-3B · builtMM 540 and 550 with the Indian Army and police — no image yetMM 540 and 550 with the Indian Army and police1965–2010 · Mahindra CJ, MM 540 and Major (1949–2010) · MM 540 and 550 with the Indian Army and police · builtCommander and Marshal (1990s–2000s) — photographCommander and Marshal (1990s–2000s)1990–2010 · Mahindra CJ, MM 540 and Major (1949–2010) · Commander and Marshal (1990s–2000s) · builtRoxor (United States, 2018–) — photographRoxor (United States, 2018–)2018 · Thar (2010–20) · Roxor (United States, 2018–) · builtThar Roxx (2024–) — photographThar Roxx (2024–)2024 · Thar and Thar Roxx (2020–) · Thar Roxx (2024–) · builtScorpio Getaway (2007–) — photographScorpio Getaway (2007–)2007–19 · Scorpio and Scorpio-N 4x4 (2002–) · Scorpio Getaway (2007–) · builtScorpio with Indian police and government — no image yetScorpio with Indian police and government2002 · Scorpio and Scorpio-N 4x4 (2002–) · Scorpio with Indian police and government · builtMahindra CJ, MM 540 and Major (1949–2010) — photographMahindra CJ, MM 540 and Major (1949–2010)1949–2010 · builtThar (2010–20) — photographThar (2010–20)2010–20 · builtThar and Thar Roxx (2020–) — photographThar and Thar Roxx (2020–)2020 · builtScorpio and Scorpio-N 4x4 (2002–) — photographScorpio and Scorpio-N 4x4 (2002–)2002 · built

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Maker record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched