Mahindra Renault Limited

Mahindra Renault Limited

Former type	Joint Venture
Industry	Automotive
Fate	Merged
Successor(s)	Mahindra & Mahindra
Founded	2007
Defunct	2010
Headquarters	Nashik, Maharashtra
Products	Automobiles

Mahindra Renault Limited was a JV between India's largest Utility vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra Limited & Renault S.A. of France (51% & 49% respectively). The joint venture was formed in 2007. The JV has set up a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Nashik, Maharashtra. On April 15. 2010 Mahindra & Mahindra and Renault together announced restructuring plans by which Mahindra would buy Renault's share in the joint venture^[1] and Renault would continue to provide the support for M&M through license agreement and continue to be supplier of key components.
Manufacturing facilities
Mahindra Renault Limited currently has a manufacturing plant in Nashik, Maharashtra with a capacity of 50,000 vehicles per annum^[2]. Renault-Nissan have invested Rs 4,500 Crores to build a manufacturing plant in Chennai which will have a capacity of 400,000 vehicles per annum divided equally between Mahindra Renault Limited and Nissan Motor India Private Limited.

[edit] Models

[edit] Current

1. Renault Logan (Launched 2007)

Taxi Version of Renault Logan in Bangalore.

[edit] Sales and service network

Mahindra Renault Limited uses Mahindra & Mahindra Limited's network for the sales and service of Renault branded vehicles in India. It currently has more than 140 dealerships across 125 cities in 24 states and 3 Union Territories of India.^[3]

[edit] Criticism

Mahindra Renault Limited has been criticised because of their only model Renault Logan's boxy looks and awkward ergonomics. The car although is a right hand drive vehicle but has many features and functions of a left hand drive vehicle. The power windows switches are placed on the centre console instead of the usual placement on the driver's side door. The windshield wipers work in a direction opposite to the standard working of windshield wipers found on other branded vehicles in India. The Hood release lever is located on the passenger side instead of the driver's side.

[edit] See also