The November 4, 2017 issue of the Detroit Times contains
an article about the Mahindra plans to build an assembly plant in a Pontiac
suburb. Mahindra currently has an office building near the intersection of
Crooks and I-75 in Troy Michigan.
Mahindra got its start assembling International Harvester
tractors in India and then Jeeps They compete directly with John Deere in the
US suburban tractor market and their red tractor ads often feature a classic
Deere. It is often disappointing to me to focus in on a red tractor hoping to
see a Massey Ferguson and instead see a Mahindra.
Back when Chrysler and GM were being bailed out in the
Great Recession, auto dealers were having their franchises pulled. Mahindra
claimed they were going to start selling Mahindra pickups in the US and signed
up a bunch of dealers. That was vaporware.
One thing I did learn was that Mahindra already builds
electric bicycles and motor cycles in Ann Arbor. Apparently, the question is
what exactly Mahindra is going to manufacture in Auburn Hills. Auburn Hills is
where the former Chrysler (now FCA) headquarters are and is roughly East of
Pontiac.
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