http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png http://jalopnik.com/tag/mahindra & mahindra http://jalopnik.com/tag/mahindra & mahindra

Let's get one thing clear: We welcome new vehicle manufacturers. We want to see a diverse selection of cars and trucks on American roads. But it's time for a poll — who out there likes the way this thing looks? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5469422&view=rss&microfeed=true

We knew Mahindra planned to bring their bargain-priced, stump-pulling, diesel-optioned Mahindra Appalachian to the US, but now things are getting serious. They've announced the pickup will hit shores as soon as this fall. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5162845&view=rss&microfeed=true

Well, there you have it folks, batteries in the boot, basically all the proof you get this is a hybrid SUV because everything else hybridy is in the transmission. We also gathered the Scorpio diesel hybrid is intended for production, but dates and the possibility of US import were left up to the Mahindra folks. Aside from that bit of boring, we talked to the FEV folks a bit and got some information in conflict with our earlier reporting. We were wandering around Cobo at the 2008 SAE World Congress and trying to figure out where the heck the Mahindra Appalachian sporting a diesel electric hybrid powertrain was. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=379497&view=rss&microfeed=true

We just snapped off a couple of shots of the Mahindra Scorpio, the diesel-electric hybrid SUV we told you would be unveiled here at the 2008 SAE World Congress. Yes, it's before everything has opened to the engineering public. Yes, we may not have been officially allowed out on the floor. Yes, we probably broke a city statute or two in doing it, but no, rumors of any cash exchanging hands in the process are very much untrue. What is true is the hybrid diesel SUV from the sub-continent is the first of its kind for Mahindra and is being displayed in the stand of their development partner FEV. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=379332&view=rss&microfeed=true

Mahindra has just jointly announced with FEV that they'll be displaying their sub-continent-styled Mahindra Scorpio with a diesel-electric hybrid powertrain at the SAE World Congress this weekend here in Detroit. The system includes a 40 HP E-motor that works in stop/start, electric acceleration, and regenerative braking capacities — developing peak torque in the range of 200 lb-ft. The diesel engine is a 2.2-liter inline four with common rail injection, developing 113 HP mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Although no word on what this has to do with the Mahindra Appalachian we'd been told to look for this week at the SAE World Congress, or whether we'll be seeing this curry-flavored Indian import stateside, it at least looks like the hybrid SUV market is set to get mighty interesting. Press release below the fold and in case you're interested, the shot up top is a camino-ized version of the Scorpio they'll be showing off. So you probably shouldn't expect a truck bed. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=378354&view=rss&microfeed=true

Mr. Levine over at PickupTruck.com has been busy today, further hashing out the details we saw this morning on the new reverse outsourced Mahindra Appalachian. It seems the mid-sized pickup will be assembled right in Ohio to avoid the dreaded 25% chicken tax and will be getting an interior designed and built for the US market by Lear. Two or four wheel drive will be on the table, and factory designed accessories like snow plows will be available. Very interesting news if you ask us. The real gem comes from Mahindra's prime importer, CEO of Global Vehicles U.S.A. John Perez when commenting on the pending truck: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=355025&view=rss&microfeed=true

Mike Levine over at PickupTruck.com just snagged himself a whale of a curry-flavored scoop of truck news. He's got all the details on the Mahindra & Mahindra diesel hybrid pickup truck we've been told we'll be seeing here in the United States in the near-term future. Levine cornered John Perez who runs Global Vehicles U.S.A. — the company doing the importing of the greatest Indian import since java coders and help line staffers (who we also hear is a fan of the Jalop). Here's what Levine's learned: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354774&view=rss&microfeed=true