Mahindra Gets EPA Go-Ahead To Bring Diesel Pickup, SUV to U.S.
By John O'Dell August 24, 2010
Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra says it has finally received federal EPA approval to sell its small diesel pickups and SUVs in the U.S.
The company has been working on gaining admittance to the U.S. market for several years and after several false starts now plans to begin selling its 2.2-liter diesel pickup through a U.S. distributor in December.
It plans to bring a diesel SUV here in 2011 and, if its vehicles find a market, to begin selling hybrid-electric models of the vehicles sometime after that.
M&M recently signed agreements to acquire South Korean SUV specialist Ssang Yong Motor, which could give it access to more advanced technology and assembly facilities, and to take a 55 percent stake in Indian EV-maker Reva, which gives it access to that company's electric drive technology.
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