“Mahindra South Africa and its assembly facility will become an important part of the global Pik Up plans, especially with the announcement that Mahindra will continue to produce the current range of bakkies alongside the new model,” says Rajesh.
MAHINDRA Founded in 1945, the Mahindra Group is one of the largest and most admired multinational federation of companies with 260,000 employees in over 100 countries. It enjoys a leadership position in farm equipment, utility vehicles, information technology and financial services in India and is the world’s largest tractor company by volume.
It has a strong presence in renewable energy, agriculture, logistics, hospitality and real estate. The Mahindra Group has a clear focus on leading ESG globally, enabling rural prosperity and enhancing urban living, with a goal to drive positive change in the lives of communities and stakeholders to enable them to Rise.
Mahindra South Africa is a fully owned subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra of India. It is celebrating its 20th year of operations in South Africa. The company has dealers in all nine provinces of South Africa, which are comprehensive facilities that handle sales, service, and spare parts. These dealers offer the full range of Authentic SUVs, such as the XUV300, XUV700 and Scorpio-N, winner of the Adventure SUV of the Year and Motor Enthusiast Choice categories in the 2024 SA Car of the Year, and its range Authentic Bakkies, such as the much-loved Pik Up Karoo Dusk, Dawn and Storm. With over 94 dealerships, mainly in cities and in towns across South Africa, Mahindra has a growing national footprint.
The company continues its drive to offer the South African consumer a diverse vehicle range that is designed to deliver a customer centric ownership experience. The company has also expanded into other sub-Saharan countries, currently exporting vehicles to Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland and Namibia, over and above its presence in Swaziland and Lesotho. Mahindra South Africa has achieved significant growth in the country since its establishment in October 2004, becoming a Top 4 seller of bakkies, which it assembles at its plant in the Dube Trade Port in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
To date Mahindra South Africa has sold over 96 000 vehicles. Mahindra South Africa has a well established footprint in the South African automotive market.