V. Sundram Iyengar & Sons (P) Ltd. will be the 18th dealership in the state and the 3rd full range dealership in Chennai
- Pan India network now spans over 1,530 touch points
Chennai, July 25, 2016: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.), India’s leading SUV manufacturer, today inaugurated T. V. Sundram Iyengar & Sons (P) Ltd (TVS), a full range dealership with 3S (sales/service/spares) facility in Chennai. The main showroom is located on the Nelson Manickam Road in Chennai with 5 sales outlets and 6 service centres across the city and 1 stockyard. TVS will be the 18th dealership of Mahindra in Tamil Nadu and the 3rd full range dealership in Chennai and is in line with the company’s strategy to expand its retail presence in important markets across southern India.
Spread over 2,00,000 sq ft area, this dealership will sell the full range of Mahindra automobile products, both in the personal and commercial range. Well-equipped to handle enquiries for sales, service and spares requirements of customers for both the personal and commercial range of Mahindra vehicles, TVS dealership will have 5 sales outlets based out of NM road, Arumbakkam, Thiruvallur, Thiruvettiyur and Ponneri. TVS will also feature 6 state-of-the-art workshops for after sales service which include Saligramam service (40,000 sq ft area with 30 work bays), Gerugambakkam service (50,000 sq ft area with 20 work bays & 10 body shop bays), OMR service (25,000 sq feet area with 16 work bays), Porur service (35000 sq ft area with 20 bays) and Thiruvallur service branch & Thiruvettiyur service branch with 6 & 8 bays respectively. TVS has also invested in a stockyard with a capacity to park 250 vehicles, in order to ensure timely delivery as per customer demand and market expectations.
Speaking at the inauguration, Veejay Nakra, Senior Vice President, Sales & Customer Care, Automotive Division, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said, “Being a customer centric company, it has always been our endeavour to provide utmost convenience to our customers and offer them best-in-class sales and service facilities. Hence, we have further expanded our network with our 3rd full range dealership in Chennai. The inauguration of TVS in Chennai is in line with our expansion strategy for Tamil Nadu which is an important market for us.”
Mr. Nakra further added, “The addition of these well-equipped dealerships with world class infrastructure and service facilities will ensure that we are able to provide last mile sales and service connectivity to our customers. Moreover, the 6 service centers spread across the city, in addition to the 5 sales outlets will provide prompt after sales service to all new as well as existing customers.”
Mr. G. Srinivasa Raghavan, Global President & CEO, TVS & Sons Pvt. Ltd., said, “With half-a-million Mahindra happy customers and over fifty years of relationship in Kerala market, TVS is delighted to inaugurate its Mahindra operations in Chennai. We will bring many of our flagship and first-of-its-kind service initiatives like, 90 minute quick service, 7.00 to 9.00 a.m. service aimed at office goers, loyalty points, Roadside assistance / Extended Warranty, etc. to older vehicles for the customers to experience the joy of owning Mahindra vehicles.”
Along with the sales and service facilities, the dealership will also provide facilities such as easy finance, old vehicle exchange, sale of accessories, extended warranty on new vehicles, quick repair and cashless accident repair amongst others.
With a network reaching 90% of the districts in India, vehicles from the Mahindra stable can now be serviced even in the remotest areas of Kargil, Port Blair, Reckong Peo in Himachal Pradesh, Barmer, Jaisalmer and Aizwal to name a few. Today, Mahindra has service facilities across the length and breadth of the country.
About Mahindra
The Mahindra Group focuses on enabling people to rise through solutions that power mobility, drive rural prosperity, enhance urban lifestyles and increase business efficiency.
A USD 17.8 billion multinational group based in Mumbai, India, Mahindra provides employment opportunities to over 200,000 people in over 100 countries. Mahindra operates in the key industries that drive economic growth, enjoying a leadership position in tractors, utility vehicles, information technology, financial services and vacation ownership. In addition, Mahindra enjoys a strong presence in the agribusiness, aerospace, components, consulting services, defence, energy, industrial equipment, logistics, real estate, retail, steel, commercial vehicles and two wheeler industries.
In 2015, Mahindra & Mahindra was recognized as the Best Company for CSR in India in a study by the Economic Times. In 2014, Mahindra featured on the Forbes Global 2000, a comprehensive listing of the world’s largest, most powerful public companies, as measured by revenue, profit, assets and market value. The Mahindra Group also received the Financial Times ‘Boldness in Business’ Award in the ‘Emerging Markets’ category in 2013.
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