Mahindra eyes US market, opens new facility in Detroit

Indian automobile giant Mahindra & Mahindra has opened a new $230-million plant for an offhighway vehicle in Detroit, the world’s car capital, which got its first automotive production facility in 25 years. The new plant will create 250 new jobs in the US, the world’s top automotive market. “This is an exciting day for Mahindra...,” Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said. “This building opening represents our company's growing presence in the US and locally in the Metro Detroit area where we have tripled our workforce during the past 18 months. We are committed to growing the Mahindra brand in the US and Michigan,” he said. “It is pretty rare and extraordinary,” said Michigan Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley at the Mahindra automotive plant launch event on Monday in Detroit.