Section 35
Mahindra Group
Started as: Steel trading as Mahindra & Mohammed
- founded
- 1945
- founder
- J.C. Mahindra, K.C. Mahindra and Malik Ghulam Muhammad
- headquarters
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- 3,27,000+
- Employees across the group · 2026
- 100+
- Countries where the group operates · 2026
The story
The company began in 1945 as a steel trading firm. Within a few years it was assembling jeeps, and the rugged jeep became the base for its utility vehicles.
From vehicles it moved to tractors, a natural fit for rural India, and then to finance for buyers of those vehicles and tractors. In 1986 an IT joint venture with British Telecom started what became Tech Mahindra.
The group's 2025-26 annual report counts more than 3,27,000 employees and a presence in over 100 countries.
Where it works today
Utility vehiclesTractors and farm equipmentIT servicesFinancial servicesReal estateHolidaysRenewable energyLogistics
Main companies
Mahindra & Mahindra · Tech Mahindra · Mahindra Finance · Mahindra Lifespaces · Club Mahindra · Mahindra Logistics
Timeline
- 1945Founded as Mahindra & Mohammed, trading in steel.
- 1948Renamed Mahindra & Mahindra; jeep assembly under licence follows.
- 1963Starts making tractors through a joint venture with International Harvester.
- 1986Sets up an IT joint venture with British Telecom, which grows into Tech Mahindra.
- 2002Launches the Scorpio, its own-designed SUV.
- 2009Tech Mahindra takes over Satyam Computer Services.
- 2011Buys a majority stake in South Korea's SsangYong Motor.