MAHINDRA SCORPIO OFFERS EXCELLENT VALUE BUT WITH SAFETY CONCERNS

Indian carmaker Mahindra has been in the mainstream Australian market since 2007 to a very limited extent, with only a couple of vehicles in its range, the Pik-Up utility and XUV500 SUV, both aimed at rural buyers. We assume that sales have been low but don’t actually know for sure because the company has chosen not to submit its numbers to the national VFACTS database. Mahindra is now looking to boost its Australian profile and expand into the urban market with the recent launch of a pair of SUVs, the… Read more

MAHINDRA LOOKING TO MAKE AN IMPACT WITH ITS NEW SCORPIO SUV

The spectacular growth in vehicles sourced from China (over 60 per cent between 2021 and 2022) shows that Australian buyers are willing to think outside of the Japan/Korea square. In contrast, despite being about to pass China as the world’s most populous country, Indian vehicles are all but invisible on Australian roads. Most of the few that are around come from India’s leading manufacturer, Mahindra, or to give it its full-name Mahindra & Mahindra, abbreviated to M&M. Best to just call it Mahindra though to avoid comparisons with the popular… Read more