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Eicher Motors Limited (EML) (, ) incorporated in 1982, is an Indian automaker company based in Gurgaon, India. Eicher Motors Limited (EML) is the flagship company of the Eicher Group, which was a catalyst in the green revolution in India with the production of India’s first agricultural tractor in 1959. EML is now a leading player in the Indian automotive space. Its 50-50 joint venture with the Volvo group, VE Commercial Vehicles Limited, designs, manufactures and markets reliable, fuel-efficient trucks and buses; and is leading the path in driving modernization in commercial transportation in India and other developing markets. Eicher Motors also owns the iconic Royal Enfield motorcycle business, which leads the premium motorcycle segment in India. The oldest motorcycle company in continuous production world-wide, Royal Enfield has witnessed a huge surge in demand in the recent past, and is charting its course to be the leading player in the mid-size motorcycle segment globally. EML’s 50:50 strategic joint venture with US based Polaris Industries Inc., Eicher Polaris Private Ltd. is in start-up phase, and is currently designing and developing, and will soon manufacture and sell a full new range of personal vehicles. In 2013, Eicher Motors recorded its highest ever total income of INR. 7,400 crores (USD 1.2 billion) and is listed on the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges. ==History== Eicher Motors is a commercial vehicle manufacturer in India. The company's origins date back to 1948, when Goodearth Company was established for the distribution and service of imported tractors.In 1959 the Eicher Tractor Corporation of India Private Ltd. was established, jointly with the Eicher tractor company, a German tractor manufacturer. In 1960 the first tractor produced in India was put on the market. Since 1965 Eicher in India has been completely owned by Indian shareholders. The German Eicher tractor was partly owned by Massey-Ferguson from 1970, when they bought 30 percent. Massey-Ferguson bought out the German company in 1973. In 2005 Eicher Motors Ltd. sold their tractors and engines business to TAFE Tractors (Tractors And Farm Equipment Ltd) of Chennai, the Indian licensee of Massey Ferguson tractors. In October 1982 a collaboration agreement with Mitsubishi for the manufacture of Light Commercial Vehicles was signed in Tokyo and in the same period the incorporation of Eicher Motors Limited also took place. In February 1990, Eicher Goodearth bought 26% stake in Enfield India Ltd and by 1993 Eicher acquired a majority stake (60% equity shareholding) in Royal Enfield India. In July 2008, EML and Volvo Group's 50:50 joint venture VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) designs, manufactures and markets commercial vehicles, engineering components and provides engineering design. In July 2012, EML and Polaris Industries Inc, USA announced a 50:50 joint to design, develop, manufacture and sell a full new range of personal vehicles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eicher Motors」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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