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{{Infobox company
| name = Isuzu Motors India Private Limited
| logo = File:Isuzu logo.png
| image =
| image_caption = Administration Block, Isuzu Manufacturing Plant, India
| type = [[Private limited company|Private]]
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| key_people = Tsuguo Fukumura<ref>http://www.siamindia.com/member-details.aspx?mid=49</ref> (Managing Director) <br> Ken Takashima (Deputy Managing Director)
| products = Pickup vehicles <br /> [[Sport utility vehicle]]s
| foundation = August 2012
| location = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| homepage = [http://www.isuzu.in Isuzu India]
}}

'''Isuzu Motors India Private Limited''' is a subsidiary of [[Isuzu Motors|Isuzu Motors Limited]], Japan was established in August 2012 in India having its manufacturing plant in [[Andhra Pradesh|Sri city]], Chittor district, [[Andhra pradesh]] 55KM away from Chennai. Head Corporate office present in vadapalani, [[Chennai]]. Isuzu currently sells a range of [[Isuzu D-Max]] pick-up trucks that includes variants like Regular Cab Flat Deck and S-CAB.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/auto/story/gst-isuzu-motors-reduces-prices-of-mu-x-d-max-s-cab-in-india-by-up-to-12-per-cent/1/995823.html|title=GST: Isuzu Motors reduces prices of MU-X, D-Max S-Cab in India by up to 12 per cent|newspaper=India Today}}</ref> Isuzu also sells the [[Isuzu D-Max#Isuzu MU-X|MU-X]], a large sized [[Sport utility vehicle|Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV)]] in automatic transmission in India. Both vehicle models are available through Isuzu's exclusive dealer outlets.

Isuzu Motors India unveiled the ISUZU D-MAX V-Cross,<ref>{{cite news|title=Isuzu Motor India to launch adventure utility vehicle in India |newspaper=The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/passenger-vehicle/uvs/isuzu-motor-india-to-launch-adventure-utility-vehicle-in-india/articleshow/50837460.cms|access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> India's first adventure utility vehicle at the [[Auto Expo]] 2016. The V-Cross has been positioned as a lifestyle pick-up and can be registered as a personal vehicle. In Dec-2020 Isuzu Motors India launched a contest for existing Indian businesses and startups with an aim to reward the best business idea using the Isuzu D-Max as a trusted business partner, by giving away the Isuzu D-Max Super Strong variant as the prize to kick-start their venture.<ref>{{cite news|date=16 December 2020|title=Indian Kart|work=Indian Kart|url=https://indiankart.online/win-a-d-max-contest-launched-by-isuzu-motors-india/|access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref>

The company has so far established its network with 43 dealer outlets in the country including key cities such as Delhi, Jaipur, Gurugram, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Madurai, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Cochin, Calicut, Ahmedabad,<ref>{{cite news|title=Isuzu opens dealership in Gujarat|newspaper=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Isuzu-opens-dealership-in-Gujarat/articleshow/45993847.cms|access-date=2015-01-23}}</ref> Rajkot, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Indore,{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} Vadodara,<ref>{{cite news|title=Isuzu Motors India expands dealer network in Gujarat; opens the third outlet in Vadodara|newspaper=Economic Times|url=http://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/aftermarket/isuzu-motors-india-expands-dealer-network-in-gujarat-opens-third-outlet/47386013|access-date=2015-05-22}}</ref> Kolkata,<ref>{{cite news|title=Isuzu bets on pick-up trucks|newspaper=The Telegraph|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150611/jsp/business/story_25053.jsp#.VXpcRjCqqkp|access-date=2015-06-11}}</ref> Jalandhar,<ref>{{cite news|title=Isuzu Motors India opens its second dealership outlet in Punjab|newspaper=Media Infoline|url=http://www.mediainfoline.com/automobiles/Isuzu-Motors-India-opens-its-second-dealership-outlet-in-Punjab.php|access-date=2015-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701080152/http://www.mediainfoline.com/automobiles/Isuzu-Motors-India-opens-its-second-dealership-outlet-in-Punjab.php|archive-date=1 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Jodhpur]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Isuzu Motors India opens its new dealership in Jodhpur, Rajasthan|newspaper=Wheelsology |url=http://www.wheelsology.com/2015/07/isuzu-motors-india-expands-its-network.html|access-date=2015-06-29}}</ref> Mohali,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-news/isuzu-motors-opens-3rd-dealership-in-punjab-launches-d-max-v-cross/567994/|title=Isuzu Motors opens 3rd dealership in Punjab, launches D-MAX V-Cross|date=2017-02-27|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2017-07-07|language=en-US}}</ref> Nagpur, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Faridabad<ref>{{cite news|title=Isuzu Motors India opens its 26th dealership facility in the country|newspaper=Economic Times|url=http://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/aftermarket/isuzu-motors-india-opens-its-26th-dealership-facility-in-the-country/48800792|access-date=2015-09-04}}</ref> and Pune.<ref>{{cite news|title=Isuzu opens dealership in Pune|newspaper=The Hindu BusinessLine|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/isuzu-opens-dealership-in-pune/article7685158.ece|access-date=2015-09-25}}</ref> The current products are sold through these dedicated Isuzu outlets to cater to the market demand for pick-up trucks.<ref>{{cite news|title=Isuzu plans to sell 1,000 SUVs, 3,000 pick-up trucks|newspaper=The Economic Times|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-04-22/auto/61417672_1_indore-isuzu-pick-up-trucks|access-date=2015-04-22}}</ref> Isuzu Motors India has plans to increase its dealer outlets significantly in future.

Isuzu Motors India signed a MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Government to facilitate investments by its nominated supplier partners in the state. The auto component companies signed MoUs to explore possibilities of appropriate investments in the state and to cater to the requirements of the OEMs having their manufacturing facilities in the state.<ref>{{cite news|title=AP CM Chandrababu Naidu unveils industry policy|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150430/nation-current-affairs/article/ap-cm-chandrababu-naidu-unveils-industry-policy|access-date=2015-04-30}}</ref>

Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan - headquartered in [[Tokyo]], is a global manufacturer of light, medium and [[Large goods vehicle|heavy commercial vehicles]], utility vehicles and diesel engines. The company has operations in over 25 countries, selling in more than 100 countries worldwide. The company has significant market share in pickups and pickup based derivatives in many markets. The company manufactures and sells over 6 lakh vehicles annually across the world. Isuzu has been in the diesel engine field for long time and had built over 23 million diesels since its predecessor developed Japan's first air-cooled automotive diesel engine in 1936.

==Manufacturing facility==
[[File:Isuzu manufacturing plant India.jpg|thumb|left|Isuzu Motors India manufacturing plant aerial view]]
Officials of Isuzu and the state government signed the MoU here in the presence of Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy<ref>{{cite news|title=Isuzu Motors signs MoU |newspaper=IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/auto/story/isuzu-signs-mou-to-manufacture-lcvs-and-suvs-in-andhra-156248-2013-03-15|access-date=2018-07-18}}</ref> on 15 March 2013 to setup manufacturing facility in Sricity, Chittoor District. Isuzu Motors India inaugurated<ref>{{cite news|title=Isuzu rolls out India made pick-ups |newspaper=The Times Of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Isuzu-rolls-out-India-made-pick-ups/articleshow/52017033.cms|access-date=2015-04-28}}</ref> its manufacturing plant at [[Sricity|Sri City]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] which is located in chittoor district on 27 April 2016. The first locally made ISUZU D-MAX V-Cross rolled out from the [[assembly line]]s on the day of the inauguration in April 2016.

==History==

Since its inception in 1916, the company - Tokyo [[IHI Corporation|Ishikawajima]] Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd, has been in the field of manufacturing automobiles. The company later in 1934 named its truck ''''Isuzu'''' which was then altered and the company was reorganised to ''''Isuzu Motors Limited'''' in the year 1949 with a capital of 150 million yen. Since then, the company grew with the introduction of new products and diesel engines for the commercial and passenger vehicle segments, across the globe.

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