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The Hindustan Ambassador is an automobile that was manufactured by Indian manufacturer Hindustan Motors from 1957 to 2014, with improvements and changes over its production lifetime. The Ambassador was based on the Morris Oxford series III model, first made by Morris Motors Limited at Cowley, Oxford in the United Kingdom from 1956 to 1959.
Hindustan Motors manufactured the Ambassador and Landmaster motorcars (based on 1956 Morris Oxford series III), both immensely popular Indian automobiles from 1957 to 2014. [ 1 ] One of the original three car manufacturers in India, founded in 1942 by Mr. B.M. Birla, [ 2 ] it was a leader in car sales until the 1980s, when the industry was ...
The town is prominent as it developed and named, for a Hindustan Motors factory, shared with the neighbouring Uttarpara and Konnagar suburbs. [1] The factory had been in the area, known as Hindmotor colony since 1948 and was the sole manufacturing site of the famous Hindustan Ambassador. [1]
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The Morris Oxford Series III, launched in 1955–56, only had a short production run in the UK, but it was manufactured in India as the Hindustan Ambassador by Hindustan Motors with periodic changes till 2014 The Morris Mini launched in 1959 would influence a whole new generation into small cars. The Mini was produced until 2000.
Ambassador automobile may refer to several automobiles: AMC Ambassador; Austin Ambassador; Hindustan Ambassador; Nash Ambassador; Yellow Cab Ambassador
Acquisition of 'Ambassador' brand from Hindustan Motors [ edit ] On 10 February 2017, PSA announced a 50:50 joint venture with the CK Birla Group , the owner of the Hindustan Motors to sell Peugeot, Citroën, and DS vehicles in India and purchase of the Ambassador brand from Hindustan Motors at the cost of ₹ 80 Crore (€11 [ 31 ] million).
India's Hindustan Motors has cancelled the production of the Hindustan Ambassador in 2014, remaining as one of the most easily recognized automobiles in India. This is largely because since its production began in 1957, it had been the most popular and well-known car in India for decades, with the manufacturer holding a 70 per cent share of the market. [2]