Tractors in India

The socialist oriented five-year plans of the 1950s and 1960s aggressively promoted rural mechanisation via joint ventures and tie-ups between local industrialists and international tractor manufacturers.

Also during this time, Larsen and Toubro established a joint venture with John Deere of the United States, for the manufacture of 35–65 hp tractors at a plant in Pune, Maharashtra.

Action Construction Equipment Limited (ACE) began manufacturing of Tractors in 2009 by launching two models in 35 / 45 HP categories.

[11] AutoNxt Automation began in 2022 in Kalher, Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, and is building electric tractors for the Indiana market.

Located in Rajkot, India, Crossword manufactures small tractors under the Nissan, Atmak and Captain brand names.

[14] DarshTrek and Darsh Belarus began in 2022 as a part of Darsha, Erisha Agritech Private Ltd., division of Rana Group.

[17] HAV, or Hybrid Agri Vehicle, is a hybrid-engine tractor manufacturer based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

[20] Indo Farm commenced commercial production of tractors in October 2000 at its plant located at Baddi in District Solan, Himachal Pradesh with technology acquired from Ursus of the Poland.

In 2000, John Deere set up production in a joint venture with Larsen & Toubro Ltd in Sanaswadi, in a rural area near Pune, Maharashtra.

The company is engaged in manufacturing of tractors in a range of 30–60 hp which are marketed under Farmplus and Shaktimaan brand.

In 1963, M&M formed a joint venture with International Harvester to manufacture tractors carrying the Mahindra nameplate for the Indian market.

Originally established in 1976, the MARS Group is engaged in manufacturing/marketing of dump trucks, loaders, foggers, and agricultural tractors and attachments.

However, due to slow down of economy by year 2001–2002 and slump in domestic demand, it became a challenge to utilize the installed capacity of the factory.

With a successful line of combine harvesters under their belt they began research and development for a tractor that led to their first and best known model "987".

With excellent reliability and performance Preet continues to make remarkable impact not only in Indian farming community and other countries across the world.

The Group manufacturers and sells tractor across the globe through its major brands SAME, Deutz-Fahr, Lamborghini, Hurlimann and Gregoire.

In 2000 ITL entered into a tie up with Renault Agricultural of France and began manufacturing Sonalika tractors.

In 2013 the world's largest private investment company US based BlackRock purchased approximately 13% stake in ITL with the remaining 70 owned by founder Lachhman Das Mittal.

Its integrated tractor manufacturing plant at Hoshiarpur has a capacity to produce 3 lakh units per annum.

All the above-mentioned models of Standard Engines have shown compliance to the TREM-III emission norms, as have been verified by the ARAI.

[28] In the mid-sixties, with the Green Revolution triggering large-scale tractor usage, there was a need for the country to build sufficient indigenous capacity to meet this growing demand.

In 1965, the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur initiated design and development of Swaraj Tractor based on indigenous know how.

The company established in 1961 to manufacture and market Massey Ferguson tractors and related farm equipment in India.

It is part of Amalgamations Group based in Chennai with Mallika Srinivasan as the chairman of the company.AGCO also owns 24% stake in TAFE.

In collaboration with Mitsubishi Agricultural Machinery of Japan, they manufacture 18HP tractors under various brands, including Mitsubishi-Shakti, Shakti, Eurotrac-VST and Euro-Trac.

In 1991, Fiat began an arranged purchase of Ford-New Holland that was completed in 1993, ending Ford Motor Company's long history of tractor production.

As a part of Pratap Steel Rolling Mills Ltd., Haryana began building tractors from their own designs in 1983.

[3] The Tractor Manufacturers' Association of India (TMA) is housed under The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), New Delhi.

Though not all manufacturers are members TMA is recognised as the main trade group representing the agricultural tractor industry in India.

TR Kesavan, COO – Product Strategy and Corporate Relations, TAFE – Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited is the current President of TMA.