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 licencee of Massey Ferguson tractors.
The Eicher Group experienced a gross sales turnover of over INR 19,000 million ($US 424 million) in 2005–06.
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