It is said that the production of the new Ambassador will be started at the Hindustan Motors plant in Chennai within two years. Hind Motor Financial Corporation of India C.K. Birla Group (CK Birla Group). Hindustan Motors Limited Director, Uttam Bose told TOI on Wednesday that the company is preparing to launch the Ambassador in a new design. He said the design and engine development work of the new Ambassador is in its final stages.
The car was launched in 1958
The production of the Ambassador started in 1958 from the Hindustan Motors plant. If seen in true sense, the beginning of Make in India can be considered with the Ambassador car. The Ambassador car was launched at a price of Rs 14,000. The company also manufactured Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi’s cars at Ambassador’s plant. In the year 2014, Hindustan Motors closed the plant due to losses and debt.
Company sold for 80 crores
Hindustan Motors sold its car brand to CK for Rs 80 crore. Birla Group. According to media reports, the company made the last Ambassador car in 2014. The cost of the car at that time was Rs 5.22 lakh.
The Hindustan Ambassador was a very popular car in India during the 1970-80s. It was seen as a status symbol in India. The Ambassador was mostly used as the official vehicle of government officials. The Ambassador of Hindustan Motors was in production for 57 years. It was updated very rarely in so many years.
engine was strong
The first generation model of the Ambassador was powered by a 1,489 cc diesel engine. This car was very strong and it could bear a lot of weight too. The Ambassador used to run sporadically even on potholed roads and its maintenance cost was also very less.
According to the information, from 1958 to 2014, 7 generations of Ambassador have been launched in the market. The first generation of Ambassador was Mark 1 and the last generation was Incor. The Ambassador Encore was the last model to meet the BS-IV emission standard. In today’s era, even though the brightness of the Ambassador has faded, but there was a time when the Ambassador car used to rule the hearts of the people.