By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 12th
October:- The United States Postal Service
(USPS) has announced that Mahindra & Mahindra, a part
of the USD 17.8 billion Mahindra Group, has been selected to deliver NGDV
prototype vehicles for testing as the result of a competitive Request for
Proposal (RFP) issued in October, 2015. Mahindra is one of six vehicle
manufacturers the USPS has selected to produce prototypes for testing and evaluation.
The awardees will have approximately one year from contract award to design and
deliver their prototypes. Production requirements and future vehicle
replacement awards will be determined by USPS after NGDV Prototype
testing.
Anand Mahindra, Chairman,
Mahindra Group, said that we are excited to be part
of the USPS NGDV prototype program. The USPS has recognized Mahindra’s
engineering proposal and selected us for vehicle development and prototype
delivery. This is a strategic development in Mahindra’s ambition to become a
global mobility player.
Anand Mahindra further
said that the USPS is looking for a modern, safe and efficient vehicle to meet
their daily delivery and operational needs”, said Rick Haas, President and COO, MNATC in Troy, Michigan. Our
team has significant global experience engineering some of the best trucks ever
produced. We’ve spent thousands of hours ensuring this proposal
will optimize driver and pedestrian safety and provide the USPS with a modern
and reliable vehicle architecture that can easily adapt to a broad variety of
future scenarios.
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