LOGO

HISTORY
The genesis of Escorts goes back to 1944 when two brothers, Mr. H. P. Nanda
and Mr. Yudi Nanda, launched a small agency house, Escorts Agents Ltd. in
Lahore. Over the years, Escorts has surged ahead and evolved into one of
India's largest conglomerates. In this journey of six decades, Escorts has had
the privilege of being associated with some of the world leaders in the
engineering manufacturing space like Minneapolis Moline, Massey Ferguson,
Goetze, Mahle, URSUS, CEKOP, Ford Motor Company, J C Bamford
Excavators, Yamaha, Claas, Carraro, Lucky Goldstar, First Pacific Company,
Hughes Communications, Jeumont Schneider, Dynapac . These valued
relationships be it technological or marketing, are our highly cherished
experiences treasures, which have helped us inculcate best in class
manufacturing practices and to emerge as a technologically independent world
class engineering organization.

POWERTRAC& FARMTRAC
Powertrac series from Escorts Ltd. has been engineered with the use of the
most modern technology to redefine power and performance. The series has
a wide range of tractors with powerful engines and pollution norms.
Powertrac series comprises of tractors with transmission choices, powerful
PTO, advance hydraulics and ergonomic design besides other salient
features

Background

BACKGROUND
In 1960, Escorts set up the strategic Agri Machinery Group (AMG) to venture
into tractors.

GROUP
The Escorts Group, is among India's leading engineering
conglomerates operating in the high growth sectors of agrimachinery, construction & material handling equipment, railway
equipment and auto components.
Having pioneered farm mechanization in the country, Escorts has played
a pivotal role in the agricultural growth of India for over five decades.
One of the leading tractor manufacturers of the country, Escorts offers a
comprehensive range of tractors, more than 45 variants starting from 25
to 80 HP. Escort, Farmtrac and Powertrac are the widely accepted and
preferred brands of tractors from the house of Escorts.
A leading material handling and construction equipment manufacturer,
we manufacture and market a diverse range of equipment like cranes,
loaders, vibratory rollers and forklifts. Escorts today is the world's largest
Pick 'n' Carry Hydraulic Mobile Crane manufacturer.

LAUNCH OF ESCORTS
1944

Launch

of

Escorts

(Agents)

Ltd.

1948 - Pioneered farm mechanization in the country by launching Escorts Agricultural Machines Limited,
with a franchise from the U.S.based Minneapolis Moline, for marketing tractors, implements, engines &
other farm equipment. Launch of Escorts (Agriculture and Machines) Ltd.
1949

1951

1953

-Escorts

Franchise

Escorts

of

established

(Agents)

Massey
Indias

Ltd.

and

first

Escorts

Ferguson
private

tractors

Institute

(Agriculture

of

Farm

for

northern

Mechanisation

India
at

Delhi.

and Machines) Ltd. merged to

Escorts
Agents
Pvt.

form
Ltd.

1954 - 1st industrial venture of Escorts to manufacture piston rings in collaboration with Goetze of
Germany, in an era when joint ventures of Indian firms with foreign companies were virtually unheard of.
1958 - Started importing Massey Ferguson tractors from Yugoslavia for marketing the same in India.
1959 - Collaboration with Mahle of Germany to manufacture pistons. Soon, Escorts became the largest
producer
of
piston
assemblies
in
India.
1960

Set

up

of

Escorts

Limited

1961- Setting up of manufacturing base at Faridabad for manufacture of tractors in collaboration with
URSUS of Poland and 50%\ indigenous components. Launch of Escort brand of tractors. Collaboration with
CEKOP of Poland for manufacture of motorcycles anscooters. Escorts moves into high
gear by nurturing the two wheeler culture. The first Rajdoot motorcycle rolls off the assembly line.

1969 - Escorts Tractors Limited was born. A technical and financial joint venture with the global giant
Ford Motor Company, USA, Ford tractors in India. The years ahead saw Escorts grow as the largest
tractor manufacturer in India.
Escorts Institute of Farm Mechanisation (EIFM) established at Bangalore.
Escorts Employees Ancillaries Ltd. (EEAL), a unique venture in industrial democracy comes into

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. Rajan Nanda

Chairman
Mr. Nikhil Nanda
Joint Managing Director
Mr. Rohtash Mal
ED & CEO Agri Machinery Group
Mr. Kanwal Kishore Vij
ED & CEO Escorts Construction Equipment Limited (ECEL)
Mr. Vikram Singhal
ED & Business Head Engineering Division
Mr. G.B. Mathur
EVP Law & Company Secretary
Mr. O K Balraj
EVP & Group CFO
Mr. Ishan Mehta
EVP HR & ER