Satish Kakade

DGM - Platform Engineering Head: Heavy Commercial Trucks at Mahindra Truck and Bus

Satish Kakade is an accomplished engineer with extensive experience in the design and development of heavy commercial vehicles. Currently serving as DGM and Platform Engineering Head for Heavy Commercial Trucks at Mahindra Truck and Bus since December 2014, Satish has a strong background that includes roles at Foton Motors and Tata Motors, where responsibilities ranged from leading vehicle integration for medium and heavy-duty trucks to managing the design and development of military vehicle variants. Prior experience includes project leadership in the development of multipurpose vehicles at Sonalika and work on various models for the export market at Mahindra & Mahindra. Satish holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical from Savitribai Phule Pune University.

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Pune, India

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Mahindra Truck and Bus

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Mahindra Truck and Bus Division is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the US $20.7 Billion Mahindra Group that provides an entire line of integrated trucking solutions. The company has taken outperformance to the next level, by creating trucks that are specifically designed for different applications and deliver outperformance whatever be the business needs. With high performance vehicles, agile after sales service, extended warranty and several other brand benefits, Mahindra has set a new benchmark in the Indian Trucking industry. Mahindra Truck and Bus provides an entire line of integrated trucking solutions that helps customers profit by giving them the advantage of quick turnaround time and reliability along with the assurance of Mahindra excellence in every aspect. The HCV product range has been engineered for Indian requirements with the underlying philosophy of; ‘Made in India, Made for India'​. In HCV segment, Mahindra Truck and Bus Division already has reached more than 40,000 HCV trucks on road. The company is in process of addressing every segment of the commercial vehicle market; form 3.5 tonne GVW to 49 tonne GVW, with variants that meet the varying needs of cargo and specialized load applications. The new range of medium and heavy commercial vehicle is being manufactured at the new green field plant at Chakan. The plant, which spans over 700 acres, has been set up with an investment of over Rs.4,000 Crore and is producing other Mahindra products as well. This helps the Mahindra group to leverage the benefits of synergies of an integrated manufacturing facility. The company offers 6 Years or 6 Lakh Km Transferable Warranty, which is an industry first and a very cost-effective AMC, lowest cost of ownership and a powerful insurance package, MCOVER.


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Pune, India

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501-1,000

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