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Major Mile Stones Brief History Since Inception
A Corporate History
Sml - Brief History Since Inception / Major Mile Stones : 1983   1984  1985    1986   1987    1989    1990    1991    1992    1993    1994    1995
  1996   1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011
 
1983
1

Swaraj Vehicles Ltd. incorporated (in July).

 
1984
2

 Joint Venture and Technical Assistance concluded between Punjab Tractor Ltd., Mazda
 Motor Corporation, Japan & Sumitomo Corporation, Japan . SVL renamed Swaraj Mazda  Ltd.

 
1985
3
Project set up with a capacity of 5000 LCVs at capital outlay of Rs.20.0 crores. Equity of Rs. 10.5 crores was subscribed by
      Rs. in Crores
Punjab Tractors Ltd. 29.0%   3.04
Mazda Motor Corpn. Japan 15.6%   1.64
Sumitomo Corpn. Japan 10.4%   1.09
Public 45.0%   4.73
Trial Production and Test Marketing of Swaraj Mazda TruckWT-48, WT-49, WT-50 LCVs commence.
Development of vendor base as per PMP approved by Govt. of India undertaken.
 
1986
4

 Commercial operations start.

 
1987
5

Introduction of indigenously developed bus.

 
1989
6

In-house tooling for local production of chassis long member.

 
1990
7

In-house developed Second Truck Model (Swaraj Mazda Super) launched.

 
1991
8

Transmission components indigenised.

 
1992
9

Commencement of Truck supplies to MOD.
500 vehicles supplied to Defence.

 
1993
10

Third Truck Model (Swaraj Mazda Premium) launched.

 
1994
11

Declared a Sick Company under SICA (due to Rupee devaluation of 1991-93).

 
1995
12

BIFR approves Rehabilitation Scheme.

 
1996
13

4-Wheel Drive Truck developed.

 
1997
14

Company ceases to be a Sick Industrial Company on the basis of positive net worth    - 4 years ahead of BIFR Scheme projections.

 
1998
15

Complete wipe off of accumulated losses.

 
1999
16

Bharat Stage-I Emission Norms complied.

 
2000
17

Maiden Dividend declared @ 10%.
Technical Assistance Agreement with Mazda extended upto October 2004.

 
2001
18
Cumulative sales crossed 50,000 vehicles.
4 Wheel Drive Ambulance launched in March.
Economy Truck ‘SARTAJ' launched in August.
CNG Bus for NCR Delhi launched in October.
Bharat Stage-II Emission Norms complied.
 
2002
19
* Profit Before Tax for FY 2002 crosses Rs. 100 Million mark.
* Dividend raised to 25%.
 
2003
20

Profit Before Tax for FY-2003 grows 115% to Rs. 225 Million. Dividend enhanced to 45%.

 
2004
21

Profit Before Tax for FY-2004 grows 44% to Rs. 324 Million.
Dividend enhanced to 70%.

 
2005
22

Cumulative sales crossed 86,000 vehicles.
Bharat Stage-III emission norms complied (both diesel & CNG).
Dividend enhanced to 75%.
Punjab Tractors offloads 15% of equity stake in favour of Sumitomo Corporation, Japan in June.
Mazda Motor Corporation offloads 15% of equity holding in favour of Sumitomo Corporation, Japan in August.

 
2006
23

Permission from Government for new manufacturing facilities at existing site obtained in January.
Dividend rate lowered to 55% due profit decline Technical Assistance Agreement with Isuzu Motors signed in June. Aggregate vehicles sale crosses 1,00,000 in August. Construction of Buildings for vehicle expansion and new Bus Body Plant taken up in August.

 
2007
24

Dividend rate maintained at 55% Trial Production of Isuzu Bus LT134 taken up in July.

 
2008
25

Dividend rate maintained at 55% Highest-ever Profits in the history of the Company.
Launch of Ultra Luxury Buses in July.

 
2009
26

Sumitomo raised its stake in the Company to 53.5% by buying entire equity holding of Punjab Tractors Ltd. in the Company in January.

 
2010
27

During the financial year 2009-10 company had issued 3,984,946 equity share of Rs. 10 each at a premium of Rs. 190 per share on rights basis to the Equity shareholders of the company in the ratio of 11 equity shares for every 50 Equity shares held on the record date and raised Rs. 7,969.89 lacs for financing of Expansion project, repayment of loan taken from Allahabad Bank (for Expansion Project) and for general corporate purposes.

 
2011
28

 Swaraj Mazda renamed as SML ISUZU LIMITED