Company type | Automobile manufacturer |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1948 |
Defunct | 2006 |
Fate | dissolved |
Headquarters | Perungalathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Products | Automobiles Commercial Vehicles |
Number of employees | n/a |
Standard was an Indian brand of automobile which was produced by Standard Motor Products of India Limited (SMPIL) in Madras from 1951 to 1988. Indian Standards were variations of vehicles made in the United Kingdom by Standard-Triumph. Standard Motor Products of India Ltd. (STAMPRO) was incorporated in 1948,[1] a company formed by Union Company (Motors) Ltd. and the British Standard Motor Company. Their first product was the Standard Vanguard. The company was dissolved in 2006 and the old plant was torn down.