Standard (Indian automobile)

Standard Motor Products of India Limited
Company typeAutomobile manufacturer
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1948
Defunct2006
Fatedissolved
HeadquartersPerungalathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
ProductsAutomobiles
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.

  1. ^ Bhaktavatsala Rao, C. (20 February 1993). "Structural Configurations and Strategic Investments: Indian Automobile Industry". Economic and Political Weekly. 28 (8/9). Mumbai, India: Sameeksha Trust: M22.