Rajah Motors was an automobile manufacturer based in the city of Chavakkad

Chavakkad

Chavakkad is a municipality in Thrissur District of Kerala state in India. Chavakkad is noted for its beach and fishing. It lies on National Highway 17 is located about north of the city of Kochi, the commercial capital of Kerala and west of Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala.-History:The...

, in Thrissur District

Thrissur district

Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...

 of India

India

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. Founded in 1981, they built Kazwa van

Van

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s and multi purpose vehicles in a joint venture

Joint venture

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 with Hindustan Motors

Hindustan Motors

Hindustan Motors is an automobile manufacturer from India. It is part of the Birla Technical Services industrial group. The company was the largest car manufacturer in India before the rise of Maruti Udyog....

, and planned for an annual output of 50 to 150 cars. They also built Moover pickup truck

Pickup truck

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s, and from 2003, a series of three-

Three wheeler

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 and four-wheeled pickups called Tiger and Kangaroo. These latter vehicles, designed in conjunction with Chinese

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

company Shamshong Jolan, were aimed at the rural market where cargo transportation is challenging. The company is no longer trading.