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Toyota Kirloskar Motor Vice Chairman Vikram Kirloskar passes away

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Vice Chairman Vikram S Kirloskar has died due to a heart attack, the automaker said on Wednesday. He was 64.

“We are extremely saddened to inform the untimely demise of Mr. Vikram S. Kirloskar, Vice Chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor on 29th November 2022. At this time of grief, we request everyone to pray that his soul rests in peace,” the company tweeted.

“We extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends. Last respect can be paid at Hebbal Crematorium, Bengaluru, on 30th November 2022 at 1pm,” it said.

A mechanical engineering graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Vikram played a key role in bringing the Japanese firm Toyota Motor Corp to India in 1997. The Toyota-Kirloskar has a manufacturing plant in Bidadi of Ramanagar district near Bengaluru, considered to be among the largest automotive plants in the country.

He is the fourth-generation member of the Kirloskar Group founded in 1888. He is survived by his wife Gitanjali Kirloskar and daughter Manasi Kirloskar.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), which sells a range of vehicles, is a joint venture between the Japanese auto major Toyota Motor Company and the Kirloskar Group. The Kirloskar Group mostly manufactures pumps, engines, and compressors along with other related products.

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