16 Comments on “Jeeps Being Repaired in Bangladesh”

1. Bob February 13, 2013 at 6:41 am

   Those are pretty cool looking.
2. Roberto Flores February 13, 2013 at 10:21 am

   Fantastic shot! They look as Mitsubishis, but perhaps mr. Redmond from the CJ3B website could help us to identify them.
3. Blaine February 13, 2013 at 11:31 am

   The Mitsubishi diamond symbol is on the front Jeep (top center of grill)
4. Alex February 13, 2013 at 11:42 am

   These are Mahindra Jeeps, built by Tata under Jeep license, many have diesel motors. They also equip the Indian Army.
5. Derek Redmond February 13, 2013 at 4:15 pm

   The two with the hoods up are certainly Mitsubishi Jeeps, the others it’s hard to tell if they’re Mitsis or Mahindras. Possibly Bangladesh is like Sri Lanka — close to India but most Jeeps come from Japan. (http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/World/SriLanka.html )
6. Buz February 13, 2013 at 5:44 pm

   They sure look like Mitsubishi’s to me, that’s my vote, be interesting to own one
7. Alex February 13, 2013 at 6:10 pm

   Go see
   http://www.4-the-love-of-jeeps.com/history-of-mahindra-and-my-jeep.html.
   Japanese jeeps were too expensive for a poor country like Bengladlesh
8. Alex February 13, 2013 at 6:15 pm

   it’s all here : http://www.film.queensu.ca/cj3b/world/India2.html
9. Buz February 13, 2013 at 7:53 pm

   They are different than the Mahindra Jeeps, look at the doors and Mitsubishi had dealerships in Bangaladesh and still does, check this out:
   https://www.facebook.com/Mitsubishi.Bangladesh
10. Alex February 13, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    Ok, I don’t want to argue. You must be right. I’ve only been in 1998 to Bengladesh (which, remember, was part of India until 1972 where and when the Mahindra CJ3Bs were built, so why import them, especially into a country that had little hard currency and this high import duties ???). Most of the jeeps I saw there were then already old, like those on your photo, and… diesel Mahindras.
11. deilers Post authorFebruary 13, 2013 at 10:11 pm

    I posted this last night on a whim. I underestimated the interest it would generate. Since there is some confusion, I’ll investigate it further. Thanks guys!

    - Dave
12. Alex February 13, 2013 at 10:22 pm

    Dave. I put my glasses on and the first Jeep is definitively a Mitsubishi (logo on the grille). My apologies. But when I visited, almost all were Mahindras. Even the local (poor and corrupt) Army.
13. Bob February 14, 2013 at 10:40 am

    Might be a mix as the first one is a Mitsubishi as it clearly has the logo. I believe mahindra and Tata are two different companies but may not be.
14. Bob February 14, 2013 at 10:42 am

    Yes. Tata and mahindra are different companies that compete.
15. Shah Yasin May 7, 2013 at 11:13 am

    @Alex I am a Bangladeshi. I live here since my birth but never found Mahindra jeeps here(only a few). Actually here we don’t import Mahindras. 90% of the Bangladeshi cars are imported from Japan. We have assemble facilities for Mitsubishi cars. So you will find lots of Pajero sports and Pajero V6 here. Bangladesh army uses Toyota and Mitshubishi cars. http://www.bmtf.com.bd/special-vehicles/ here you will find toyota cars assembled by Bangladesh army. Indian army uses Mahindra. But you will not find a single Mahindra in Bangladesh army.

    And to all yes you are correct these are Mitshubishi jeeps. These are very popular in the remote areas of Bangladesh. They are amazing, 30-40 years old, but still running. Local people in remote areas uses them to bring their goods to local markets.
    India is so close to us but we don’t import their cars, because they don’t serve us well. But Indian Mahindra jeeps are great. But Bangladeshi people loves Toyota, Mitsubishi and Nissan.
16. Shah Yasin May 7, 2013 at 11:27 am

    People in Bangladesh can spend on Japanese SUV’s. Mercedes, BMW, VW, Range Rover all have showrooms here. But the most common cars are Toyota. 2-4.5 liter Japanese SUV’s are very common here. They are expensive, but now people can afford them.