The ‘Popular Group’ has a rich and varied experience and diversified presence in the Automotive Industry. Our experience in the field is matched MACHINE TOOL only by our commitment to quality and adherence to values, both of which have helped us to reach, where we are today. Our TOYOTA, LEXUS, HYUNDAI, BAJAJ, KTM, HARLEY DAVIDSON & JCB dealerships, Used Car divisions like ‘U Trust’ for Toyota & ‘H Promise’ for Hyundai Used Car and IT divisions spread in South India all bear in the distinctive Popular seal.
The Group is solely promoted and headed by Mr. Saju K. Thomas who belongs to the well known KUTTUKARAN FAMILY, a name which is familiar to the automobile industry for more than six decades, especially among the Indian automobile majors like, Maruti, TELCO, Bajaj and Toyota.
POPULAR GROUP operates in various sectors of the Automotive Industry like Passenger Cars, Two Wheelers and Earth Moving & Construction Equipments.
KUTTUKARAN GROUP is a family-owned group of companies active in the automobile industry across three Southern states of India viz Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Started in 1939 dealing in Automobile Spares Retailing under the name POPULAR AUTOMOBILES in the town of Trichur, Kerala, India. Subsequently added complementary business lines like Engine Rebuilding Workshops, Retailer of Engineering Consumables &Tool, Vehicle Dealerships, earth moving, industrial & construction equipments etc.
Year 2000 the “KUTTUKARAN” group as it is popularly known has grown in the Automobile Retail Sector to a turnover of Rs.3,000 millions and an employee strength of 2,600. The Kuttukaran group consists of the following;-
Mr. Saju K Thomas is the architect of successful dealership business in the Kuttukaran Group. He started his career in automobile dealership when Kuttukaran Group entrusted him the responsibilities of the company Popular Vehicles and Services Ltd., which has awarded Maruti dealership during the year 1983.
Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd. (PVS) established in 1983-84 was among the first batch of Maruti dealers appointed in India. Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd. has established an envious position in automobile retailing. It is the first Maruti Dealership in Kerala, started in 1983-84 at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. The Kochi branch has been functioning since October 1985 and the Third dealership was started at Kozhikode in 1996. Popular's first Maruti Dealership outside Kerala was inaugurated on March 2003 at Chennai. Mr. Saju K. Thomas was managing the entire dealership operations of Popular Vehicles right from its inception.
Besides Maruti, Popular Vehicles got dealership for Bajaj Two and Three wheeler vehicles at Ernakulam District and at Bangalore during the year 1995. PVS was also the dealer for DCM Toyota for LCV’s from 1984 till the company seized to operate. Subsequently when Toyota started their new venture in India, Popular Vehicles has got the Passenger Car dealership and a new company by name Motor World Ltd., was incorporated during the year 1999.
In 2002 Mr. Saju K Thomas, the architect of successful dealership businesses of Maruti, DCM Toyota and Bajaj in the Kuttukaran group separated from the Group and went on to establish the ‘POPULAR GROUP’ which is promoted by Mr. Saju K. Thomas and his family members.
The Group has consists the following dealerships as of today.
This company was incorporated as a limited company under the name Motor World Limited during the year 1999 with Mr. K.P Paul as main promoter. During 2002 Mr. K.P Paul resigned as the director and Mr. Saju. K Thomas, Mrs. Sheila Saju (Wife of Mr. Saju. K Thomas) and Mrs. Elsy Thomas (mother of Saju K Thomas) joined the company as directors.
We are committed to anticipate, understand and meet our customers‘ needs and expectations. As a diligent dealer with a passion and commitment, we provide indispensable support to make our customers a memorable experience of vehicle ownership. We deliver superior value through our commitment to quality, service and reliability, supported by our wide spread presence.
Constant innovation in everything we do is essential for our long-term financial success. We are leaders in continuous improvement, and our culture encourages and rewards creativity and initiative from all our employees.
Constant innovation in everything we do is essential for our long-term financial success. We are leaders in continuous improvement, and our culture encourages and rewards creativity and initiative from all our employees.
As a family company, we are devoted to our employees‘ well-being and personal development. We promote a multi-cultural environment where employees work together in teams to enrich our culture and capability. We believe in the value of enduring relationships with customers, suppliers and with our Principals.
Our company and its family shareholders together are committed to deliver maximum customer satisfaction. We take all possible care to ensure the safety of the workplace quality in our service.
To ensure the success of our diversified group, the organizational and management structure has to be based on broad entrepreneurial freedom of action for the managers and on placing the appropriate trust in all our staff. Individualism, with a high degree of delegated responsibility, coupled with a minimum of necessary formalized rules, must characterize the group’s special corporate style. Special priority is attached to staff training, and motivation
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