Hindustan Ambassador

Hindustan Ambassador
Ambassador Classic
Overview
Manufacturer	Hindustan Motors
Production	1957–2014
Assembly	Hooghly, West Bengal, India Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact Sedan
Body style	4-door saloon
Layout	FR layout
Related	Morris Oxford series III
Powertrain
Transmission	4-speed manual
Chronology
Predecessor	Hindustan Landmaster Hindustan Deluxe
Successor	Hindustan Contessa

The Hindustan Ambassador is an automobile that was manufactured by Indian manufacturer Hindustan Motors from 1957 to 2014, with improvements and changes over its production lifetime. The Ambassador was based on the Morris Oxford series III model, first made by Morris Motors Limited at Cowley, Oxford in the United Kingdom from 1956 to 1959.

Despite its British origins, the Ambassador was considered as a definitive Indian car and was fondly called the "King of Indian roads".^[1] The automobile was manufactured by Hindustan Motors at its Uttarpara plant^[2] near Kolkata, West Bengal. On 11 February 2017, Hindustan Motors executed an agreement with PSA Group for the sale of the Ambassador brand, including the trademarks, for a consideration of ₹80 crore (US$9.6 million).^[3] The tie-up entailed two joint-venture agreements between the companies of the two groups.