Is the legendary Ambassador, the choice of VVIPs, the workhorse of Kolkata making a comeback? It’s time for some myth-busting ...

Q 2.Which is the inexpensive model of used Hindustan Motors car in Kolkata? The Ambassador is the cheapest model available for sale in Kolkata with price of ₹4.95 Lakh.

The number of Kolkata's iconic yellow taxis, introduced in 1962 with Hindustan Motors' Ambassador cars, has dwindled from 18,000 a decade ago to just 7,000 in 2024. By the end of 2025, fewer than ...

Only around 2,500 Ambassador taxis were still working ... Buyers sat on wait lists for years because pervasive red tape stopped Hindustan Motors from raising production to meet demand, while ...

The Hindustan Ambassador was the cornerstone of ... Modelled on a similarly regal sedan car from Britain's now long-defunct Morris Motors, the car was a triumphant achievement of industry in ...

A yellow Hindustan Motors Ambassador cab at a taxi stand in front of a railway station in Kolkata, India, on February 21, 2025. Over 64 percent of the iconic yellow taxis in Kolkata will be phased ...

Market reforms from the 1980s onwards saw the Ambassador muscled off Indian roads by more modern vehicles, and production was halted entirely in 2014 after years of flatlining demand. - 'Get with the ...

Only around 2,500 Ambassador taxis were still working ... Buyers sat on wait lists for years because pervasive red tape stopped Hindustan Motors from raising production to meet demand, while ...