<div>India's largest utility and tractor producer, Mahindra and Mahindra, has set up an Africa-focused business unit as it looks to maintain double-digit growth levels in the continent, the company said on Tuesday.</div><div> </div><div>With an active presence in 20 African countries, Mahindra and Mahindra hopes the aggressive expansion will help spur a 10-fold increase in business over the next five to seven years.</div><div> </div><div>"There is no doubt that the African continent holds tremendous potential and the new African business unit will place Mahindra in a very strong position to strengthen its African presence," Ashok Thakur, chief executive of Mahindra's local South African unit, said in a statement.</div><div> </div><div>Thakur will lead the newly-established continental business unit, based in South Africa, with additional business hubs planned for Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt.</div><div> </div><div>South Africa will act as a central distribution channel for all products manufactured within the group, including utility vehicles, tractors and trucks.</div>
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