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| education = [[Mechanical engineering]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Technische Universität Darmstadt]]<br />
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| net_worth = [[United States dollar|$]]3.5 billion (August 2019)<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|title=Vikram Lal|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/vikram-lal/|website=Forbes|accessdate=5 August 2019}}</ref><br />
| title = Founder of [[Eicher Motors]]<br />
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'''Vikram Lal''' (born 1942) is an Indian businessman, the founder and former [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Eicher Motors]], Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer based in [[New Delhi]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/dec/11eicher.htm |title=Eicher Motors' CEO on the Volvo deal |publisher=Rediff.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref> He has been a member of the board of directors of [[The Doon School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doonschool.com/the-school-and-campus/administration/board-of-governors/vikram-lal |title=Vikram Lal |publisher=The DOON School |date=2007-10-07 |accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref><br />
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He studied [[mechanical engineering]] at the [[Technische Universität Darmstadt]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2013/11/20/indian-motorcycle-magnate-vikram-lal-becomes-billionaire-on-rising-shares/|title=Indian Motorcycle Magnate Vikram Lal Becomes Billionaire On Rising Shares|last=Karmali|first=Naazneen|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://startuptalky.com/richest-person-india-list/|title=Top 50 Richest Person in India List 2019|date=2019-06-04|website=StartupTalky - Community for Entrepreneurs|language=en|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaspend.com/about-us/trustees-patrons/|title=Trustees & Patrons|date=2018-09-19|website=IndiaSpend|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref><br />
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He joined Eicher India, the family company established by his father, in 1966. Eicher started as the first [[tractor]] manufacturer in India in 1959 under the company name Eicher Tractor Corporation of India [[Private limited company|Pvt. Ltd.]], as a [[joint venture]] with [[Germany|German]] tractor manufacturer [[Eicher tractor|Eicher]], and eventually branched out into light commercial vehicles in 1986, and then into heavy vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |title= Common Cause |url=https://www.commoncause.in/vikram-lal.php|accessdate=2 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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His son [[Siddhartha Lal]] is now CEO of Eicher Motors.<ref name=Forbes/> His daughter Simran runs [[Good Earth.]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/CL6OqHvBfVFWunTBCtldqI/Simran-Lal-Your-employees-are-the-best-brand-ambassadors.html|title=Simran Lal: Your employees are the best brand ambassadors|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref><br />
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Lal spents his retirement years volunteering at his own [[Goodearth Education Foundation]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000730/spectrum/main4.htm Interview by The Tribune]<br />
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/The-25-richest-people-in-Delhis-Durbar/articleshow/39367689.cms - Vikram Lal, The Times of India]<br />
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