Doshi, who came from an illustrious industrial family, was the son of the late Lalchand Hirachand of the Walchand Hirachand Group. He was 76 and is survived by wife Saryu Doshi, an art scholar, and son Maitreya.
Premier Ltd, formerly Premier Automobiles Ltd, on Wednesday re-entered into the passenger car segment with the launch of a compact sport utility vehicle.
Premier Automobiles Ltd is planning to launch its light utility van in September-December 2003 and expects to make "substantial profit" from this project with annual sales of 10,000-12,000 vehicles.