Commercial Vehicles

Bridgestone India has signed an MoU with Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) to extend their flagship CSR initiative Sarthi. The programme is aligned to Bridgestone’s global commitment towards Safe and Sust...

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, has launched the ecomet Star 1115 CNG truck in 11.44 T GVW category.

In order to prove its mettle and its battery range, electric 3 wheeler manufacturer Altigreen put to test its product, the Altigreen neEV on a 150 kms plus inter-city test drive.

Switch Mobility, the electric vehicle arm of Ashok Leyland will be launching an electric bus on June 14, 2022 in India at a press conference in Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Ashok Leyland is part of the Hinduja Group.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, celebrated the completion of 10 successful years of operations in India.

Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, showcased its state-of-the-art high-performance trucks at South East Asia’s biggest construction equipment exhibition –EXCON 2021, under its ‘Striding to...

ChargeZone, a technology-driven EV charging network company has announced that it is powering 500+ electric buses through its nation-wide network of 125+ super fast DC points in cities such as Ahmedabad, Chandigarh,...

Vemo, the largest new energy transport operator in Mexico has purchased 1000 units of BYD D1 from BYD Mexico, among which 200 units of D1 have been put into operation in Mexico. Around 1,000 units of D1 formed the ...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, has launched India’s first Tipper with 9-speed Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) – the AVTR 2825.

EVET by Magenta, the e-mobility platform, which has been successfully running EV Fleet for urban logistics movement for about a year now in Bengaluru has now entered Mumbai and Chennai markets. The company shall rol...

Ashok Leyland, India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, has launched the E-Comet Star ICV CNG Range which offers best in class range and KMKG, power& single fill range in the segment. The customers can choo...

Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM), part of the Anglian Omega Group, has entered into a strategic alliance with Bengaluru based Sun Mobility, a leading EV technology solutions company. The alliance plans to initially launch...

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced it has developed and is testing a custom-engineered non-pneumatic (airless) tyre (NPT) to support Starship delivery robots.

Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has signed an agreement with GEAR (Gemini Equipment and Rentals Private Limited) India, to deploy one of the largest fleets...

Commercial EV manufacturer Altigreen is all set to deliver more than 1500 road-ready EVs to MoEVing in 2022. It has bagged an order worth Rs 75 crore and is ramping up its manufacturing capabilities to begin deliver...

Eicher Trucks and Buses in partnership with Phoenix Foundation has established the Phoenix-Eicher Institute of Driver Training and Research in Latur, Maharashtra to upskill driver fraternity in the state.

Shriram Automall India Limited (SAMIL), India’s leading pre-owned vehicles and equipment marketplace, has entered into a strategic partnership with Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) to expand its used vehicle...

Commercial Vehicle segment the company has unveiled seven new vehicles across Construck, Tractor-Trailer and Rigid truck range with higher fuel efficiency.

Euler Motors, an electric vehicle company founded in 2018 which has been in the business of leasing out electric three-wheeler cargo vehicles in the L3 and L5 categories, has finally launched an electric cargo thre...

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer has launched the ecomet Star, upgraded with additional features, in the Intermediate Commercial Vehicle (I...

Omega Seiki Mobility Pvt. Ltd. (OSM), part of the Anglian Omega Group unveiled India’s first electric small commercial vehicle (SCV)M1KA. Omega Seiki Mobility will start accepting bookings of the vehicle from Quarte...

Omega Seiki Mobility, part of the Rs 1000 crore plus Anglian Omega Group will soon be making electric four wheelers and two wheelers in India with foreign collaborations. The company which showcased a few cargo elec...

Ati Motors, an all-electric autonomous Industrial vehicle maker, has raised $3.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Blume Ventures and Exfinity Venture Partners. MFV Partners and a syndicate on LetsVenture led b...

Mahindra & Mahindra has launched its new range of Supro Profit Trucks. Developed on the successful Supro platform, this new range of cargo mover is affordable, more powerful, boasts of a greater payload capacity and...

Fifty-eight-year-old Dr Andy Palmer, former CEO of UK luxury car company Aston Martin Lagonda has been appointed Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Switch Mobility Ltd, the new electrified commer...

Pininfarina, a global automobile design house based in Italy and owned by India-based Mahindra & Mahindra, is designing the new range of Gaussin road trucks. Gaussin is a France based engineering company that design...

Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery (MAM), the Japanese subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra, and Kubota Co. of Japan announced that the two companies have entered into a business collaboration arrangement for t...

Isuzu Motors India announced an upcoming increase in the prices of its commercial pick-up range - D-Max Regular Cab and D-Max S-Cab with effect from April 01, 2021. The increase will be Rs 1,00,000/- from the curren...

India’s first electric self-drive scooter brand, Zypp Electric, is partnering with more than 20 grocery, e-retail and food tech players, including BigBasket, Grofers, Modern Bazaar, Spencers and many more. The last-...

Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has announced that it will deploy more than 25,000 electric vehicles by 2030. This is in line with Flipkart's public commitment to transition to electric vehicles ...

In order to optimize the work in the field, Angelo decided to fit out his John Deere 8360 R tractor with BKT's best-selling tyres, Agrimax Force.

World’s third largest tractor major, TAFE - Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, manufacturers of Massey Ferguson tractors launched its new Dynatrack Series – an advanced range of tractors.

Mahindra Logistics Limited (MLL) an integrated third-party logistics (3PL) service provider announced the launch of its cargo last-mile delivery service under the brand name ‘EDel’. Recognised for its 3PL services, ...

Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has introduced the Ultra T.7 – the most advanced Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV), designed specifically for urban transportation, with its all-new sleek U...

India's leading manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment, JCB India Limited, launched JCB 3DX DFi, industry’s first dual-fuel CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) backhoe loader that can operate on CNG and die...

Kia Motors Corporation has revealed its plans for the development of a new standard platform for next-generation military vehicles, strengthening the company’s capabilities in future military projects.

Tata Motors has launched the Signa 5525.S – India’s highest GCW prime mover (tractor) in 4x2 segment. The Signa 5525.S 4x2 model is designed with Tata Motors’ Power of 6 philosophy empowering customers with the powe...

Volta Trucks, the start-up electric vehicle manufacturer from Sweden, has revealed the new Volta Zero – its first vehicle and the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle designed specif...

Tata Motors has been comprehensively supporting the transport ecosystem to ensure all necessary supplies remain uninterrupted and seamless, nationwide.

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland has launched its range of modular trucks, AVTR, with i-Gen6 BS-VI technology. The modular platform is a first of its kind in the Indian CV industry with multiple options...

Maruti Suzuki India has launched a BS6 compliant S-CNG variant of Super Carry. Maruti Suzuki Super Carry is the first light commercial vehicle to upgrade to BS6 engine. The Super Carry BSVI CNG has been priced at Rs...

Polaris India, which launched the company’s first road legal vehicle, the Sportsman 570 tractor, has now put the latter to good use to combat the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. The company has taken the initiative to su...

Polaris India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polaris Inc, the world’s no.1 ATV’s manufacturer, launched its first-ever tractor in the Indian market. The Polaris Sportsman 570 tractor is the first road-legal vehicle o...

The landmark machine was driven off the line at the company’s factory in Rocester, Staffordshire – the very location where the first JCB backhoe was manufactured almost 70 years ago in the UK.

The fuel consumption of the Actros has been steadily reduced over the past decades. In typical long-distance transport operations, for example, savings of up to 15 percent have been achieved between 2011 and the int...

Minus temperatures and icy roads, short days and poor visibility: Winter presents both the trucks and their drivers with a particular challenge. Finnish transport company Vähälä has 65 of their own trucks and is put...

Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and MSME unveiled Olectra-BYD C9 - electric inter-city coach, the first in the country, during the ongoing Auto Expo at Greater Noida in the presence o...

JBM Auto Ltd, a commercial vehicle player in India, launched Eco-Life e9 electric bus at the Auto Expo 2020. The bus was launched by S.K. Arya, Chairman, JBM Group and Nishant Arya, Executive Director, JBM Group. E...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) showcased its all-new range of BharatBenz vehicles. On display were over a dozen medium and heavy duty trucks, and buses updated inside and out. The new product portfolio, co...

Force Motors revealed India's first next gen shared mobility platform - project codenamed T1N in Pune, Maharashtra. The platform has been simultaneously designed and developed for both Internal Combustion Engines an...

For the first time ever, customers in Australia and New Zealand will soon be able to drive the new Freightliner Cascadia (Class 8, >15 t perm GVW) in their respective countries.

Automobile industry recession. What is that? Mahindra & Mahindra delivered 400 small commercial vehicles (SCVs) in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand on a single day. The fleet of 400 SCVs included the Alfa (Load and...

An Eicher truck was always referred to as Mileage ka Badshah but now it is known as Business ka Badshah, or King of Business. This tag came after the Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV) launched the Pro 2000 ser...

Eicher Trucks and Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles Limited, showcased its latest range, including the newly introduced Eicher 3009LSkyline Pro Staff AC Bus and Eicher 20.15R 12m bus chassis at the second editio...

Eicher Trucks and Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles Limited, revealed India’s first BS-VI compliant all-new range of Eicher Pro 2000 series of Light-Duty Trucks. The entirely new range of ultra-modern trucks wi...

Women today are opting driving as full-time profession. The absolute number may be smaller, but more and more women are taking interest in being professional trainers at driving schools and dealerships.

JCB India, a leading manufacturer of earthmoving & construction equipment, will be investing Rs. 650 crore to set up a new plant in India as the company prepares to celebrate 40 years of manufacturing in the country...

Leading tyre manufacturer and pioneers of radial technology in India, JK Tyre and Industries Limited, achieved a remarkable feat by entering the prestigious Limca Book of Records with the country’s largest off-the-r...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd announced the launch of Glyd, a premium tech-based e-mobility service in Mumbai on select routes. On the occasion of the launch, Dr. Pawan Goenka, Managing Director, M&M Ltd, flagged off the ...

Commercial vehicles manufacturer Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, launched the latest variants of the Intermediate Commercial Vehicle (ICV) - the Guru 1010 and Medium Duty Vehicles (MDV) variant of the ...

Fortum India, a subsidiary of leading Finnish clean energy company Fortum Oyj and Clean Motion, manufacturer of 3- wheeler e-Auto Zbee, showcased a battery swapping project tailored for light electric vehicles in In...

The first Busworld South East Asia exhibition and congress will be taking place from March 20 – 22, 2019 at the Jakarta International Expo (JIEXPO) Kemayoran, Jakarta. This exhibition will open its doors for the fir...

In an industry first move, Eicher Trucks &Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles Limited, has introduced the AMT (Automated Manual Transmission) technology in the 16T category with the launch of the Eicher Pro 3016 A...

It’s always a great spectacle watching a plane soar in the skies. It’s lot more a fun experience watching a truck haul a massive plane on the road. The plane was an Airbus A 320 and the truck was a heavy-haulage Act...

Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles, a joint venture company of Eicher Group and Volvo Group of Sweden will soon be introducing an Automated Manual Transmission truck in the medium duty truck segment in the country. Th...

The 5 edition of bauma Conexpo India 2018 held from December 11 to 14, 2018 saw 700 companies from 26 countries showcasing their machines, products and innovative technologies for the construction industry. Around 3...

After 24 editions of Busworld Europa in the picturesque city of Kortrijk, Busworld is moving to Brussels, the capital of Belgium… and Europe. Easier to reach with an international airport and train station next doo...

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) to drive electric mobility forward in India. Under the MoU, SmartE will introduce the first 1,000 Mahindra Treo and Treo Yaari electric th...

Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE) the world’s third largest tractor manufacturer by volumes and Iseki & Co., Ltd, the third largest Japanese agricultural machinery manufacturer for tractors, planting and ha...

JBM Solaris Electric Vehicles (P) Ltd has begun the trial of 100% electric bus Eco-Life in the capital city of New Delhi. The Eco-Life trial run was flagged off by Minister of Transport Kailash Gahlot

The 2nd batch of 25 low floor ‘Gurugaman’ city buses have reached the depot in Sector 10, Gurugram. The buses, as proposed by Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Ltd. (GMCBL), will be put into service on route No.112.

In June 2015, two leading automobile manufacturers with skill sets of their own-- India-based Eicher and US-based Polaris --joined hands to introduce Multix, India’s first personal utility vehicle, purpose-built for...

Allison Transmission announced that it will offer its medium-duty, fully automatic 9-speed transmission globally, and that it has developed an electric hybrid system with purely electric extended range. The news was...

Technology company and manufacturer of premium tyres Continental presented the further development of its digital tyre monitoring platform at the 67th International Motor Show (IAA) Commercial Vehicles in Hanover.

ZF has highlighted two market successes for its tried-and-tested AxTrax AVE electric portal axle. Firstly, 31 of the famous red London double-decker buses will be equipped with this technology and glide through the ...

Lightweight specialist Mubea, so far mainly known as an innovations pioneer for passenger car components, presented novelties across its whole product range at the 67th IAA Commercial Vehicles, which provide solutio...

Kogel is extending its diverse container chassis portfolio with a newly developed lightweight semi-trailer container chassis that boasts a central extension. The new Kogel Port 45 Triplex will make its début at IAA ...

Wabco Holdings Inc, announced that, among a range of new trailer technologies on show, it will launch the industry’s first global modular braking platform covering all types of trailers at the IAA Commercial Vehicle...

Kogel will be showcasing its Novum generation mega trailer at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018. This means that the Kogel volume semi-trailer now also scores with the well-known advantages of the Novum generation, i...

Cummins Inc. announced its latest solutions for diesel engines, to meet the future needs of the commercial vehicle industry. Ahead of IAA Commercial Vehicle Show 2018, Hannover, Cummins Components have previewed key...

Mol Cy, an independent manufacturer of trucks, trailers and refuse collection vehicles, has delivered its HF5066 extra heavy haulage truck to Hong Kong. Powered by the 550 hp Cummins ISX15 engine, the vehicle has b...

Jindal Stainless is eyeing the auto sector in a big way. The company plans to triple its supplies towards this segment in the next 5 years. According to the 2020 BSVI norms, stainless steel is the most preferred met...

Twenty-five low floor Gurugaman city buses were flagged off in Gurugram (earlier Gurgaon) by Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister of Haryana. The Gurugaman bus service has been rolled out by Gurugram Metropolitan Cit...

India’s leading bus brand Tata Motors is all set to showcase five new public transport vehicles at the BusWorld India 2018, biggest B2B bus and coach exhibition in the world. The new range of transport solutions on ...

Decades of experience, the unrelenting search for top-level performance and practically-oriented testing over thousands of kilometres – in the Australian Outback and the world over. For 65 years, EarthCruiser Austra...

Tyre major Hankook will be exhibiting for the fifth time at the largest and most famous truck exhibition in the world. As a global top-tier truck tyre maker with international Original Equipment partnerships with MA...

Mahindra Truck and Bus Division has launched their new FURIO trucks, marking their entry in the Intermediate Commercial Vehicle (ICV) segment.

Eicher has introduced a 7-speed transmission technology in the entire range of medium duty trucks. In the first phase, 7-speed transmission will be launched in Eicher Pro 3015 and Eicher Pro 1114XP with an aim to op...

Starting June this year and throughout the Volvo Ocean Race competition in Gothenburg, Sweden, the pioneering autonomous Volvo bus will be shown to specially invited guests. The prototype is based on Volvo’s commerc...

Leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, VE Commercial Vehicles, is currently working on a new multi axle heavy duty truck. The new truck was spotted on the roads of Indore doing its test rounds. It was a camouflage...

Sun Mobility led by Chetan Maini (Founder of India’s first electric car, Reva) and Uday Khemka (Vice Chairman of Sun Group), launched its global, interoperable smart mobility solution for two and three-wheeler elect...

CASE Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial, has reached a milestone in India by delivering the 5000th Vibratory Tandem Compactor, manufactured locally in Pithampur in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. ...

WRI India Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, with support from FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company and a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, announced the “Better Bus Challenge”, a competition t...

Perkins, one of the world’s leading suppliers of off-highway diesel and gas engines in the 4–2000 kW (5–2800 hp) market, has made its Hosur plant in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, a manufacturing base for Per...

Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, along with its authorised distributor DRB-HICOM Commercial Vehicles Sdn. Bhd. (DHCV), launched the Tata Super Ace and the Ultra range of commercial vehic...

Alstom announced the completion of its first all-electric locomotive from its state-of-the-art locomotive facility at Madhepura in the State of Bihar , on schedule. In line with the Government’s and Indian Railways’...

JBM Solaris Electric Vehicles (P) Ltd, a JV between India’s leading automotive company, JBM Auto Ltd. and Europe’s e-mobility major, Solaris Bus & Coach S.A., launched its 100% Electric Bus series Eco-Life at the Au...

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland launched Captain Haulage and 3718 Plus, the BS-IV trucks with iEGR (Intelligent Exhaust Gas Recirculation) engines in Mumbai. Ashok Leyland also introduced haulage truck...

The Rs 6000 crore Lachhman Das Mittal and family controlled Sonalika group is on a major export drive to push global sales of its tractors, apart from consolidating its domestic sales, thereby aiming to fully utilis...

Ashok Leyland sold 18,682 units in March 2017 as against 16,702 units during March 2016. The total sales in FY 2017 was at 145,066 units, as against 140,457 units for the FY 2016.