Commercial Vehicles

The commercial vehicle (CV) segment grew by a whopping 33pc in Nov 2022, as per the retail sales data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).

Force Motors has announced that the ex-showroom pan India prices of the Urbania start from Rs. 28.99 lakh.

Pune based automotive major Force Motors (India’s largest van maker) has named its next generation shared mobility platform as Urbania. Till now code named as T1N, the new name was revealed at the Dealers Meet held ...

Ashok Leyland, the flagship Company of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer delivered 150 trucks and buses to the Tanzania Police Force.

Daimler Truck Innovation Center India Pvt. Ltd. (DTICI) announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Christ (deemed to be a university) to set up a product orientation facility on their c...

An electric mobility startups, Baaz Bikes, has launched its first ‘Made-in- India’ electric scooters along with intelligent swappable batteries, an automated battery swapping network, and fleet management tools, at ...

Ashok Leyland, Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the largest supplier of logistics vehicles to the Indian Army, showcased three advanced-technology products and solutions at the ongoing DefExpo India 2022, In...

Bharat Forge Limited has dispatched 16 Made-In-India Kalyani M4 vehicles to the Indian Army for United Nations Peacekeeping deployment.

According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), on YoY basis, CV sales were up by 19%. When compared with September’19, a pre-covid month, CV closed in green by increasing 17%.

On YoY basis, except for tractors sales which decreased by -1.5%, all the other categories were in green. This was stated by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA)

Delhi-based BluWheelz launched its EV fleet as a service (EFaS) operations with an aim to disrupt and gain its foothold in a highly fragmented market currently marked by rising demand for EV as a fleet service for l...

India’s No1 tractor export brand Sonalika ITL is gearing up to infuse fresh talent into its workforce and hire over 3,000 talented young minds from state level ITI and other similar institutes, thereby encourage rur...

Volvo Construction Equipment has launched the EC550E crawler excavator in India. Featuring a Tier 3 engine, the machine is a perfect fit for the Indian market, enabling customers to benefit from its industry leading...

Except for tractors, commercial vehicles comprising of 3 wheelers, trucks and buses showed a downward trend in retail sales in May 2022 as compared to month of May 2019, the year without the pandemic. This was accor...

Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt. Ltd. showcased its top mining heavy tipper G-500 along with ready industrial and service exchange engines, at CII EXCON 2021, the largest mining and construction equipment event...

Mahindra’s Construction Equipment Division (MCE), a part of the Mahindra Group, announced their unique and disruptive customer value proposition “Get Highest Productivity per Litre of Fuel or Give Machine Back” guar...

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.

Rural sentiments continued to have its impact on the Indian tractor industry as this segment recorded a negative 10.32 per cent slump in retail sales for December 2021, as compared to December 2020, according to the...

Unlike sentiments in the passenger vehicles and two-wheeler segments, the commercial vehicles (CV) and 3 wheeler segments showed a positive growth in retail sales for the month of December 2021, as compared to Dec 2...

Bridgestone India announced the launch of its new tyre for construction vehicles segment, which is meant specifically for tipper/dumper owner who operate in high load segment. Post the new axle load norms the constr...

Volvo Trucks India, a division of VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV) has launched 6 heavy-duty trucks under the FM and FMX range in India.

Pune based Force Motors announced that it has delivered 200 Trax Toofan vehicles to the Revenue and Forest department of Maharashtra. These vehicles will be used by the concerned departments to speed up the vaccinat...

For its efforts to supply good quality ambulances during the recent pandemic in the country has paid rich dividends to the Pune based automotive major Force Motors Limited.

Michelin, the world’s leading tyre company, has announced the launch of Michelin 295/ 80R22.5 X Multi Z2, the latest addition to Michelin’s best-selling range of commercial vehicle tyres in India.

India’s leading manufacturer of Construction Equipment Vehicles, JCB India, has launched its all-new range of CEV Stage IV compliant wheeled construction equipment vehicles. The launch of these machines makes JCB In...

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...

Discover what happens when two of the world’s most innovative companies join forces to tackle a major challenge together. In a film, one gets to go behind the scenes with the teams who are working on turning that vi...

VE Commercial Vehicles Limited has introduced Eicher Skyline Ambulance to support healthcare mobility. The Eicher Skyline Ambulance provides modern, fast and efficient solutions for patient transportation. It is ap...

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and the largest supplier of logistics vehicles to the Indian Army, has strengthened its Armoured vehicle platform by delivering first of its kind “Light Bulle...

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.

Apollo Tyres, a leader in the commercial vehicle tyre space in India, has introduced the XT-100HD, the most advanced cross ply lug tyre that offers the best of both, load carrying capacity and mileage, while ensurin...

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...

VECV, joint venture between Eicher Motors and Volvo of Sweden, will be acquiring Volvo Buses India for a sum of Rs 100 crore. Definitive Agreements have been signed for the integration of Volvo Buses India business ...

Leading commercial vehicles player Force Motors has developed in house capability to manufacture and supply a full range of ambulances that are ready to use from day one and also comply with all the provisions of th...

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...

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...

The largest construction equipment exhibition in South Asia, Excon 2019, was held in Bengaluru from December 10 to 14. This was the 10th edition of the show. The five-day event was inaugurated by Nitin Gadkari, Unio...

Force Traveller Smart Citibus was inducted into the BEST fleet for Mumbai commuters from metro and local stations.

BYD (Build Your Dreams) India, a subsidiary of BYD Group, China, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) maker, has announced its foray into India’s pure electric van segment with the introduction of two new pure ...

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued notification no GSR 547(E) dated August 1, 2019, exempting the armoured and other specialised vehicles of Indian armed forces and paramilitary forces from the new...

Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt. Ltd has launched their Next Truck Generation (NTG) to drive the shift towards sustainable transport solutions in the mining industry. With its unique modular system, this Next T...

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, part of the Mahindra Group, announced that its electric 3-wheeler range Treo and Treo Yaari will now be available across New Delhi. It will be priced at Rs. 1.77 lakh for Treo Yaari S...

ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a leading global technology group and supplier of mobility systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreem...

At the recently concluded SIMA agribusiness show in Paris, France, India=based Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) exhibited as world première the largest size of tyre the company has ever built for a radial agricultur...

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...

John Deere, a leading tractor manufacturer in India launched a new model of tractor 3028 EN on the occasion of completing 20 years of doing business in India. The tractor was launched in the presence of Satish Nadig...

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...

Ashok Leyland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Elbit Systems of Israel. As part of this agreement, Ashok Leyland will provide High Mobility vehicles (HMV) for mounting Elbit Systems’ artillery gun...

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...

Following successful launches in the southern markets and Chattisgarh, Tata Hitachi has launched an all new backhoe loader, Tata Hitachi Shinrai in Maharashtra. The vehicle was launched in Nagpur.

Mahindra Truck and Bus (MTB), a part of the Mahindra Group, has introduced the launch of the Blazo X range of HCV trucks, an upgrade of its popular Blazo trucks. The Blazo X addresses the rising fuel cost woes of tr...

Known and proven in the caravan sector for years, Al-Ko Vehicle Technology presented its Mammut manoeuvring drive also for the use in commercial trailers at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles. This technology with all...

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...

The 8th edition of BusWorld India targeting the Indian bus and coach industry, concluded successfully on August 31, 2018 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru. The international B2B ex...

Pune based automotive major Force Motors launched the country’s only 33/41-seater monocoque buses at the BusWorld 2018 Exhibition. The Traveller-Monobus is loaded with several novel features offered for the first ti...

Escorts Ltd, India’s leading engineering company and Tadano Group, Japan’s biggest and world’s leading mobile crane manufacturer, have announced their joint venture to manufacture rough terrain cranes and truck moun...

Tata Motors has rolled out the 1500th GS800 (General Service 800) Safari Storme 4x4 for the Indian Armed Forces. The vehicle was rolled out with a ceremonial flag off by Dr. Subhash Bhamre, MoS, Defence, Government ...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group and the largest supplier of wheeled military vehicles to the Indian Army, has announced a tender win in the Tracked Vehicle space. This tender is for developmental work a...

Force Motors, a Firodia controlled company based in Pune in Maharashtra, India has decided to acquire the assets of MAN Trucks India that includes its plant in Pithampur in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.

With its new electric drive system for buses, Voith delivers a well-balanced complete system and enters the growing market for e-mobility. The innovative as well as reliable drive impresses with low weight and maxim...

BPW will be presenting the innovative advances of its tried-and-tested new disc brake Eco Disc TS2 at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018. The Eco Disc TS2 works with modern single-tappet technology and the specially d...

Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL), a 100 % subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group ( European leader of the 2wh sector ) and India’s leading manufacturer of small commercial vehicles rolled out its 2.5 millionth sma...

The recent notification by Government allowing an increase in the maximum permissible axle load on trucks is a move in right direction which will improve the efficiency of commercial transport in the country. Howeve...

Force Motors has won the prestigious order for the supply of Light Strike Vehicles to the Indian Army against stiff competition from established players. According to a Force Motors press release, the Light Strike V...

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. ...

Rolls-Royce and Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), a premier defence shipbuilding yard in India under the Ministry of Defence, have agreed to cooperate in the local manufacturing of technologically-advanced MTU Series 80...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, announced the beginning of construction of its bus plant in Andhra Pradesh. The ground breaking ceremony marked the beginning of work on a greenfield factory which will ...

Eicher Trucks & Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles, has introduced zero emission smart electric buses, marking its entry in the growing electric bus segment in India. VE Commercial Vehicles will integrate KPIT Te...

JCB India Limited, India’s leading manufacturer of Earthmoving and Construction Equipment, showcased an exciting line up of innovative and intelligent machines at the 9th edition of Excon 2017 in Bengaluru.

Tata Hitachi has unveiled the all new backhoe loader, Tata Hitachi Shinrai at Excon 2017. This latest offering from Tata Hitachi comes with new and advanced features stands true to its name: Shinrai - a Japanese wor...

Kion’s Indian forklift truck brand, Voltas, is to join forces with the long-established Italian brand OM in India. To harness the vast market potential of the subcontinent even more effectively, trucks containing Vo...

Tata Motors has introduced the Tata Xenon Yodha range of pick-ups which are available in single cab & double cab. Prices start at Rs.6.05 lakh (Single Cab – BSIII) and Rs 6.19 lakh (Single Cab – BSIV). These pick-up...

Passenger car major Maruti Suzuki India Limited will start sales of its first Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) - Super Carry towards the end of August. Initially the vehicle will be sold in three cities – Ahmedabad, K...

The financial year gone by (April 2015-March 2016) has been an extremely positive one for the Indian CV industry. Laggards are still there, but the overall performance is looking good. Now with the predictions that ...

Polaris India Pvt. Ltd, champions in off-road and all-terrain vehicles, stole the show at the on-going 9th edition of the Defexpo India 2016 with its latest and acclaimed products - Dagor (Deployable Advance Ground ...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, has won orders valued at Rs 800-crore from the Indian armed forces. The company will supply advanced-technology products – 450 units of Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) 6x...

Tata Motors bagged an order from the Indian Army for 619 of its 6X6 HMVs (High-Mobility Vehicle) units. The contract signed is a follow-on to supply an additional 619 units of its 6X6 HUMV multi-axle trucks. These ...

Ashok Leyland Defence Systems (ALDS), has selected U.S. global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin, for pursuit of its Indian Armed Forces Light Specialist Vehicle (LSV) and Light Armored Multipurpose (LA...

It is by far the sexiest and the most hygienic three-wheeler ever seen in India. No, it’s not an ordinary three-wheeler and nor is it an auto. They call it the “Zbee” (pronounced zeebee) and it has been brought into...

Force Motors, the market leader in large vans category, showcased six smart mobility solutions on the Traveller to serve tomorrow’s India. A pioneer in the field of light transport that gave India iconic brands like...

Volvo Trucks have been doing exceptionally different and out of the box things to tell the world how awesome their products are. The Epic Split and The Hamster Stunt are a few stunts that Volvo Group has pulled off ...

Escorts Limited, India’s leading tractor manufacturer, along with Tata International, its Cambodian business partners for tractors, has launched their exclusive Farmtrac showroom in Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia. ...

Tata Motors has launched Tata Ace Mega. The Tata Ace Mega has been designed and developed for maximising revenues of the transport operator by ensuring more trips, more load carrying capability in low turnaround tim...

Automobile manufacturer Tata Motors has bagged an order from the Indian Army to supply around 1200 of its high-mobility 6X6 multi-axle trucks, from the Indian Army. This is the single largest order awarded to an Ind...

From the looks of it, the newly launched Personal Utility Vehicle Multix from Eicher Polaris Pvt Ltd has a distinct Polaris off-roader look to it. It’s also sturdy on the lines of a Polaris all terrain vehicle. The ...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), a 100pc wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany, has announced the inauguration of its new bus manufacturing facility in Oragadam. The company al...

Scania Commercial Vehicles India Private Limited has inaugurated its bus manufacturing facility in Narasapura near Bangalore. Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India Nitin Gadkari will officially inaugurate...

The 4th Bus & Special Vehicle show organised by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, near Delhi from January 15 to 17, 2015 got off to a great start with several laun...

Michelin Aircraft Tire has announced that the first flight of the new Airbus A350-900 aircraft was completed with Michelin Radial NZG Technology tyres. In fact, Airbus has delivered the first A350 XWB to its launch ...

Small is beautiful and so are Small Commercial Vehicles (SCVs). The SCV segment is the largest segment within the Commercial Vehicle industry with sales of approximately 4,32,000 units in FY2014 contributing to 60pc...

The Hindujas owned Ashok Leyland has got a shot in its arm with a massive order for 2200 buses from the Sri Lankan government. The company, like other commercial vehicle manufacturers in India has been facing a seve...

It’s a known fact that that we all learn from other people’s mistakes. It’s also a known fact that pickups have not been a major hit among transporters in India, more so the ones with twin cabs or crew cabs. The rea...

On March 12,1924, MAN engineers Sturm and Wiebicke set off from the factory at Augsburg, headed for Nuremberg in an M.A.N. Saurer truck. The 4-tonne platform truck was powered by an experimental diesel engine which ...

With infrastructure segment expecting to get a major boost with Narendra Modi at the helm of affairs in India, Omax Autos Limited, a leading tier one supplier to OEMs in critical assemblies like frame assembly in CV...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), a 100pc wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany along with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, Japan (MFTBC), a Daimler Company, launched ...

John Deere’s new 6M Series Tractors are designed to meet the needs of livestock, arable and speciality farms, and offer more power, functionality and operator comfort than their 6030 Series predecessors. The 6M rang...

The Chennai-based Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Private Limited, a wholly owned arm of the Daimler AG of Germany, along with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, a Daimler firm, launched its robust DICV ma...

JBM Motors, the bus division of JBM Group, an auto components manufacturer, launched a low floor bus ‘Citylife’ that has been especially designed for intra-city travelling India. Backed by a total investment of Rs.5...

The New Holland Construction backhoe loader was chosen by the Argentine Air Force (FAA) to push forw

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) organised 3rd International Bus & Utility Vehi