Commercial Vehicles

VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. (A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors joint venture) recorded sales of 5982 units in July 2022 as compared to 4271 units in July 2021 recording a growth of 40.1%. This includes 5861 units of E...

Switch Mobility Ltd, the EV arm of Ashok Leyland and Optare of the UK, has launched its next-generation electric bus platform ‘Switch EiV 12’ for the Indian market. The company showcased two electric bus variants ...

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, part of the Mahindra Group, has announced the launch of its new Alfa CNG Passenger and Cargo variants, based on its popular Alfa brand.

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...

Volvo Trucks India, a division of VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV)showcased two of their latest industry-leading trucks at the recently concluded Excon 2021 held in mid May 2022, the Volvo FMX 500 8x4 off-road dump...

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...

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...

TVS Eurogrip, one of India’s largest manufacturers and exporters of two and three wheeler tyres and Off-Highway Tyres is showcasing their Off-Highway range of products at Excon 2021 at Bangalore International Exhibi...

Expanding their product range, Indian tyre major, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd launched 4 new offerings in their Off-the-Road Tyre Segment at South Asia’s largest construction equipment event CII Excon 2021 in Bengalur...

Escorts Construction Equipment (ECE), part of Escorts Limited, has launched NXT13DC CNG, India’s first Hybrid Pick-n-Carry Crane, with dual Fuel (Diesel &CNG) and RC2522, India’s first Mono Chassis Safe Crane with 2...

Case Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial, celebrated its global legacy and heritage, spanning 180 years, at the 11th edition of International Construction Equipment and Construction Technology Trade Fa...

Basavaraj said that the construction sector will have a major contribution to Prime Minister's vision to make India a USD 5 trillion economy. To achieve this goal, the government is embarking on major infrastructure...

Valvoline Cummins, ‘The Original Engine Oil Maker’ and a global leader in lubricants, is showcasing its diverse range of innovative products for the construction and mining industry during the CII Excon 2021, being ...

Starting June 1, 2022, GreenCell Mobility,offering electric mobility as service platform, would run the first intercitye-bus for Maharashtra Regional State Transport (MSRTC) from the city.

Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited, MEML, the No.1electric 3-wheeler company in India, has partnered with Terrago Logistics, a Delhi-based start-up. Terrago currently has a fleet of 65 Mahindra Treo Zor cargo vehicl...

Commercial vehicle manufacturers in the country continued to show steady progress in their domestic as well as exports for the month of April 2022

Michelin has become the first tyre brand in the country to be accredited with the recently introduced star labelling programme of Government of India which is aimed at improving sustainability and newly introduced p...

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,...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. has announced its partnership with CSC Grameene Store for its Small Commercial Vehicle (SCV) range of products.

Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) and Bengaluru-headquartered advanced battery technology startup Log9 Materials, announced a strategic partnership to deploy 10,000 3-wheeler Rage+ and Rapid EV’s in tier II and III markets...

Smartron India announced the launch of tbike OneX, the second generation electric bike built as a multi-modular, multi-purpose and multi-utility vehicle primarily targeting rideshare and delivery markets.

In a move to promote the adoption of electric vehicles across India, and to enhance sustainable connectivity in the country, Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited (MEML) has partnered with Common Service Centers (CSC).

Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM), part of the Anglian Group Company, announced a strategic partnership with Goenka Green Pvt. Ltd., under the partnership to open over 500 dealerships pan-India by FY 2023-24.

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, part of the Mahindra Group, announced the launch of its new electric 3-wheeler, the eAlfa Cargo. The eAlfa Cargo is priced at Rs 1.44 lakh, ex-showroom Delhi.

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.

Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) and Jae Sung Tech Co., Ltd a leading Korean EV powertrain maker, announced a strategic partnership to manufacture electric powertrains in India. As a part of this partnership, the two comp...

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...

Maruti Suzuki Super Carry, the mini-truck from Maruti Suzuki stable, has recently achieved the record milestone of 100,000 cumulative unit sales in just 5 years of its launch. It is the only mini-truck in India that...

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

BorgWarner is boosting its leadership position in commercial vehicle electrification with a German OEM’s selection of its HVH250 (High Voltage Hairpin) electric motors to power a heavy-duty truck model. Trucks are t...

Following a nation-wide introduction of the XPRES brand in July 2021, Tata Motors announced the commercial launch of its first electric sedan under XPRES brand – the XPRES-T EV, exclusively for fleet customers.

Tata Motors has delivered 35 state-of-the-art Starbus electric buses, as a part of the larger order of 340 electric buses to Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).

Omega Seiki Mobility Pvt. Ltd. (OSM), part of Anglian Omega Group of companies, unveiled its first two-wheeler electric scooter Zoro and Fiare.

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 Construction Equipment (MCE) of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd introduced BSIV compliant construction equipment with the launch of the new BSIV compliant Motor Grader-Mahindra RoadMaster G9075 & G9595 & Backhoe Lo...

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...

The three-wheeler electric vehicle space in the cargo and passenger segment has now got new products with Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL) launching their FX range (fixed battery) of electric vehicles. Ape’ Electrik ...

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, part of the Mahindra Group, has announced the launch of its new electric 3-wheeler cargo model, Treo Zor at Rs 2.73 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi, net of FAME 2 and state subsidies).

Omega Seiki has signed an MOU with three leading Italian engineering design, development and electronics companies in the automotive sector. The three Italian companies in automotive R&D space are: Nova Progetti, ...

Isuzu Motors India launched the BS VI compliant D-Max Regular Cab and D-Max S-Cab in India. Expanding the commercial vehicle range, the company added a new variant D-Max Super Strong with a 1,710 kg payload, to lead...

Omega Seiki Mobility, part of Anglian Omega Group of companies and the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), Delhi – an industry interface organisation established by the Indian Institute of Tech...

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd announced that its lithium-ion battery powered electric 3-wheeler range, the Mahindra Treo, has crossed the 5,000-unit sales milestone in India. The country’s switch to EVs is being le...

There is good news in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Indian tractor industry volumes are expected to recover sooner than other segments, led by pent up demand and positive rural sentiment, owing to healt...

Tata Motors Limited recorded a massive (-) 87 per cent fall in sales of commercial vehicles for the month of March 2020 at a mere 7123 units in March 2020 as compared to 56,536 units for March 2019. As for the finan...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off 100 low floor air-conditioned JBM Citylife city buses run on CNG from the Rajghat Bus Depot in the Capital city. This low floor CNG AC bus service has been rolled ou...

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.

Omega Seiki Private Limited has launched India’s first smart electric cargo 3-wheelers- Singha and Singha Max with the loading capacity of 500 Kg. The vehicles Singha and Singha Max are priced at Rs 3.5 lakh and Rs...

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...

This is the story about Reena Barak who has successfully completed her training for driving heavy motor vehicles at the Institute of Driving & Traffic Research (IDTR) at Bahadurgarh in the state of Haryana.

India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group showcased its wide range of Bharat Stage (BS) VI trucks and buses.

Mercedes-Benz has announced the world premiere of its new-generation Zetros truck. This off-road truck is made for transport goods in tough and inaccessible terrain. The 40-tonne off-roader has been designed specif...

DOT, a green mobility solutions provider to major e-commerce and food-tech aggregators via hi-speed electric 2 & 3 wheelers has expanded its operations to two new cities, taking its current footprint to 30 cities in...

The domestic sales of Ashok Leyland trucks dropped by 29 per cent in July 2019 to 10101 units as compared to 14205 units in July 2018. The medium and heavy commercial vehicle trucks sales stood at 4668 units in June...

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...

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...

Eicher Trucks and Buses plans to expand its market share and double its volumes over the next few years in the African market. With a presence in 22 countries in Africa, Eicher already has a strong position in the c...

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...

Mahindra’s Truck and Bus Division (MTB), a part of the Mahindra Group, announced the commercial launch of the Furio, its brand-new range of Intermediate Commercial Vehicles (ICVs) with a guarantee of ‘More Profit or...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, and India’s largest bus manufacturer, confirmed that it bagged orders from IRT (Institute of Road Transport, Chennai), UPSRTC (Uttar Pradesh State Roadways Transport Cor...

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

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...

Together with Huber Automotive AG, an established specialist for embedded automotive electronics, the chassis technology expert AL-KO Vehicle Technology presented a world first at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018: t...

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...

Honeywell Transportation Systems – which Honeywell plans to spin off into a new company named Garrett Motion, Inc. near the end of the third quarter -- unveiled its latest turbocharging technologies for commercial v...

Daimler Trucks announced a change in leadership with its successful commercial vehicle business in India: As of November 1, 2018, Satyakam Arya (45), currently Head of Customer Services at Daimler Trucks Asia and Ch...

Mouvex, part of PSG, a Dover company and a leading manufacturer of positive displacement pumps, will be featuring a variety of its industry-leading pumps and screw compressors for the transfer of liquids and dry bul...

Olectra Greentech Limited launched its first luxury mini electric bus. Manufactured in India, the zero-emission electric bus eBuzz K6 LuXe is first electric bus in its category in the country. The bus is aimed at pr...

The 5th generation of Opel’s compact, multifunctional commercial vehicle is ready: The new Opel Combo will celebrate its world premiere at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 in Hannover. The spacious cargo van has bee...

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...

At the 67th IAA Commercial Vehicles, Kögel will be presenting its portfolio for the forwarding and construction industry, as well as its expanded range of services on offer. In accordance with this year’s IAA motto,...

Lohia Auto Industries has launched two new diesel commercial vehicles – Humsafar DLX (D+5 passenger) and Humsafar 2000 (Loader).The vehicles are specially designed for the Indian roads to carry the heavy load with h...

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...

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 ...

In line with its vision of bringing the best of technology to India, Greaves Cotton Limited, India’s leading engineering solutions company, launched two new powertrain solutions at the Auto Expo – The Motor Show 201...

The global partnership between the Hinduja group flagship, Ashok Leyland and Sun Mobility, announced in July 2017, took wings at the Auto Expo 2018 when bus and truck maker Ashok Leyland unveiled its first electric ...

Leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, part of the Hinduja group, has recorded a massive 79pc increase in sales of commercial vehicle in December 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in the ...

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...

Escorts Construction Equipment (ECE), the construction and material handling equipment manufacturing arm of Escorts Limited, launched India’s safest Pick-n-Carry Crane, CT Smart 15, at the Excon 2017 in Bengaluru, a...

Ashok Leyland Ltd and Hino Motors Ltd. Japan have entered into a Mutual Cooperation Agreement (MCA) where Ashok Leyland will utilise Hino’s engine technology for Ashok Leyland’s Euro-VI development and will support ...

Tata Motors showcased country’s first bio-CNG (bio-methane) bus at the Bio-energy programme, called ‘Urja Utsav’. This programme was organised by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. Present at the event were Mi...

BharatBenz celebrated an important milestone with the customer handover of its 50,000th truck. The vehicle, a 4928 TT tractor from the all-new BharatBenz heavy-duty range, was presented at a regional brand event in ...

Ravindra Pisharody, Executive Director (Commercial Vehicles), Tata Motors, has submitted his resignation on June 5, 2017. He has submitted his resignation as Executive Director (Commercial Vehicles) of the company, ...

BharatBenz launched its all-new BS IV heavy-duty truck range in New Delhi and NCR. The trucks meet the new BS-IV emission standards and are introduced at the price level of the brand's earlier BS-III trucks. It incl...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG is expanding the product portfolio of its BharatBenz brand with a 16-tonne, 238 hp front-engine intercity coach. T BharatBenz alre...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) premiered their new range of BharatBenz heavy-duty trucks. The new range of trucks have been equipped with technology to meet the latest BS-IV emission norms laid down by the...

The Indian commercial vehicle manufacturers are sitting on a sizeable stock of unsold inventory worth approximately Rs 4600 crore to Rs 5800 crore as a fallout of the Supreme Court ban on selling commercial vehicles...

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.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M Ltd) has announced its foray into Turkey, through the acquisition of Hisarlar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi (Hisarlar), a farm equipment company based in Turkey.

Commercial vehicle manufacturer, Ashok Leyland Ltd., has launched its new Intermediate Commercial Vehicle (ICV) - 'Guru' and Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) - 'Partner' in India. Guru comes in the price range of Rs.1...

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...

JCB India Limited, a leading manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment in the country, showcased its telehandlers, skid steer loaders and super loaders in New Delhi. The company said its lineup of produ...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has announced the launch of the Big Bolero Pik-up, which offers superior value proposition to its customers. The Big Bolero Pik-up has a cargo body length of 9 feet (2765 mm) and payload capa...

Eicher Trucks & Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles announced its foray into the sub 5T category of commercial vehicles with the launch of Eicher Pro 1049 (Eicher Pro 1000 series). The Eicher Pro 1049 comes with t...

Tata Motors has signed a contract to supply 25 Tata Starbus Diesel Series Hybrid Electric Bus with Full Low floor configuration, with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) – the single largest...

Mahindra & Mahindra announced the launch of its new HCV truck series, ‘Blazo’ with Fuelsmart Technology backed by a superior mileage and service guarantee. The Blazo series includes haulage, tractor trailer, and tip...

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JCB India Limited, India’s leading construction equipment manufacturer presented a line up of 25 “Made in India” machines along with technology innovations at Excon 2015. Apart from new variants of its existing ma...

Thousands of visitors thronged the Busworld 2015 in Kortrijk , Sweden, held between Oct 16 to 21, 2015, breaking all previous records in terms of visitors as well as exhibitors. The 23rd edition of the biannual prof...