Commercial Vehicles

CNH, a global leader in agricultural and construction solutions, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its brand, New Holland in India.

Gagandeep Singh Gandhok, Senior Vice President, Heavy Duty Trucks, Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles is very upbeat about the prospects of Eicher trucks in the Indian domestic market. Roy Punnoose Tharyan of Motown I...

International Tractors Limited (ITL), India’s number one exporter of tractors, launched five new tractors, including their electric model – Solis SV Series, with cutting-edge technology to transform the world farmin...

Mahindra Tractors, a part of the Mahindra Group and the world's largest tractor manufacturer by volume, has officially launched its much-anticipated, future-ready range of tractors – the Mahindra OJA – at Futurescap...

Swaraj Tractors, a rapidly growing tractor brand in the country and a part of the Mahindra Group, has launched – ‘Swaraj 8200 Wheel Harvester’, featuring best-in-class fuel economy and industry-first technologically...

According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) Vehicle Retail Data for May’23, tractor sales have grown by 10 per cent YOY. Mahindra & Mahindra is the absolute leader in tractor sales in the c...

Swaraj Tractors, a rapidly growing tractor brand in the country and a part of the Mahindra Group, launched a compact light weight tractor range called the ‘Swaraj Target’.

Mahindra Tractors, part of the Farm Equipment Sector at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), introduced "OJA" as the new brand name for its new future-ready range of tractors from its most ambitious global tractor progra...

Netherlands headquartered Solis Tractors & Agricultural Machinery, which is a part of International Tractors Limited (ITL) (popularly known as Sonlika Group based out of Hoshiarpur in Punjab) , has acquired Germany ...

John Deere continues to innovate, invest, and leverage manufacturing, talent and India’s supply chain to serve farmers in India and around the world – all designed to enhance farm productivity through technologicall...

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).

TVS Supply Chain Solutions (TVS SCS), one of the largest and fastest growing integrated supply chain solutions providers in India in terms of revenues in fiscal 2021, announced the renewal of a key business deal wit...

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)

Swaraj Tractors, part of Mahindra Group, one of the leading brands in the Indian Tractor industry, rolled out its 20th lakh tractor from the company’s Plant in Mohali, Punjab. This milestone is a testament to the cu...

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, announced the launch of AVTR 4220 with 41.5T GCW and AVTR 4420 with 43.5T GCW in 4x2 Tractor segment.

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...

Mahindra & Mahindra has hiked its stake in its Finland-based arm Sampo Rosenlew Oy to 100 per cent with the acquisition of residual shares for over Rs 35 crore.

Mahindra Tractors, part of Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector, the world’s largest tractor manufacturer by volume, unveiled six new tractor models under the recently launched Yuvo Tech+ brand, further bolstering the t...

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...

Mahindra’s Construction Equipment Division (MCE), a part of the Mahindra Group, announced expansion of its road construction equipment range with the launch of the brand-new Mahindra RoadMaster G75 Smart – “Profit K...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), part of the Mahindra Group, recorded domestic sales of 39405 units in April 2022, as against 26130 units during April 2021.

Solis Yanmar tractors manufactured by International Tractors Ltd (ITL) based in Hoshiarpur in Punjab have achieved a milestone of 13000th rollout from the Indian manufacturing plant.

Hoshiarpur (Punjab) based International Tractors Limited has widened its footprint under the Solis Yanmar brand portfolio with the launch of its new YM3 tractor series. Also known as Global 4W Drive experts, Sol...

Leading tractor brand Sonalika manufactured by International Tractors Ltd (ITL) based in Hoshiarpur in Pinjab has exported 28,722 tractors in April -Jan’22 period against 17,938 tractors exported during the same per...

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...

Commemorating the ‘Kisan Diwas’ in year 2021, Sonalika tractors, the flagship brand of Hoshiarpur (Punjab) based International Tractors Ltd (ITL) has launched its most advanced Tiger DI 75 4WD tractor with superior...

Swaraj Tractors, part of the Mahindra Group, has launched CODE, a new multi-purpose farm mechanisation solution to transform horticulture farming in India.

Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector, part of the Mahindra Group launched a new-age advanced tractor range called the Yuvo Tech+. The tractors will be available in three models: Yuvo Tech+ 275 (27.6 kW-37 HP)...

Sonalika, a leading brand of tractors in India, owned by the LD Mittal controlled International Tractors Ltd, has introduced a farmer friendly ‘Sonalika Agro Solutions tractor and implement rental app’ to increase f...

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...

The Amb plant of Sonlaika Group in the state of Himachal Pradesh has now turned into a new high tech facility for advanced quality harvesters for the farming sector at an investment of Rs 200 crore.

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...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab)-based LD Mittal and family controlled International Tractors Limited, under its Solis Yanmar range, has launched the premium Solis Hybrid 5015 tractor with Japanese hybrid technology at Rs. 7.21 ...

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.

Sonalika, the leading tractor brand based out of Hoshiarpur in the north Indian state of Punjab has launched India’s first field ready electric tractor, the Tiger Electric. Sonalika tractors are manufactured in Hosh...

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, ...

Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector recently introduced its new Sarpanch Plus range of tractors in Maharashtra, with the launch of the 575 Sarapanch Plus, an upgrade of its popular 575 Sarpanch. The new series offers m...

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...

Leading tractor manufacturing brand & No.1 exporter from the country, Sonalika tractors registered an overall growth (Domestic + Exports) of 18.6% with sale of 9177 tractors in May 2020 as compared to 7737 tractors ...

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...

Just before India declared a lockdown in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), Daimler’s commercial vehicle subsidiary in India completed a major order with the delivery of ...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) announced that it had sold in March 2020 were 13,418 units of tractors as against 18,446 units during March 2019.

Against the backdrop of the ongoing Covid-19 threat, Sonalika Tractors, a leading tractor manufacturer based in Hoshiarpur in Punjab has assured full wages to its contractual workmen, adhoc staff, apprentice and tra...

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...

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...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) announced its tractor sales numbers for August 2019. Domestic sales in August 2019 were at 13,871 units, as against 16,375 units during August 2018. The sales d...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), noted that domestic sales of tractors in July 2019 were at 19,174 units, as against 21,574 units during July 2018. This resulted in a 11 per cent drop in sales...

In a study covering 5,000 brands across 16 Indian cities, ‘Mahindra’ tractors, part of the Mahindra Group, have been recognised as India’s Most Attractive Tractor brand by Trust Research Advisory (TRA) in the fifth ...

Swaraj Tractors, a part of the Mahindra Group announced that it had crossed a production milestone of 15 lakh tractors since its inception over four decades ago.

Mahindra & Mahindra announced that it had become the first Indian tractor brand to rollout 3 million tractors. Mahindra is currently the world’s largest farm tractor manufacturer by volume and India’s leading tracto...

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...

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...

Argo Tractors, the Italian industrial Group manufacturer of Landini, McCormick and Valpadana brand tractors and India based International Tractors Limited, Indian manufacturer of Solis and Sonalika brand tractors ha...

Escorts Ltd, India’s leading player in Agri Machinery and engineering and Kubota Corporation, Japan’s biggest tractor manufacturer, announced their global joint venture to manufacture high end technology tractors fo...

Sonalika International Tractors Limited based in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur has recorded a 54% growth in domestic market with sales of 8029 tractors in November’18 as compared to 5230 tractors same period last year, the co...

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...

Turkey leading manufacturer of commercial and military vehicles, BMC is back on the roads with a brand new truck family Tugra. The long-awaited Tugra was unveiled on the world stage for the first time at the IAA Com...

Openmatics, a subsidiary of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, is the official connectivity platform provider for VDL Bus & Coach, the Dutch vehicle manufacturer of buses and coaches. The open platform including API (Applicatio...

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...

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...

Mekra Lang GmbH & Co. KG is the leading global supplier of vision systems for the commercial vehicle industry. At the IAA 2018, Mekra Lang showcased a digital vision system design that is the product of the many yea...

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...

At the 67th IAA Commercial Vehicles, Dana Incorporated and vehicle manufacturer Karsan announced the availability of the Karsan ATAK electrified midibus featuring Dana’s TM4 SUMO MD electric motor and inverter.

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...

Dana Incorporated launched its new Spicer 175 series single drive axle, offering the industry’s lowest numeric gear ratio, 1.95:1, for optimum engine downspeeding. The axle is ideal for European heavy-duty vehicles ...

Cummins Inc. unveiled the PowerDrive, an advanced suite of plug-in hybrid electric powertrain solutions spanning light, medium and heavy-duty applications, at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show. This further expan...

At the 67th International Motor Show (IAA) Commercial Vehicles in Hanover, technology company and premium tyre manufacturer Continental presented at its press conference the design tyre Conti e.MotionPro, which was ...

Volvo unveiled its all-new platform for tourist and line-haul coaches at IAA in Hannover. With striking design, fuel-saving aerodynamics and safety of the very highest level, the premium coach manufacturer is taking...

Goodyear launched Fuelmax Performance - its most fuel-efficient tyre range to date - at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018. The new tyres, which are the first Goodyear truck tyres to feature full silica tread compound tec...

Brembo, global leader in the production of braking systems, showcased a range of ECS (Electric Combined Sliding) brake calipers in spheroidal graphite iron especially for the commercial vehicle market at the 67th IA...

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...

India-based BKT made its debut at Automechanika 2018 in Frankfurt, the world’s leading trade fair for the automotive service industry. The 25th edition of the tradeshow for the first time also included the Reifen sh...

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...

Escorts Limited, a leading engineering company, unveiled its unique Automated Farming Solutions with the launch of India’s first Automated Concept Tractor that brings the power of next generation digital vehicle tec...

Wabco, a leading global supplier of technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, trailers and off-highway equipment, showcased a new and innovative automated agricultural...

Proud of our Heritage, Leading Today, Ready for the Future. That is the overall DAF theme at the IAA 2018, which will be held from September 20 to 27, 2018 in Hanover, Germnay. DAF Trucks will showcase its innovatio...

Alliance TracPRO tyres are making rapid inroads into the Indian tractor Industry. The success of TracPRO rear and front tractor tyres can be attributed to its specific design which has been made keeping in mind the ...

John Deere and Mahindra, in a tie, rank highest in the 41-50 HP segment with a score of 851 points. While the former performs particularly well in three of the seven machine performance categories, the latter leads ...

Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) has launched Novo 65 HP and 75 HP tractors. This range of Mahindra technologically advanced Novo tractors which has been stylishly designed, is priced at Rs. 9.99 la...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Farm Equipment Sector (FES) maintained its leadership position in the tractor industry with sales of over 3 lakh tractors in FY18 (April 2017 to March 2018). With this, the company achieved i...

The domestic tractor volumes continue to chart a growth story in the current fiscal, with the volumes expanding by 19.4% during April-February FY2018 (on a Y-o-Y basis). As per an ICRA note, while the growth in Agri...

TAFE, the world’s third largest tractor manufacturer by volume, successfully acquired the renowned Serbian tractor and agriculture equipment brand IMT - Industrija Masina i Traktora.

Swaraj Tractors, part of the Mahindra Group, launched an all new tractor platform in the high power category, ranging from 60 HP to 75 HP tractors. Tractors based on this platform will be introduced over a period of...

Trringo, India's foremost organised rental services for tractors and agricultural equipment and part of the Mahindra Group announced the successful completion of 1 lakh hours of farm mechanisation rental, post opera...

Greaves Cotton, one of the leading engineering companies in India, has announced its focus on the farm sector with investments in R&D, plant and people to support the growing farm sector in India. As part of its lon...

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...

MAN Trucks will be rolling out a slew of new initiatives in 2018. These include introduction of Mobile24 & MAN ProfiDrive and introduction of new digital tools for customer connect. Mobile24 is a 24x7 roadside assis...

MAN Trucks India has undertaken a unique customer outreach named ‘The MAN Expedition’. The activity comprises five haulage trucks starting from Pune, Dhanbad and Kochi respectively that will traverse the country ove...

Farmtrac Tractors Europe, leading International tractor producer from Escorts group , unveiled its latest global tractor portfolio ranging from 20-120 HP, at Agritechnica 2017 held in Hanover in Germany. The first e...

Tata Motors Limited showcased the new safety technology - Electronic Stability Control (ESCsmart) for the range of Prima and Signa trucks at an event in Chennai. In addition to this, it also offers Automatic Tractio...

Leading tractor manufacturer and engineering company, Escorts Ltd has launched India’s first electric and hydrostatic concept tractor and an expanded global portfolio of tractors for the export and domestic market i...

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...

New Holland Agriculture, one of the leading agricultural equipment brands globally, has recently announced the delivery of 600 tractors to Myanmar through the Agricultural Mechanisation Department (AMD) retail selli...

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...

Leading tractor manufacturer in India, Sonalika ITL recorded an all-time high sales of 81531 units in fiscal 2016-17with growth of 19.6% over last year. This is the highest sale of tractors ever to be recorded in th...

There has been a recovery in tractor volumes across most large tractor markets with the exception of Northern region, with a pan India growth in volumes of 13.5% during April – July 2016 over the corresponding previ...

Sonalika ITL, a leading tractor manufacturer in India, has unveiled ‘Solis 120’ a 120 HP tractor, under its international brand name ‘Solis’. With this launch, Sonalika ITL becomes the first and only Indian company...