Commercial Vehicles

Eicher Trucks & Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles Limited, completed the 315th vehicle delivery to KNR Constructions Limited. The company bagged an order of 130 vehicles from the Hyderabad-based infrastructure m...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Skylo, the world’s first and most affordable end-to-end narrowband IoT solution connecting machine and sensor data via satellite, has partnered with Omnicomm, leading developer and manufacturer of fleet and fuel man...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Komatsu Ltd. announced they have signed a basic agreement and begun joint development to electrify Komatsu micro excavators using the Honda Mobile Power Pack (MPP) and to strive to establis...

Eicher Trucks & Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles Limited, completed the 200th vehicle delivery to Apco Infratech Pvt. Ltd.

Eicher Trucks & Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles Limited, completed the 200th vehicle delivery to Apco Infratech Pvt Ltd. The company executed an order of 200 tippers and trucks from the Lucknow-based infrastru...

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...

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, ...

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...

This is the tale of tale of two Komatsu PC850-8EO Super Excavators and two quarries. The two largest quarries servicing Wellington, New Zealand's giant $NZ 850million Transmission Gulley motorway project - one of th...

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...

Komatsu of Japan has released the 830E-5, a 230 metric tonne capacity dump truck said to be the most technologically advanced 240-US ton class truck the company has produced to date

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.

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.

India’s leading engineering group Escorts Limited will be launching a multi-utility Rural Transport Vehicle (RTV) named Rider in the next 12 months in the price range of Rs 3 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh. This vehicle will ...

Following the successful launch of its automated door delivery fuel service in Faridabad and Gurgaon, Synergy Teletech Pvt. Ltd, announced the launch of its fuel delivery service FillNow and its revolutionary green ...

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...

ZF has inaugurated a new state of the art assembly line for off-highway products at its Coimbatore plant. The assembly line, which is based at ZF Windpower Coimbatore Pvt. Ltd., is built to accommodate, assembling o...

Hyva, a global leader in loading and unloading hydraulic solutions serving the commercial vehicle and environmental services industries, has announced Rs 30 crore investment per annum in 2019 and 2020, letting Hyva ...

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...

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...

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...

Michelin, a worldwide leader in aviation tires, has entered into a long term tyre suply arrangement with Indigo Airlines for its Airbus and ATR fleet. Michelin will be supplying environment friendly Michelin Air fue...

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.

Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT), one of the leading off-highway tyre manufacturers headquartered in India, has announced a USD 100 million construction project for a new production site to serve the entire Ameri...

The Econic range of trucks from Mercedes-Benz has set a new benchmark when it comes to safety of pedestrians and cyclists. These trucks offer an unmatched view thanks to its low panoramic window and fully-glazed fol...

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...

Apollo Tyres has started the commercial production of its Apollo brand of truck tyres from its Hungarian facility. The first lot of these truck tyres -- Apollo Endurace RT HD 385/65 R 22.5 -- are now being used by P...

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...

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...

Caterpillar, the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, announced the launch of its Next Generation Excavators Cat 320D3 and Cat 323D3 from its Thiruvallur manufacturing plant in Tamil Na...

Customer satisfaction with tractor after-sales service is higher (up 28 points on a 1,000-point scale) when owners choose to have their tractor serviced at their own premises, compared to when they would have liked ...

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...

Volvo Trucks will be introducing new and innovative solutions at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover, Germany (Hall 17, Stand A05). At the leading international exhibition for mobility, transport and logist...

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...

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 ...

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,...

Liebherr will be exhibiting at the IAA trade fair for the first time in 2018, and will be presenting the newly-developed hydraulic injection components for heavy commercial vehicles to trade visitors. With the LI1 i...

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

Dana Incorporated has announced that the company has been collaborating with Mecalac to develop a customised e-Drivetrain system for the new Mecalac e12 electric compact wheeled excavator. This vehicle earned the E...

Alliance Tire Group (ATG), a leading name in the global off-highway tyre business, has launched its very first radial OTR range, specially made to keep pace with the challenging needs of high-pressure job-sites.

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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’...

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...

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...

LiuGong India, a 100% subsidiary of Guangxi LiuGong - world's largest manufacturer of wheel loaders launched two new products at the Excon 2017 in Bengaluru--- the 921D I Excavator & 611 Compactor. The 92ID I Excava...

Eicher Trucks & Buses, the leading brand from VE Commercial Vehicles showcased its entire range of heavy duty Pro series trucks for Construction & Mining at Excon 2017 - which includes the flagship Pro 8031XM tippe...

Leading concreting equipment solutions provider, Ajax Fiori has announced the expansion of its operations at Doddaballapur & Gowribidanur, near Bangalore in Karnataka. The Rs 100 crore expansion will include a new w...

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) 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...

JCB India Limited, India’s leading manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment, showcased its product line up at ConMac 2017. The range on display included recently introduced products which focus on infr...

Leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors has launched its world smart truck brand –Tata Prima, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Developed with Tata Motors subsidiary – Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicl...

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.

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, India’s leading manufacturer of Earthmoving and Construction Equipment, unveiled seven new products at the Bauma Conexpo India 2016 at Gurugram. The company launched the JCB 30Plus (3T Mini Excava...

MAN Trucks India Pvt. Ltd., 100% subsidiary of MAN Truck & Bus AG, Germany, unveiled the CLA EVO range of heavy commercial vehicles. The CLA EVO 25.300 6x4 BS4 Construction Tipper and the CLA EVO 49.300 6X4 BS4 Trac...

SANY India, a leading manufacturer of construction, heavy machinery and renewable equipment, has announced the roll out of 1000th and 1001st machine from its plant in Chakan, Pune. The 1000th machine was an Excavato...

Janghyun Son and Hsu Chin-lung, truck drivers from Korea and Taiwan were announced as the top-most fuel-efficient drivers of the Asia Pacific region in off-road and on-road category respectively in the Asia Pacific ...

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...

Tyre major JK Tyre and Industries Limited, part of the Rs 28000 cr JK Organisation, reached a historic milestone when it became the first Indian tyre company to produce 10 million truck/bus radial tyres. With one of...

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...

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 ...

Tata Motors launched its new Signa range of Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles, at the Auto Expo 2016. Offered in various configurations, the Signa range of commercial vehicles is engineered and built to offer Mediu...

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...

With effect from December 31, 2015, Volvo Buses India has merged into the joint company of Volvo Group in India, namely Volvo India Private Limited (VIPL). Volvo Buses, a leader in the bus industry, will continue to...

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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 ...

Volvo Trucks has launched the largest capacity multiaxle dump trucks for Indian mining in Excon 2015.Volvo Trucks launched two new large capacity 5 axle dump trucks for various mining applications viz the FMX 520 10...

Tata Motors showcased four new construction and mining commercial vehicles, from its Construck range at Excon 2015. The new vehicles showcased are the Tata PRIMA 3138.K 32 CuM Coal Tipper, Tata PRIMA LX 2523 .K RePT...

Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt.Ltd., a leading premium commercial vehicles and engines manufacturer, showcased its premium mining tippers, the P 410 (8x4) coal body and P 410 (8x4) SSAB rock body, at Excon 201...

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...

Eicher Trucks & Buses, the leading brand from VE Commercial Vehicles strengthened its presence in the mining and construction sector through an expansion of its product portfolio and showcasing a series of tippers i...

For the first time, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) with its exclusive brand –BharatBenz debuted at the Excon exhibition 2015 in Bengaluru. Excon is the largest construction equipment exhibition i...

Volvo Buses in India had announced that it would be introducing the UD brand of buses in the country in the value segment in 2015. Even as UD is getting ready for India, the Japanese truck maker UD Trucks, which is ...

Volvo Trucks’ new function, Tandem Axle Lift, makes it possible to disengage and raise the second driven axle. This gives better road grip and up to 4 per cent lower fuel consumption when the truck is driven without...

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...

JCB India Ltd., India’s leading manufacturer of construction equipment has unveiled JCB Livelink – an innovative technology which allows the user to remotely monitor the machine. Vipin Sondhi, Managing Director & CE...

Volvo Trucks has pipped all its European competitors to deliver its 10,000th truck in India on June 18. 2015. Volvo Trucks, the country’s largest truck manufacturer in premium European segment, has achieved this lan...

Volvo Trucks India has announced the winner of the India Fuel Watch competition. P Ravi of SV Engineering Construction has claimed the crown of the most fuel efficient driver.

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...

Volvo Trucks is the first truck manufacturer in the world to offer automatic engagement of all wheel drive on construction trucks. The Automatic Traction Control function activates the front wheel drive when the rea...

German bus major Daimler Buses has started to export bus chassis from India. Hartmut Schick, Head of Daimler Buses, and Markus Villinger, Head of Daimler Buses India, came to the Egyptian capital of Cairo to celebra...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) has launched its first electric vehicle project on January 16, 2015 at the Taj Zero Emission Corridor in Agra. The project will be carried forward by M&M Ltd. with the support of the G...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), the 100pc wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, crossed the milestone of the 20,000th locally produced trucks from its plant at Oragadam on December 18, 2014.

Apollo Tyres launched AWL 822, the largest loader tyre produced in India, at the ongoing 12th International Mining and Machinery Exhibition (IMME) 2014 in Kolkata. The company also introduced ALT 188 TX tyre with th...

After setting up two Automall facilities in North India for the current year, Shriram Automall India Limited (SAMIL) has inaugurated its third such facility in Hisar, Haryana. The company now has four Automalls in D...