Commercial Vehicles

Blue Energy Motors, India's first green truck manufacturer, announced winning a groundbreaking order from Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR) for the supply of 100 LNG powered trucks.

Vijayanand Travels (VT) has made a milestone announcement by placing the largest order in India for 550 Intercity buses from Volvo and Eicher.

Ceat Limited, a leading tyre manufacturer, has entered into a strategic partnership with Marangoni S.p.A., a global leader in the tyre retreading industry. This collaboration aims to provide an enhanced customer exp...

Eicher Trucks & Buses, a business unit of VE Commercial Vehicles, announced its first deliveries against a prestigious order of 50 Eicher Intercity 13.5m AC sleeper buses to Vijayanand Travels Private Limited (VTPL)...

Technology company ZF unveiled its self-developed thermal management system for electric vehicles at its annual Global Technology Day demonstration event.

Switch Mobility, a Hinduja Group company and the next-generation carbon neutral electric bus and light commercial vehicle manufacturer, has delivered six Switch Solo electric buses to Translink, Northern Ireland’s m...

Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the country’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, and Aidrivers, the global specialist in AI-enabled autonomous solutions across industrial mobility a...

The Indian commercial vehicle industry witnessed a resurgence in terms of sales for the month of May 2023 (YOY) with the 3 wheeler and commercial vehicle sales recording growth rates of 79%, and 7% respectively. Th...

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...

ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division has announced that its new CeTrax lite electric central drive has entered series production. Using synergies from ZF’s development and production of passenger car dri...

Maruti Suzuki India has announced the launch of its upgraded Light Commercial Vehicle –Super Carry. The Super Carry is now powered by Maruti Suzuki’s 1.2L advanced K-Series Dual Jet, Dual VVT engine.

Electric vehicle manufacturer and a leading player in the 3-wheeler electric cargo space in the country, Euler Motors has said in a statement to Motown India that the company is indeed restructuring itself and had l...

Eicher Trucks and Buses launched the all-new Pro2000 series of Light Duty Trucks in UAE and Middle East region. Eicher Pro2000 series, with a host of next-gen features, is aimed at significantly improving profitabil...

EKA Mobility, an electric vehicles and technology company, and a subsidiary of Pinnacle Industries Limited, announced that it has received a letter of allotment (LoA) for the procurement, operation, and maintenance ...

Switch Mobility, a Hinduja Group company and the next-generation carbon neutral electric bus and light commercial vehicle manufacturer, delivered the first set of Switch EiV 22 to Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Tr...

In an effort towards encouraging Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption in the country, Omega Seiki Mobility, an Anglian Omega Group Company and Mufin Green Finance, a listed non- banking financial company (NBFC), announced...

Jupiter Electric Mobility (JEM), the commercial electric vehicle arm of Jupiter Wagons Ltd (JWL) unveiled the e-LCVs – JEM Tez of 2.2 and EV Star CC of 7 Ton GVW at the Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2023 and forayed it...

Switch Mobility Ltd (‘Switch’), a Hinduja Group company and the next-generation carbon neutral electric bus and light commercial vehicle manufacturer, has unveiled Switch EiV 7 at Auto Expo 2023. This 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).

Switch Mobility, the next-generation carbon neutral electric bus and light commercial vehicle company, has partnered with JSW to introduce electric buses for employee transportation in India. This is the first signi...

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...

Celebi India has taken another major step by introducing the first ever 100% electric air-conditioned tarmac coaches for passenger transportation in India at the Delhi International Airport.

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

PMI Electro Mobility, India's leading electric bus manufacturer and operator, announced that it is now the second largest electric bus brand in India with over 777 electric buses running across the country.

According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) September 2022 retail sales figures, three-wheeler (3W) retail sales increased by 72%. When compared with September’19, a pre-covid month, sales ...

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)

On the occasion of World Electric Vehicle Day, Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) announced the launch of the world’s longest range electric three wheeler ‘Vicktor’, in India at an introductory price of Rs 5 lakh (ex-showro...

Ashok Leyland’s electric vehicle arm, Switch Mobility Ltd (‘Switch’), the next-generation, carbon neutral electric bus and light commercial vehicle company, has unveiled India’s first and unique electric double-deck...

VE Commercial Vehicles unveiled the next generation Volvo and Eicher intercity buses at Prawaas 3.0 being held in Hyderabad on August 5 and 6. This is the third edition of India’s flagship bus and car travel show.

Tata Motors is presenting cutting-edge mass mobility solutions at Prawaas 3.0 scheduled from August 5 to 6, 2022 in Hyderabad. The company is exhibiting a robust product portfolio of passenger commercial vehicles ac...

BLive, India’s first multi-brand EV solution platform, has partnered with Wellness Forever Healthcare (WF) to create a sustainable green mobility solution for delivery of their products.

Omega Seiki Mobility has announced the opening of a new integrated manufacturing facility at Faridabad, Haryana.

e-Ashwa Automotive Private Limited has announced its entry into electric auto segment with the launch of e-auto priced at Rs. 1,65,000/- (ex-Delhi showroom price).

Omega Seiki Mobility, an Anglian Omega Group Company announced the opening of a new integrated manufacturing facility at Chakan, Pune. With an investment of USD 25 Million (Rs 190 crore) the unit will have productio...

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 ...

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.

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...

In yet another step towards accelerating the transition to sustainable transportation, Tata Motors, on the occasion of the World Environment Day, signed an agreement with Blu Smart Electric Mobility for delivering 1...

Omega Seiki Mobility, an Anglian Omega Group Company, and Grip, India’s leading alternative investment platform for retail investors, announced a strategic partnership for providing lease financing solutions to reta...

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...

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...

India's first and largest legal doorstep fuel delivery service provider, FuelBuddy, recently launched its services in the North-Eastern part of India. The expansion is backed by a Rs. 35 crore investment and promise...

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.

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

Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) has announced that it will be setting up the world’s largest electric three-wheeler manufacturing unit in the state of Karnataka with an investment of USD 250 million.

Euler Motors, an electric vehicle company, has tied up with Magenta, an integrated clean energy and electric mobility solutions provider, to deploy 1000 HiLoad EVs, an electric 3wheeler cargo vehicle. Magenta will d...

Honda India Power Products Limited (HIPP), India's leading and best-in-class power product manufacturer, and the market leader in the power products category for the past 36 years, announced entry into Marine Outboa...

Euler Motors, an electric vehicle company, announced its plans to invest Rs. 200 crores over the next 12 months to develop advanced state-of-the-art shop floors in order to drive up production capacity in its two ex...

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...

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...

Euler Motors, an electric vehicle company, has received an order of 1,000 vehicles from MoEVing, for the recently launched HiLoad EV, India’s most powerful three-wheeler cargo vehicle.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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).

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...

Atul Auto Ltd is the first amongst leading 3 wheeler OEMs to partner with CSC Grameen eStore, an e-commerce initiative by CSC eGovernance Services India Ltd to promote digital ordering and delivery in rural areas.

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...

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...

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...

On June 30, Mercedes-Benz Trucks will celebrate the world premiere of its battery-powered eActros for heavy-duty distribution. With the presentation of the first series-produced electric truck bearing the star logo,...

Tata Motors has supplied 25 Tata Winger Ambulances to the Health Department of Gujarat, as a part of the larger order of 115 ambulances. The official vehicle inducting ceremony, which was held in Gandhinagar, was gr...

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...

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 ...

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.

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...

Okinawa Autotech, a leading Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer will soon be launching the Okinawa Dual, an electric scooter for India’s e delivery service sector. The potential B2B electric two-wheeler is bein...

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...

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...

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...

Technology company Continental has developed a radar-based turn assist system that fleet operators can easily retrofit to their heavy-duty commercial vehicles. RightViu has received the General Operating Permit (GOP...

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 ...

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...

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.

In the Commercial Vehicles segment, Mahindra & Mahindra notched up sales of 2325 units in March 2020 as compared to 24423 units in March 2019, thereby registering a 90 per cent fall in sales.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Isuzu Motors and Honda R&D Co., Ltd., a R&D subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., signed an agreement to undertake joint research on heavy-duty trucks, utilising fuel cells (FC) as the powertrain.

BYD Auto Industry Company Limited, among the largest manufacturers in the world for pure electric vehicles including electric buses, has entered into a collaboration with ETO Motors, an electric fleet operator where...

In the commercial vehicles segment, the drop in Aug sales stood at -38.71 per cent. A total of 51897 units of commercial vehicles were sold in Aug 2019 as compared to 84668 units in the corresponding period last yea...

Tata Motors commercial vehicles sales declined by (-) 45 per cent at 21824 units in August 2019 as compared to 39859 units in August 2018. The worst hit was medium and heavy commercial vehicles at 5340 units in Augu...

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. (M&M Ltd) sold 14,684 units of commercial vehicles in August 2019, as against 20,326 vehicles in August 2018. The company’s cv sales dropped 26.28 per cent for Aug 2019.

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...

Domestic sales of commercial vehicles in India continued with its free fall as domestic sales fell by (-) 25.71 per cent in July 2019 at 56866 units compared to 76545 units in the corresponding period last year, acc...

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...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. recorded a 17 per cent drop in domestic sales of commercial vehicles in July 2019. In July 2019, the company sold 15969 units as against 19284 units in July 2018. Medium & Heavy Commercial ...

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...

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...

In order to boost the buying and use of electric vehicles in the commercial vehicle as well as private passenger vehicle segments, the government is proposing to hike the fees for issue and renewal of registration o...