13m is the the new 12m?
Road going vehicles in India, are regulated through Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Though the current regulation is in existence since 1989, it has its origin from 1914, Pre – Independence era. After this, major change…
Market Dynamics
New Mahindra ICV truck caught testing?
Mahindra is working on a whole new range of Intermediate Commercial Vehicles for last couple of years. Mahindra Truck and bus division which currently operates only in heavy trucks segment, say 25T and above…
Tata Motors Emission strategy for BS IV – Explained
Since April 1st, When the BS IV emissions has come in place, we are seeing a chain of launches from various manufacturers. Starting from BharatBenz to Ashok Leyland and Eicher every manufacturer had launched…
Ashok Leyland outshines Competition – Strengthens market presence.
Increases market share consequently for the past 3 years from 27% to over 32%. Ten fold increase in touch point in last 5 yrs to over 2600. Targets 1:2 ratio of export to overcome…
2016 – 17, Heavy Commercial Vehicles Sales – A round up.
Commercial Vehicle sales: Overall volume of Commercial vehicles sales stood at 7,14,232 Nos and grew by 4.2%. M&HCV truck and bus volumes were flat at 3,02,529 Nos. Goods carriers contribute to more than 80% of…
Tata motors turn around in heavy bus sales. YoY sales growth at 51%
Tata motors is one the the largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in world and is largest in India. Tata stands tall in terms of overall sales, and is No.4 in global bus sales and No.5…
BharatBenz the next name to Multi axle tipper in KL market.
BharatBenz is no more a new entrant to Indian commercial vehicle market. Company has done enough field work and is now a notable player. Product portfolio is now almost complete with multiple variants in…
One route – One fare. Intercity Pvt bus operator’s now operate at fixed ticket fare.
Intercity bus operation is one of unregulated industry, for the primary reason Govt. is not fully involved in framing rules and regulations. While bus body code is yet to be implemented fully, Sleeper bus…
Cool Breeze for Truckers is still sometime away?
It was first on March 13th 2016, Union Transport Minister Mr. Nitin Gadkari told the House that a with the objective of reducing the number of road accidents, Centre has decided to make air-conditioning…
6 major changes in transportation sector, post GST Implementation – All you wanted to know.
Indian Logistics and transport industry is estimated more than $130 billion annually. But this industry is highly scattered and unorganised due to the nature of state level taxation. Though we have lived with this…
GST Impact – Volvo Trucks to enter long haul transportation
Volvo Trucks, which is currently holding a lion’s share in mining tipper segment and which is very strong in ODC transportation, is planning to enter the premium ultra long distance transportation segment. GST was…
Daimler India, voices against possible delay in BS IV Implementation.
Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) directed all manufacturers that all vehicles sold from April 1, 2017, should be BS IV compliant and every manufacturer is gearing up for the change.Currently Kerala, Goa, Karnataka, Telangana,…
Force motors pushes BSIII variants
Anticipating the price increase from April 2017 for BS IV variants, every manufacturers are looking to harvest the last minute sales of BSIII variants. Its understood that depending upon products and technology between EGR…
Small Commercial Vehicle – Application Expo by Tata Motors
Tata Motors is conducting a series of Small Commercial Vehicle Application Expo’ – ‘Har Business ka Ace’ in various cities across India, to showcase a range of fully built applications on its ACE mini-trucks. Around…
Tata – Marcopolo. Read how this JV transformed Tata’s bus range.
Ten years back, there wasn’t JNnurm funds for bus procurement, Urban Bus Specification wasn’t formed, there was nothing called AIS 052. But there was a need for fully built buses, and Tata motors understood…