Archive for November, 2019

Material shift in CV industry driving demand for aluminium

Material shift in CV industry driving demand for aluminium

Sricharan R From the use of aluminium in building bodies for some of the Audi’s most phenomenal models to its use in CVs, a significant material shift in CVs is also underway. An experience of this was had at a recent event conducted by ARAI, showcased a lightweight aluminium bus. This is however not the first instance. Roughly three years[Read More…]

by November 22, 2019 Domestic
BKT enters partnership with LaLiga to woo clients

BKT enters partnership with LaLiga to woo clients

Bhushan Mhapralkar It is not every day that an opportunity to meet a football player of such height as Diego Forlan presents itself. Not in a country like India for certain, which worships cricket over any other sport. So, when Balkrishna Tires Ltd. (BKT) got Diego Forlan to India, it made big news of its partnership with the Spanish football[Read More…]

by November 22, 2019 Tyre Talk
Busworld Europa 2019 preview

Busworld Europa 2019 preview

Ashish Bhatia Busworld Europa 2019 concluded a grand extravaganza. Marking its 25th Anniversary and 45 glorious years as Europe’s leading bus and coach fair, the 2019 edition broke the myth of well-known exhibitions failing to garner a good response post switching over from an established venue. Busworld took an even bigger risk of scaling up significantly for its debut at[Read More…]

by November 22, 2019 Events
Alternative powertrains, automation an interesting route to greener CVs

Alternative powertrains, automation an interesting route to greener CVs

Bhushan Mhapralkar Yadav drives a CNG version of the Tata Ace for the pharmaceutical chain Noble in Mumbai. A closed body construction, the vehicle travels across the city to supply medicines to the pharmacy chain for the better part of the day. Almost every alternate day, it travels to Pune to deliver medicines to the Noble chain there. Better and[Read More…]

by November 22, 2019 Cover Stories