Archive for October, 2020

Reddy Customs ambulance

Reddy Customs ambulance

Reddy Customs has entered the medical vehicle sector. Story by Deven Lad   Pune-based Reddy Customs has been in the commercial vehicle bodybuilding industry for the last 20 years. It has built vanity vans, office-on-wheels and motorhome type of bodies on trucks, buses and vans. Gauging the rising potential of the medical vehicle sector, it has taken to building ambulances.[Read More…]

by October 31, 2020 SPECIAL REPORT
Tata Intra V30

Tata Intra V30

The Tata Intra V30 looks set to make a mark for itself.   Story by Bhushan Mhapralkar   Attractive it looks in a shade of metallic blue. With those 14-inch diameter wheels painted in black, it stands tall. Neither small nor big enough to find itself in the thick of the 3.5-tonnes pick-up truck segment, this one is all set[Read More…]

by October 31, 2020 Cover Stories
Stayin’ Alive

Stayin’ Alive

  Confident of growth returning to the CV industry, factors like ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and the uptick in rural economy are set to play a role.   Story by Bhushan Mhapralkar   A young entrepreneur, Sachin Pawar (name changed on request) operates a micro-unit at Pune’s Bhosari MIDC about a stone’s throw distance from the Tata Motors’ plant. His enterprise makes[Read More…]

by October 30, 2020 Cover Stories
Ashok Leyland ‘Bada Dost’

Ashok Leyland ‘Bada Dost’

  ‘Bada Dost’ marks a significant shift at Ashok Leyland with global aspirations to boast of.   Story by Bhushan Mhapralkar   Nearly a decade after the Dost LCV was launched in association with Nissan, Ashok Leyland has introduced an all-new LCV called the ‘Bada Dost’. As the name would suggest, the new vehicle builds on the legacy of the[Read More…]

by October 29, 2020 Cover Stories