Articles by: Bhushan Mhapralkar

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
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
Fuel-efficiency advantage Mahindra Blazo

Fuel-efficiency advantage Mahindra Blazo

Story by: Bhushan Mhapralkar Fighting to overcome the market perception that its HGVs were dandy and powerful, but not as fuel-efficient, Mahindra Truck and Bus Division (MTBD) has announced that its Blazo HGV range is the market leader in terms of mileage within the trucking industry. It has also announced that its Furio ICV (in the 12- and 14-tonne segment)[Read More…]

by November 21, 2019 Domestic, smart transport
CV industry loses pace

CV industry loses pace

A reflection of the economy in part, the CV industry is facing an unprecedented slowdown. Story by: Bhushan Mhapralkar The All India Transporters Welfare Association (AITWA) and All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) recently announced that they have put on hold purchase of new trucks looking at the current business environment. Their announcement comes at a time when the CV[Read More…]

by October 24, 2019 Cover Stories