Archive for April, 2016

Nissan Ashok Leyland JV at the end of the road

Nissan Motor Company is known to have issued a termination of licence notice to Nissan Ashok Leyland Technologies, one of its three joint venture companies with Ashok Leyland. Both, Nissan and Ashok Leyland, hold a 50:50 stake in the joint venture. The other joint venture, Ashok Leyland Nissan Vehicles, involves the manufacture of light commercial vehicles. Ashok Leyland has a[Read More…]

by April 6, 2016 News
Would you buy a CV online?

Would you buy a CV online?

Automotive ecommerce sites are growing. A few of these are catering to commercial vehicles. Story by: Bhushan Mhapralkar Close to 6,52,591 new commercial vehicles were registered in 2015, in India according to Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles (OICA) over the registration of 6,06,232 new commercial vehicles in 2014. A total of 23,366,066 CVs were registered the world over in 2015[Read More…]

by April 6, 2016 Domestic
STRAIGHT DRIVE

STRAIGHT DRIVE

Frugal engineering attributes are becoming more and more visible as new commercial vehicles are introduced. Rentals rose in February on trunk routes. The rise was linked to an increase in diesel prices, which inched up as international crude prices rose due to the depreciating US Dollar. When the fuel prices started going down, the Government chose to hike taxes. The[Read More…]

by April 6, 2016 Expert Speak
New gates may open up for LHVs

New gates may open up for LHVs

Long heavy vehicles, as part of the European Modular System may find more takers. Story by: Bhushan Mhapralkar The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU) brought out a directive (EU) 2015/719 amending the Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the community. The maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and[Read More…]

by April 6, 2016 Domestic, News, World