Archive for September, 2016

Tata Motors delivers 241 new buses to KSRTC

Tata Motors delivers 241 new buses to KSRTC

Tata Motors has delivered 241 buses to the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. The buses include a standard 16.2 tonne GVW, 12 metre Tata Urban 9/12 BS-III bus and a 9.6 tonne GVW, midi 8.9 metre Tata Ultra Urban 6/9 BS-III variant. While the former has a passenger carrying capacity of 40, in the latter, the bus can accommodate 30[Read More…]

by September 8, 2016 News
Ola shuts TaxiForSure?

Ola shuts TaxiForSure?

After 18 months after acquisition, taxi aggregator Ola has shut down TaxiForSure claim industry sources. Sources claim further that a staff of 700 people will be given pink slips. A web-based taxi business, TaxiForSure was acquired by Ola for USD 200 million in an effort to carve out a larger share of the market and better position itself against the[Read More…]

by September 8, 2016 News

Stress on innovation, design and development

A two-day high conference organised by Messe Frankfurt India with a theme, ‘Indian Auto-Component Industry – Transformation from “Build-to-Print” to culture of innovation and design’ laid emphasis on innovation, design and development. Attended by over 104 automotive industry leaders, experts and consultants from leading companies apart from leading solution providers in manufacturing technology, engineering design, ERP and IT solutions, the[Read More…]

by September 8, 2016 News

Transport Apps. rise

The family of transport apps. is rising. The newest on the blog are apps. like Go Bengaluru, Trafi and ZopHop claim industry sources. Combining various modes of transport, including cycles, bikes and scooters, three-wheelers and commercial vehicles, the apps. work on Android platforms prominently. Launched by Xerox, Go Bengaluru for example helps consumer choose between quicker, cheaper or greener ways[Read More…]

by September 8, 2016 News