Archive for January, 2017

Tata Hitachi excavators at IMME, Kolkata

Tata Hitachi excavators at IMME, Kolkata

Tata Hitachi, a 40:60 joint venture between Tata Motors and Hitachi Construction Machinery Company, showcased its product line-up encompassing a wide range of excavators from 2-tonne to 800-tonne, 35-tonne to 290-tonne rigid dump trucks, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders and motor graders at the IMME fair, Kolkata. Leveraging technology to build strong products and stronger relationships, the company inroduced shovel variant[Read More…]

by January 6, 2017 News
Caterpillar to make trucks in India

Caterpillar to make trucks in India

Caterpillar will produce higher capacity off-highway trucks in India, claim industry sources. Drawing attention to the company showcasing Cat 773E and 777E off-highway trucks at the International Mining & Machinery Exhibition (IMME) at Kolkata, sources add that the off-highway trucks will be made at the company’s production facility at Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. Of the two dump trucks, Cat 777E is[Read More…]

by January 6, 2017 News
Vinod Aggarwal is MD, VE Commercial Vehicles

Vinod Aggarwal is MD, VE Commercial Vehicles

At the board of directors’ meeting recently, Vinod Agarwal was appointed as the managing director of VE Commercial Vehicles. Agarwal joined Eicher in 1983, and has since successfully played various finance and commercial roles in Eicher businesses, including tractors, trucks, buses, components and engines. In 2006, Agarwal took over as the Group Chief Financial Officer. In 2009, he was elevated[Read More…]

by January 6, 2017 News
JCB’s ‘Made in India’ machines

JCB’s ‘Made in India’ machines

JCB India Limited showcased ‘Made in India’ earthmoving and construction equipment at IMME 2016 show, Kolkata. These included a new, 5.5-tonne wheeled loader – the JCB 455ZX, and a JCB G63QI diesel generator. The 455ZX wheeled loader has been engineered for sectors such as mining, construction, ports and roads. Powering the 455ZX is a six-cylinder common-rail JCB DieselMax 672 engine,[Read More…]

by January 6, 2017 News