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