Articles by: Ashish Bhatia

Changing world of buses

Changing world of buses

The Indian bus industry is looking up; is changing in-line with the profile of travellers and the development of road infrastructure. Story by: Bhushan Mhapralkar The statistics released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers for the 2015-16 financial year revealed that 43,885 passenger vehicles in the Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicle (M&HCV) category were sold, clocking a growth of[Read More…]

by October 27, 2016 Cover Stories
Scania S series is the International Truck Of the Year

Scania S series is the International Truck Of the Year

The new Scania S series flagship truck has bagged the International Truck Of the Year (ITOY) award. A jury of 25 commercial vehicle editors and senior journalists, representing 25 major trucking magazines from throughout Europe chose the Scania truck with a score of 149 votes. The Swedish truck series fought off the challenge posed by Iveco’s recently-launched Stralis XP-NP long-haul[Read More…]

by October 27, 2016 News

Cooperation between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepens

The strategic partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG is maturing as it enters its seventh year in 2016. As part of this strategic partnership, the joint development of the Mercedes-Benz pick-up truck is on track. The new pickup will share some of its architecture with the all-new Nissan NP300, and is being engineered and designed by Daimler to[Read More…]

by October 27, 2016 News

Petronas launches Petronas Urania with ViscGuard

Petronas Lubricants International (PLI) has launched Petronas Urania, its flagship commercial vehicle lubricant, claimed to be formulated to effectively guard against engine deposit build-up. The commercial vehicle lube is also claimed to prevent abrasive wear and oxidation by maintaining optimal oil viscosity. Giuseppe Pedretti, Chief Commercial Officer of PLI, is said to have mentioned that the lube is a result[Read More…]

by October 27, 2016 News