Articles by: Ashish Bhatia

Frugal Tech

Frugal Tech

Article by: Anirudh Raheja Q & A Vinod Aggarwal,   Chief Executive Officer, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. Interview by : Anirudh Raheja Q. M&HCV sales have been growing. LCVs continues to drag. What do you foresee? A. It is true that the overall heavy-duty segment (16-tonne and above) is doing well. If you drill down further to haulage, and construction[Read More…]

by October 5, 2015 INTERVIEW
Empowering Transporters

Empowering Transporters

Article by: Rajesh Rajgor Interview by : Rajesh Rajgor Q & A , Nalin Mehta, MD and CEO, Mahindra Truck and Bus Limited. Empowering Transporters Q. Away from building and selling commercial vehicles, what have the seven MPOWER programmes and two Mentor summits delivered? A. There was an impression that the young generation is not excited about venturing into the transport[Read More…]

by October 5, 2015 INTERVIEW
Staying ahead

Staying ahead

Article by: Staying ahead Q & A : Ravi Pisharody, Executive Director — Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors Interview by : Bhushan Mhapralkar Q. What growth will the CV industry achieve? A. We are seeing more of what we saw last year. M&HCV sales continue to grow at 20-25 per cent, driven by cargo. Cargo M&HCVs are growing at 30 per cent[Read More…]

by October 5, 2015 INTERVIEW
Technology Safety through design

Technology Safety through design

Story by : Bhushan Mhapralkar Safety beyond ABS and ESP could begin at the design stage, and has the potential to be more effective in eliminating issues like blind spots. Trucks with a snout is the thing of the past. The Tata 1210L is long history, and so is the Hindustan Bedford J Series. Also, some of the trucks with a[Read More…]

by October 5, 2015 World