Articles by: Ashish Bhatia

Rheinmetall HX3

Rheinmetall HX3

Indicating that the demand for self-propelled cannon howitzers on wheeled chassis has gone up, Rheinmetall has announced the launch of HX3, a global range of self-propelled cannon howitzers on a newly developed ‘HX3’ wheeled chassis. Contrary to the notion that cannons and howitzers as well as tanks were a thing of the past, the Rheinmetall HX3 is made interesting by[Read More…]

by July 27, 2021 World
Iveco T-Way

Iveco T-Way

Completing the new Way heavy range, Iveco, via a live digital event, has launched the new, heavy-duty T-Way off-road truck range in close succession to the introduction of new or upgraded S-Way, S-Way NP and X-Way. Building on Iveco’s long lineage of off-roaders such as the Trakker, the T-Way has been designed to offer a combination of off-road performance, robustness[Read More…]

by July 27, 2021 World
Agility and innovation

Agility and innovation

After an extraordinary FY2020-21, the CV industry is up for another extraordinary year it looks like. The second Covid-19 wave at the beginning of FY2021-22 has disrupted the acquired momentum. The macro economic indicators – the RBI’s original GDP growth forecast for FY2021-22 of 10.5 per cent as well as the Q1 FY2021-22 forecast of 26.2 per cent is unlikely[Read More…]

by July 27, 2021 Domestic, INDUSTRY TALK
Men of discipline

Men of discipline

The driver to the truck ratio in India is an estimated 750 to 1000. The scarcity of truck drivers is no secret. Of the estimated 20 lakh truck drivers in the country, a large number of them have risen from the ranks of spotters and cleaners. They are thus products of weak economic strata with little education to boast of.[Read More…]

by July 27, 2021 Domestic