In a surprise move, Volvo Buses India has merged with VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV). Story by Deepti Thore It was in 1996 that Volvo entered India with an intention to manufacture trucks that would be many generations ahead of the trucks available in the market then. The trucks that rolled out of the Hosakote facility on the outskirts of Bangalore[Read More…]
The demand for CV drivers to be given the status of frontline warriors should be scrutinised and acted upon. Story by Bhushan Mhapralkar Rajesh Shelke (name changed on request) spoke in a worried tone about contracting the Covid-19 virus as he waited for his truck to loaded at a warehouse at Bhandup, an industrial suburb of Mumbai. He said that[Read More…]
AVTR from Ashok Leyland combines BSVI technology with modularisation. Story by Deepti Thore Unveiling its modularisation strategy last year along with the move up to BSVI emission control technology, Ashok Leyland has launched a new range of trucks in the 18.5-tonnes to 55-tonnes range under the AVTR nomenclature. Highlighting an ability to be at home in the Indian market as[Read More…]
The efforts of the government and various other forces to improve CV utilisation are bearing fruits. Story by Bhushan Mhapralkar Ajit (name changed to protect identity) has begun a new routine of attending work after almost two months of rest. He is among the workers at the Ceat Tyres factory at Ambernath on the outskirts of Mumbai that have been[Read More…]
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