Q & A T. Venkatraman, Senior Vice President – Buses, Ashok Leyland Ltd. Interview by: Bhushan Mhapralkar & Bhargav TS Q. Ashok Leyland leads the Indian bus market. How do you plan to maintain the leadership status? A. Bus business is tricky in India. The business curve can fluctuate wildly. Ironically, the 7.5-tonne and above segment has not reached a 50,000 count[Read More…]
Q & A Anant J Talaulicar, Managing Director, Cummins Group India Interview by: Ashish Bhatia Q. Cummins and Tata Motors have had a long association. How do you look at the journey? A. Cummins and Tata Motors have been partners for 23 years. The 50:50 joint venture partnership between the two companies dates back to 1993. Production at Tata Cummins[Read More…]
Q & A Ravi Pisharody, Executive Director – Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors Interview by: Bhushan Mhapralkar & Anirudh Raheja Q. How do you look at the FAME outlay in the wake of hybrid and electric CV proliferation? A. The government has pushed the FAME outlay up slightly, but for a bus that costs nearly two crore rupees, it is not[Read More…]
Q & A Vivek Kamra, President, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. Interview by: Deepanshu Taumar Q. How do you look at the industry growth? Commercial vehicle growth especially? A. Commercial vehicles will continue to grow as new norms are coming into play next year. It will lead to pre-buying. Seeing the budget announcement on infrastructure, it is clear that[Read More…]
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