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Higher tonnage, 41-tonne trucks next

Higher tonnage, 41-tonne rigid trucks would mark the next shift, claim industry sources. Drawing attention to the innovative 41-tonne 10×2 rigid truck displayed by Ashok Leyland recently at Chennai, industry sources claim that other CV majors are also preparing to launch 10×2 rigid trucks in the 41-tonne category. The next, most important battlefield according to industry sources, the 41-tonne rigid[Read More…]

by June 25, 2018 News

HCVs record most growth

The CV industry in India grew by 20 per cent in FY2017-18 according to a report by an analyst firm ICRA. Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCVs) outperformed the industry with a growth of 28 per cent at 2.12 lakh unit in FY2017-18. Driven by healthy demand from end-user industries, especially automobiles, container traffic and bulk materials according to Subrata Ray, Sr.[Read More…]

by June 25, 2018 News
Force Motors LSVs for Indian Army

Force Motors LSVs for Indian Army

Force Motors has bagged an order to supply Light Strike Vehicles (LSVs) to the Indian Army. Indigenous in build, and designed and developed by Force Motors’ research and development team, the LSVs meet the exacting military requirements. Rugged and reliable, the LSV is powered by a engine and transmission from the Force Motors range, updated for military duty. Following protos[Read More…]

by June 25, 2018 News

E-buses for Kolkata

West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) wants to curb air and noise pollution levels in Kolkata. To achieve the objective, it is depending on 80 electric buses expected to start plying in the city soon albeit in a phase-wise manner. The state is said to be working out a uniform rate to simplify the automatic fare collection system. With half of[Read More…]

by June 25, 2018 News