Daimler Trucks Asia has started CKD kit assembly of the Fuso range of trucks at the AVA assembly plant at Mombasa, Kenya. The kits are supplied from Japan, and include the Fuso 2523C heavy-duty truck. This truck was earlier supplied in fully-built form from India. Marking the the next stage of assembling vehicles in Africa, and for Africa according to[Read More…]

Ashok Leyland has announced the expansion of Ras Al Khaimah plant in the UAE, and the setting up of a design and service training centre. The capacity expansion will enable the facility to turn out 20 buses per day from the current capacity of 12 buses per day. Done at an investment of USD 10 million, and in what is[Read More…]

Putting out a big display at the Auto Expo 2016 components show, Elofic Industries, which specialises into the manufacture of automotive air and oil filtration solutions, is set to drive growth through expansion and diversification. The company, catering to the needs of OEMs like Tata Motors, Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki, is planning to set up a greenfield facility in the[Read More…]

Ola has launched a bike taxi service at Bangalore. Claimed to offer a fare as low as Rs.2 per km (minimum fare is Rs.30 with Rs.2 charged per km and one Rupee per minute of trip time), the bike taxi service may find many takers considering Bangalore’s traffic congestion. Helping users to get where they want to be in quickly,[Read More…]