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Akito Tachibana appointed  TKM MD

Akito Tachibana appointed TKM MD

Akito Tachibana has been appointed the managing director of Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), effective April 01, 2016. Akito Tachibana has spent three decades at Toyota spanning across functions like domestic and overseas planning and used car and product management. He has worked in the corporate planning function at Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America Inc., and has also been responsible for[Read More…]

by April 6, 2016 News

Truck rentals up

Improved cargo offerings from the manufacturing and re-engagement of the truck fleet in infrastructure projects pushed trucks rentals up by 4 to 5 per cent on trunk routes in February 2016. Yet another factor was the brisk arrivals to APMCs of fruits and vegetables according to S P Singh, Senior fellow and co-ordinator, IFTRT. The rise in freight rates in[Read More…]

by April 6, 2016 News

Nissan Ashok Leyland JV at the end of the road

Nissan Motor Company is known to have issued a termination of licence notice to Nissan Ashok Leyland Technologies, one of its three joint venture companies with Ashok Leyland. Both, Nissan and Ashok Leyland, hold a 50:50 stake in the joint venture. The other joint venture, Ashok Leyland Nissan Vehicles, involves the manufacture of light commercial vehicles. Ashok Leyland has a[Read More…]

by April 6, 2016 News
New gates may open up for LHVs

New gates may open up for LHVs

Long heavy vehicles, as part of the European Modular System may find more takers. Story by: Bhushan Mhapralkar The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU) brought out a directive (EU) 2015/719 amending the Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the community. The maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and[Read More…]

by April 6, 2016 Domestic, News, World