Isuzu Motors India has announced the appointment of Hitoshi Kono as the deputy managing director. He succeeds Shigeru Wakabayashi, who will now assume the role of Division COO, Isuzu Business Division, Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan. The changes, claimed to be as per the busines plans of the company, come at a time when the production at the brand new plant at[Read More…]

Wabco India showcased CV technologies that enhance safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles at the ‘Make in India’ week held at Mumbai between February 13 and February 18, 2016. A subsidiary of Wabco Holdings Inc., Wabco India prominently displayed the range of ABS systems it offers to commercial vehicle manufacturers in India. Specialising in the manufacture of conventional as[Read More…]

With 16 lives lost due to road crashes in India every hour, 46 children dying every day, adding up to 400 deaths daily, highest in the world, many fatalities known to be under-reported, India leads the global pack albeit disturbingly. Apart from poor law enforcement as a major lacunae in the system, there are issues like blind spots , and[Read More…]

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has introduced four new medium-duty trucks under the BharatBenz brand. The trucks, christened as ‘MD IN-POWER’, include the 914R, 1214R, 1214RE and 1217C. The 914R is powered by a 134 hp, 4-litre four-cylinder diesel engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission, and has a payload capacity of 6320 kg. Powered by the same engine, and[Read More…]