Ashok Leyland has launched a tractor on the Captain platform. Called the Captain 40iT, the tractor is powered by a 180 hp, 5.6-litre turbo-diesel engine that produces 600 Nm of torque. Not the first tractor to come out of the Ashok Leyland stables, the Captain 40iT is the most modern according to the company sources. Launched at Jaipur to leverage[Read More…]

Optare has announced an increase in the range of its MetroCity and Solo EVs to 200 miles. The company claims to have achieved this without increasing the net weight, and without intrusion into passenger space. An Ashok Leyland arm, Optare, according to Alastair Munro, Engineering Director, accomplished this feat with the support of their counterparts at Ashok Leyland. Terming the[Read More…]

Kinetic has forayed into the area of green mobility by launching an electric auto-rickshaw called the Safar. The battery operated auto-rickshaw is positioned as an eco-friendly, and a social innovation to promote pollution free and an affordable mode of public transport. The design of the Safar was approved by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), and complies with the[Read More…]

  Tata Motors is said to have bagged an additional order valued at close to Rs. 350 crore for high mobility military trucks. With this, the total order is estimated to be valued at Rs. 1300 crore, making Tata Motors the recipient of the largest single contract awarded to an Indian manufacturer by the Indian Army. The order for high[Read More…]