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A year like no other

A year like no other

The year 2020 was an extraordinary year for the CV industry. A black swan event for the Indian and world economy, FY2020-21 saw cataclysmic ramifications across businesses, sectors and human lives. Transitioning to BSVI that pushed the prices of vehicles up by 18 to 20 per cent, the CV industry, in FY2020-21 had to deal with the massive body blow[Read More…]

by June 14, 2021 News
CV trends indicate a rising use of big data to shape up products and strategies.

CV trends indicate a rising use of big data to shape up products and strategies.

A new truck is about to roll out of the Mahindra & Mahindra’s Pune facility. Its ECU is being flashed at one of the last few stations on the final assembly line. Forming a core part of the truck’s functioning in real-world environment, the ECU or Electronic Control Module is highly electronic in nature. It is central to the functioning[Read More…]

by June 14, 2021 Cover Stories, News
BSVI puts spotlight on modularisation

BSVI puts spotlight on modularisation

Regulations and market requirements are driving modularisation in CVs. Bhushan Mhapralkar By showcasing BSVI CVs on a new modular platform, Ashok Leyland has highlighted a significant shift taking place in the CV landscape in India. By highlighting its efforts to drive modularisation, which primarily pertains to the chassis and the creation of common interfaces in connection, the CV maker has[Read More…]

by February 3, 2020 Cover Stories
Alternative powertrains, automation an interesting route to greener CVs

Alternative powertrains, automation an interesting route to greener CVs

Bhushan Mhapralkar Yadav drives a CNG version of the Tata Ace for the pharmaceutical chain Noble in Mumbai. A closed body construction, the vehicle travels across the city to supply medicines to the pharmacy chain for the better part of the day. Almost every alternate day, it travels to Pune to deliver medicines to the Noble chain there. Better and[Read More…]

by November 22, 2019 Cover Stories