Smaller truck manufacturers Volvo Eicher (VECV) and Mahindra & Mahindra were able to show a better turnaround in their December auto sales in India compared to bigger peers and market leaders Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland, with Eicher reporting particularly strong numbers. For example, in heavy duty trucks, Volvo Eicher led the growth with a […]
Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, said it has received BS-VI emission norm certificates for all its heavy duty truck, ahead of the April 1 deadline for the switch over to the new fuel and emission standard. All of the company’s trucks with a rating of 16.2 tons or above have received certificates from […]
As muted consumer sentiments continued in January 2019, Tata Motors Commercial and Passenger Vehicles Business sales in the domestic market witnessed a drop of 8% at 54,915 units as against 59,441 units sold over last year. The cumulative sales for the domestic market (April 2018 -January 2019) grew by 21% with 552,887 units as compared […]
Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles, which manufactures Eicher branded trucks and buses in India, said it would increase its capacity by 44% by setting up a new, 40,000-trucks-per-year plant in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. At present, the joint venture between Eicher Motors and AB Volvo has a capacity of manufacturing 90,000 trucks per year at its […]
Maruti Suzuki India Limited said it is recalling 640 units of its Super Carry small cargo vehicles manufactured between 20th Jan 2018 till 14th July 2018 to rectify a possible defect in fuel pump assembly. Starting today, owners of the vehicles included in this recall campaign will be contacted by Maruti Suzuki dealers for inspection and […]
Ashok Leyland, one of India’s top three commercial vehicle makers, reported strong auto sales for September. Total medium and heavy commercial vehicle sales rose 21% to 14,232 units in September, compared to 11,805 in the same month last year. Light commercial vehicle sales were up 44% at 5,141 units compared to 3,566 last year. Despite […]
Commercial vehicle manufacturer SML Isuzu Ltd. said it launched two new passenger vehicles — Executive Lx coach and Ecomax Bus — to its commercial passenger vehicles category today. The Executive Lx Coach will seat 18 passengers plus two and has pushback reclining seats. It is designed for the tours & travel operators and staff shuttle operations. […]
Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest passenger vehicle maker, launched its first Light Commercial Vehicle “Super Carry” at a price of Rs 4.03 lakhs in Ahmedabad. Maruti Suzuki Super Carry has a 793 cc diesel engine and delivers a mileage of 22.07 Km per litre and comes with a loading capacity of 740 kgs and a loading […]
Mahindra & Mahindra will launch its new mini truck Jeeto in Mumbai on Wednesday, taking on the leader Tata Ace. M&M already has a player in the market – the Gio, but has not been able to make a big dent in this space yet. Tata Ace is currently the leader in the sub-1 ton […]
