Commercial Vehicles

Lohia, one of India's largest electric automobile manufacturers, has announced the launch of the NarainiCE passenger electric vehicle.

Vegh Automobiles, a leading EV 2wheeler company, has expanded to the B2B segment with the introduction of its multi-purpose scooter DR!EV.

Omega Seiki Mobility Private Limited has entered into a strategic partnership with Honda Power Pack Energy India Private Limited.

Continental has acquired Kinexon's specialist division for on-board operating systems for the intelligent control of autonomous mobile robots (AMR), thereby strengthening its own position in the strategic growth fie...

Leading industrial and automotive supplier, Schaeffler India Limited, building on the legacy of its Repxpert mobile training center, first launched in October 2019, announced the launch of its Repxpert technical tra...

Ati Motors, maker of autonomous industrial robots, announced the close of its Series A funding round in the amount of US$10.85 million.

Bosch is entering the hydrogen age of mobility. At its Stuttgart-Feuerbach location, the supplier of technology and services has now begun volume production of its fuel-cell power module. Nikola Corporation, based i...

Eicher Trucks & Buses, a business unit of VE Commercial Vehicles, announced its first deliveries against a prestigious order of 50 Eicher Intercity 13.5m AC sleeper buses to Vijayanand Travels Private Limited (VTPL)...

The Indian commercial vehicle industry witnessed a resurgence in terms of sales for the month of May 2023 (YOY) with the 3 wheeler and commercial vehicle sales recording growth rates of 79%, and 7% respectively. Th...

According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) Vehicle Retail Data for May’23, tractor sales have grown by 10 per cent YOY. Mahindra & Mahindra is the absolute leader in tractor sales in the c...

Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) has signed an MoU with Brandwin group to manufacture and distribute Mika electric trucks in Bangladesh. Brandwin will be setting up a manufacturing unit and will be distributing its range ...

Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions for tactical wheeled and tracked defense vehicles, and medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle...

JBM Auto launched India’s first completely designed and manufactured 100% electric luxury coach – JBM Galaxy at the Auto Expo- The Motor Show 2023.

The commercial vehicle (CV) segment grew by a whopping 33pc in Nov 2022, as per the retail sales data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).

Celebi India has taken another major step by introducing the first ever 100% electric air-conditioned tarmac coaches for passenger transportation in India at the Delhi International Airport.

Astro Navya, an electric 3 wheeler, manufactured by Astro Motors, successfully set the record, of reaching the world’s highest motorable road at Umling La Pass, located in Ladakh at 19,024 FT. By achieving this feat...

Omega Seiki Mobility has launched of yet another Industry first innovative three wheeler electric vehicle, Omega Seiki Mobility MOV (Meals on Wheels) priced at Rs 7 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi post government subsi...

According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) September 2022 retail sales figures, three-wheeler (3W) retail sales increased by 72%. When compared with September’19, a pre-covid month, sales ...

According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), on YoY basis, CV sales were up by 19%. When compared with September’19, a pre-covid month, CV closed in green by increasing 17%.

On YoY basis, except for tractors sales which decreased by -1.5%, all the other categories were in green. This was stated by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA)

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG (“Daimler Truck”), announced the inauguration of a new BharatBenz sales, service and spare parts (3S) touchpoint in L...

E-Fill Electric, EFEV Charging Solutions Pvt. Ltd., launched two high-in-demand products on September 7, 2022, at the electric motor vehicle show, EV India 2022 Expo.

One of the leading players in the electric vehicle industry in India, Saera Electric Auto Private Limited (SEAPL) has commenced its new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant at Bawal in Haryana.

Except for tractors, commercial vehicles comprising of 3 wheelers, trucks and buses showed a downward trend in retail sales in May 2022 as compared to month of May 2019, the year without the pandemic. This was accor...

Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt. Ltd. showcased its top mining heavy tipper G-500 along with ready industrial and service exchange engines, at CII EXCON 2021, the largest mining and construction equipment event...

Tummoc, India’s first multi-modal public transport app has recently achieved a new milestone by crossing half a million users mark on their app. The actual count of users on the app has gone up to 600K in a short sp...

Pinnacle Industries, a leading manufacturer of automotive interiors, seating systems & EV components and speciality vehicles, has announced its foray into railway seating systems.

Michelin has become the first tyre brand in the country to be accredited with the recently introduced star labelling programme of Government of India which is aimed at improving sustainability and newly introduced p...

Electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Altigreen has raised Rs 300 crore (approx. US$ 40 Million) investment in its Series A round, to boost its EV manufacturing, launch new products including LCVs and strengthen ...

Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM), part of the Anglian Group Company, announced a strategic partnership with Goenka Green Pvt. Ltd., under the partnership to open over 500 dealerships pan-India by FY 2023-24.

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, part of the Mahindra Group, announced the launch of its new electric 3-wheeler, the eAlfa Cargo. The eAlfa Cargo is priced at Rs 1.44 lakh, ex-showroom Delhi.

Rural sentiments continued to have its impact on the Indian tractor industry as this segment recorded a negative 10.32 per cent slump in retail sales for December 2021, as compared to December 2020, according to the...

Unlike sentiments in the passenger vehicles and two-wheeler segments, the commercial vehicles (CV) and 3 wheeler segments showed a positive growth in retail sales for the month of December 2021, as compared to Dec 2...

Maruti Suzuki Super Carry, the mini-truck from Maruti Suzuki stable, has recently achieved the record milestone of 100,000 cumulative unit sales in just 5 years of its launch. It is the only mini-truck in India that...

Euler Motors, an electric vehicle company, has received an order of 1,000 vehicles from MoEVing, for the recently launched HiLoad EV, India’s most powerful three-wheeler cargo vehicle.

BYD India, a subsidiary of BYD of China has announced the expansion of dealer network across key strategic EV markets in India. Established in Chennai, BYD India now is in association with six renowned auto dealers ...

Eicher Trucks and Buses in partnership with Phoenix Foundation has established the Phoenix-Eicher Institute of Driver Training and Research in Latur, Maharashtra to upskill driver fraternity in the state.

Volvo Buses India, a part of VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) has launched its first completely built sleeper coach. The 15m sleeper coach has been developed on the Volvo B11R chassis. The first eight coaches will be d...

Trucks and buses account for a large part of CO2 emissions from the transport sector in Europe. Reducing emissions is one of the major challenges if the Paris Agreement target is to be met, and most agree that elect...

BYD India, a subsidiary of the Warren Buffett-backed EV maker BYD, has announced the launch of the all-new e6, which will be available for the Indian B2B segment.

Euler Motors, an electric vehicle company founded in 2018 which has been in the business of leasing out electric three-wheeler cargo vehicles in the L3 and L5 categories, has finally launched an electric cargo thre...

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced a strategic collaboration with Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a global provider of self-driving truck technology, to provide optimised, autonomous trucking solutions that e...

India’s leading manufacturer of Construction Equipment Vehicles, JCB India, has launched its all-new range of CEV Stage IV compliant wheeled construction equipment vehicles. The launch of these machines makes JCB In...

Mahindra & Mahindra which offers the widest range of products and solutions from 3-wheelers to 55 ton HCV trucks, has announced a unique value proposition for its recently launched Supro profit truck range of small ...

Ati Motors, an all-electric autonomous Industrial vehicle maker, has raised $3.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Blume Ventures and Exfinity Venture Partners. MFV Partners and a syndicate on LetsVenture led b...

Mahindra & Mahindra has launched its new range of Supro Profit Trucks. Developed on the successful Supro platform, this new range of cargo mover is affordable, more powerful, boasts of a greater payload capacity and...

Pininfarina, a global automobile design house based in Italy and owned by India-based Mahindra & Mahindra, is designing the new range of Gaussin road trucks. Gaussin is a France based engineering company that design...

Mahindra Construction Equipment (MCE) of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd introduced BSIV compliant construction equipment with the launch of the new BSIV compliant Motor Grader-Mahindra RoadMaster G9075 & G9595 & Backhoe Lo...

Skylo, the world’s first and most affordable end-to-end narrowband IoT solution connecting machine and sensor data via satellite, has partnered with Omnicomm, leading developer and manufacturer of fleet and fuel man...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Komatsu Ltd. announced they have signed a basic agreement and begun joint development to electrify Komatsu micro excavators using the Honda Mobile Power Pack (MPP) and to strive to establis...

VE Commercial Vehicles Limited has introduced Eicher Skyline Ambulance to support healthcare mobility. The Eicher Skyline Ambulance provides modern, fast and efficient solutions for patient transportation. It is ap...

Eicher Trucks & Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles Limited, participated actively in the National Road Safety month from January 18, 2021 till February 17, 2021 across the country.

India's leading manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment, JCB India Limited, launched JCB 3DX DFi, industry’s first dual-fuel CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) backhoe loader that can operate on CNG and die...

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, part of the Mahindra Group, has announced the launch of its new electric 3-wheeler cargo model, Treo Zor at Rs 2.73 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi, net of FAME 2 and state subsidies).

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has launched the BS 6 variant of Alfa, its flagship 3-wheeler brand. The Alfa brand is known to be the most fuel efficient in its category and offers a range of passenger & cargo variants wit...

Leading commercial vehicles player Force Motors has developed in house capability to manufacture and supply a full range of ambulances that are ready to use from day one and also comply with all the provisions of th...

Leading tractor manufacturing brand & No.1 exporter from the country, Sonalika tractors registered an overall growth (Domestic + Exports) of 18.6% with sale of 9177 tractors in May 2020 as compared to 7737 tractors ...

There is good news in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Indian tractor industry volumes are expected to recover sooner than other segments, led by pent up demand and positive rural sentiment, owing to healt...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off 100 low floor air-conditioned JBM Citylife city buses run on CNG from the Rajghat Bus Depot in the Capital city. This low floor CNG AC bus service has been rolled ou...

Leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, VE Commercial Vehicles Limited, (VECV) has unveiled its entire BS-VI range of trucks and buses across 4.9- 55T tagged with Eicher’s innovative BSVI solution -EUTECH6 which of...

Isuzu Motors and Honda R&D Co., Ltd., a R&D subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., signed an agreement to undertake joint research on heavy-duty trucks, utilising fuel cells (FC) as the powertrain.

Automobile industry recession. What is that? Mahindra & Mahindra delivered 400 small commercial vehicles (SCVs) in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand on a single day. The fleet of 400 SCVs included the Alfa (Load and...

Domestic sales of commercial vehicles in India continued with its free fall as domestic sales fell by (-) 25.71 per cent in July 2019 at 56866 units compared to 76545 units in the corresponding period last year, acc...

An Eicher truck was always referred to as Mileage ka Badshah but now it is known as Business ka Badshah, or King of Business. This tag came after the Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV) launched the Pro 2000 ser...

Commercial vehicles manufacturer Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, launched the Oyster - its next generation A.C. midi-bus, in the premium category, in India. Oyster, by Ashok Leyland is a multi-purpose ...

John Deere, a leading tractor manufacturer in India launched a new model of tractor 3028 EN on the occasion of completing 20 years of doing business in India. The tractor was launched in the presence of Satish Nadig...

Maruti Suzuki India announced the launch of its 250th commercial showroom in Dehradun. The company’s commercial channel is the fastest growing automobile retail channel in India and it is now present in over 193 cit...

India’s largest BharatBenz service facility has been opened by Dhingra Trucking, an authorised dealer and business partner of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) since 2013. The existing operation in Dharuhera,...

In June 2015, two leading automobile manufacturers with skill sets of their own-- India-based Eicher and US-based Polaris --joined hands to introduce Multix, India’s first personal utility vehicle, purpose-built for...

Openmatics, a subsidiary of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, is the official connectivity platform provider for VDL Bus & Coach, the Dutch vehicle manufacturer of buses and coaches. The open platform including API (Applicatio...

Known and proven in the caravan sector for years, Al-Ko Vehicle Technology presented its Mammut manoeuvring drive also for the use in commercial trailers at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles. This technology with all...

Thermo King and Frigoblock, transport solutions brands of Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments introduced a series of truck and trailer innovations harnessin...

Under the banner #AddSomeBrain, Rio is showcasing new solutions for smart digital logistics at this year’s IAA. Two years after its initial launch, Rio is unveiling new services, new partners and the first mobile ve...

Goodyear launched Fuelmax Performance - its most fuel-efficient tyre range to date - at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018. The new tyres, which are the first Goodyear truck tyres to feature full silica tread compound tec...

Thermo King, a leader in transport temperature control solutions for a variety of mobile applications and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, has partnered with Petit Forestier, European leader in refrigeration rental to sho...

Baja Auto, makers of two and three wheelers in the country, besides quadricycles, will be enhancing its production capacities of 3 wheelers and quadricycles to 1 million per year. Bajaj Auto’s decision follows an an...

Jindal Stainless is eyeing the auto sector in a big way. The company plans to triple its supplies towards this segment in the next 5 years. According to the 2020 BSVI norms, stainless steel is the most preferred met...

Twenty-five low floor Gurugaman city buses were flagged off in Gurugram (earlier Gurgaon) by Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister of Haryana. The Gurugaman bus service has been rolled out by Gurugram Metropolitan Cit...

The 8th edition of BusWorld India targeting the Indian bus and coach industry, concluded successfully on August 31, 2018 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru. The international B2B ex...

India’s leading bus brand Tata Motors is all set to showcase five new public transport vehicles at the BusWorld India 2018, biggest B2B bus and coach exhibition in the world. The new range of transport solutions on ...

Escorts Ltd, India’s leading engineering company and Tadano Group, Japan’s biggest and world’s leading mobile crane manufacturer, have announced their joint venture to manufacture rough terrain cranes and truck moun...

Tata Motors has rolled out the 1500th GS800 (General Service 800) Safari Storme 4x4 for the Indian Armed Forces. The vehicle was rolled out with a ceremonial flag off by Dr. Subhash Bhamre, MoS, Defence, Government ...

Lohia Auto Industries has launched two new diesel commercial vehicles – Humsafar DLX (D+5 passenger) and Humsafar 2000 (Loader).The vehicles are specially designed for the Indian roads to carry the heavy load with h...

Lohia Auto Industries, an automobile division of Rs 700 crore Lohia Global, and a leading electric vehicle manufacturer in India has for the first time entered the international market starting with Nepal.

Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, along with its authorised distributor DRB-HICOM Commercial Vehicles Sdn. Bhd. (DHCV), launched the Tata Super Ace and the Ultra range of commercial vehic...

Lohia Auto Industries, the automobile division of Rs. 700 Crore Lohia Global and a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles in the country launched Electric Hi-Speed Auto --Comfort E-Auto HS. The Comfort E-Auto HS...

The Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz Limited, which designs and develops technology for autonomous and driver assistive systems will be providing its Novus Aware (technology) to Daimler India Commercial Vehicles’ (DICV) for ...

Cummins India is all focused to offering complete powertrain solutions for the Indian automobile industry. At the 14th Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2018', the company will be demonstrating its transition from supplyin...

MAN Trucks will be rolling out a slew of new initiatives in 2018. These include introduction of Mobile24 & MAN ProfiDrive and introduction of new digital tools for customer connect. Mobile24 is a 24x7 roadside assis...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M Ltd) has launched the e-Alfa Mini, a zero emission, all new electric rickshaw for passenger movement. The e-Alfa Mini with a 4+1 seating capacity is a complete 3 wheeler designed specif...

The Indian commercial vehicle manufacturers are sitting on a sizeable stock of unsold inventory worth approximately Rs 4600 crore to Rs 5800 crore as a fallout of the Supreme Court ban on selling commercial vehicles...

Eicher Polaris Pvt. Ltd., a 50:50 joint venture between Eicher Motors Ltd and Polaris Industries Inc. that manufactures Multix – India’s first Personal Utility Vehicle, has announced its full compliance with Bharat ...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, has announced the opening of its new assembly plant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Built over a period of 15 months, the plant is spread over an area of 37 acres. The plant is a ...

In an industry-first initiative, designed for driver empowerment and welfare, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) and Eicher Trucks and Buses (a division of VE Commercial Vehicles) tied- up to introduce Driver Pragat...

Smooth movement of goods by roads across the country in trucks and other commercial vehicles forms a critical and crucial element in the economic growth of any country. In order to address this important segment, a...

Passenger car major Maruti Suzuki India Limited will start sales of its first Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) - Super Carry towards the end of August. Initially the vehicle will be sold in three cities – Ahmedabad, K...

The financial year gone by (April 2015-March 2016) has been an extremely positive one for the Indian CV industry. Laggards are still there, but the overall performance is looking good. Now with the predictions that ...

India’s rapidly emerging automobile player Lohia Auto Industries has launched a new series of battery run e-Rickshaw by the name of Narain. The Narain E-Rickshaw is improved and customised vehicles designed for Indi...

All this changed in 2016, with Tata Motors hosting the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship Season 3 with Indian drivers. For once, the popularity of the professional British drivers took a back seat as the thousands ...

Polaris India Pvt. Ltd, champions in off-road and all-terrain vehicles, stole the show at the on-going 9th edition of the Defexpo India 2016 with its latest and acclaimed products - Dagor (Deployable Advance Ground ...