In this issue

The January 2020 edition of Motorindia has excellent features. The edition has the 2nd edition of JK Tyre 'Happiness Truck' series. Covers interviews of major construction equipment manufacturers in India and abroad. Has a segment focusing on women empowerment 'Women of Mettle'. Great edition!

Hindalco assays aluminium as the right metal for trailer construction

The non-ferrous metal giant has launched India’s first all-aluminium 34-foot freight trailer, which is 50 per cent lighter and weighs over 2.5 tonnes less than an equivalent steel trailer. Dhiyanesh Ravichandran gets ahold of the team behind the conception, fabrication, and testing of the all-aluminium (AL) trailer to ascertain the advantages of AL over steel as a manufacturing material, its operational benefits in trucking logistics, and emerging avenues for the metal in transportation and automotive industry.

7 mins

DHL's ‘SmarT' approach to revolutionize logistics industry

DHL SmarTrucking focuses on adding value for businesses by leveraging their hybrid operating model, Internet of Things (IoT) and data-driven insights

2 mins

Ashok Leyland on partnership spree with financiers

Joins hands with ICICI, Axis, HDB Financial, HDFC, YES Bank and Citicorp Finance to support customers through range of finance options

3 mins

SML ISUZU spreads its wings in Kerala

The manufacturer of commercial vehicles like school buses, trucks and tipper trucks has always enjoyed a sizeable market share in Kerala, made possible only because of the high product quality and the most reliable and trusted vehicle delivery by the company

2 mins

Happiness Truck 2.0 - Spreading Smiles In North East India

The ambitious JK Tyre ‘Happiness Truck 2.0’ traversed through West Bengal and North East India where it touched the lives of hundreds of truck drivers. Covering six States and 17 cities in this second campaign, it unravelled stories from the lives of truck drivers while absorbing the unparalleled beauty of the region

6 mins

Successful EXCON 2019 mirrors upbeat spirit of construction industry

Themed – Smart i-Tech – Next Gen India @75 – EXCON 2019 held from December 10-14 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, proved to be the largest show since its inception with more than 300,000 square meters of display area, over 1,250 exhibitors with 21 countries participating through nearly 400 companies and country pavilions from Germany, Italy, South Korea, Turkey, the UK and China. An overview from the exhibition which proved to be a success despite the economic slowdown.

4 mins

Prophecy for the decade ahead

Dhiyanesh Ravichandran charts out the most conspicuous market and technological trends of the construction equipment industry at EXCON this year, as a compelling forecast of the industry’s evolution over the next ten years.

4 mins

L&T and Komatsu India display technological strength

Making a vibrant show at EXCON, Larsen and Toubro Construction Equipment Ltd. (L&T) and Komatsu India reaffirmed their commitment to the Indian CE market with a wide range of latest products, technological prowess, and service capabilities.

1 min

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MOTORINDIA, started in the year 1956, is India's leading B2B automotive monthly. For over 56 years, Motorindia has been a credible source of information on the Indian automotive industry. Today, Motorindia is published in English and in Hindi, read in many countries across the globe. In addition to industry news, the magazine provides in-depth coverage, critical analysis, provocative columns and engaging feature stories. We keep our readers and advertisers coming back for more with a growing list of unique features, conferences, events, special issues, targeted editions, exclusive online and e-mail programs, digital edition sponsorship opportunities and lots more. Our aim is to keep readers abreast of what their competitors do, aware of the latest changes in legislation and fully informed about all key developments within the ever fast-changing industry.