Q. What are the opportunities you’re confident of tapping with the addition of the Furio 7 to the product portfolio? Have you succeeded at filling the white spaces?
A. Jalaj Gupta: If you look at the LCV segment, the TIV was about 36,000, about two years ago. And this year also we are anticipating the entire LCV TIV to be somewhere around the same range, maybe marginally a shade lower than 36,000. Now if you look at the sub-segments of the LCV segment, from three and a half tonne to seven and a half tonne (3.5-tonne to 7.5-tonne), MTBD is present in the 3.5-tonne to the six-tonne segment with the Jayo. That’s where we play. In the six- to 7.5-tonne sub-segment, which accounts for 50 per cent of the total LCV TIV, we didn’t exist there. So with the launch of this new LCV, the Furio 7 we are addressing this entire six to 7.5-tonne TIV. What it does to us is that it gives us a shot at addressing the entire TIV of LCVs starting from 3.5-tonne to 7.5-tonne this. Up till now, we were addressing 50 per cent of that TIV. This gives us the opportunity to take a crack at the remaining 50 per cent of the sales.
Dr Venkat Srinivas, Senior vice president - Product Development Head, Commercial Vehicles - Mahindra Group
Q. How are you filling the white spaces in the industry as a whole?
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 2021 من Commercial Vehicle.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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SATISH SHARMA, INDUSTRY VETERAN, ANNOUNCES EARLY RETIREMENT FROM APOLLO TYRES LTD
In a recent exchange filing, Apollo Tyres Ltd. announced a significant development resulting from the Board meeting held on May 14, 2024.
NAVIGATING THE DRIVER DROUGHT - HOW SMART ANALYTICS STEER DRIVER RETENTION IN 2024
DRIVER RETENTION STANDS AS A CRITICAL CHALLENGE FOR FLEET OPERATORS. SUDEEP NAYAK, CO-FOUNDER AND COO OF ZELIOT DELVES INTO HOW ADVANCED ANALYTIC AND TECHNOLOGY ARE TRANSFORMING RETENTION STRATEGIES, DRIVING EFFICIENCY AND SUCCESS IN FLEET MANAGEMENT.
ALLISON TRANSMISSION WIDE-BODY DUMP SERIES
ALLISON TRANSMISSION HAS DEVELOPED THE WIDE-BODY DUMP SERIES FOR HEAVY-DUTY OFF-ROAD APPLICATIONS. ASHISH BHATIA LOOKS AT THE ADVANCED ATTRIBUTES THAT WILL COME INTO PLAY.
BUILDING THE ECOSYSTEM FOR SOPHISTICATED MACHINES
IN AN UPFRONT SESSION, ANTONIO LEITAO, VP OFF-HIGHWAY, ENGINE BUSINESS & EUROPE ABO LEADER AT CUMMINS BELGIUM SPEAKS TO ASHISH BHATIA ON BACKING BOTH LOCAL AND GLOBAL CUSTOMERS FROM INDIA.
CUMMINS' OFF-HIGHWAY PLAY
CUMMINS INC. IS PURSUING HIGHER EFFICIENCIES FOR ITS CEV CUSTOMERS FROM INDIA. ASHISH BHATIA HIGHLIGHTS THE ADVANCEMENT AND CUSTOMER VALUE PROPOSITIONS.
THE IMPACT LINEUP
AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, DAIMLER INDIA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES INTRODUCED THE MY24 BHARATBENZ PORTFOLIO AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A ROBUST PERFORMANCE, WRITES RICHA TYAGI.
AFFORDABLE MECHANISATION
IN AN INDUSTRY TALK SESSION, JALAJ GUPTA, BUSINESS HEAD-COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AT MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. DISCUSSED THE FUTURE OF AFFORDABLE MECHANISATION WITH ASHISH BHATIA
UNO MINDA AFTERMARKET PROJECTIONS
UNO MINDA IS READY TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY, CREATING A GREATER PULL FOR ITS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO. IN AN UPFRONT SESSION RAKESH KHER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE AFTERMARKET DIVISION AT THE COMPANY SPOKE TO ASHISH BHATIA ON THE CONFIDENT RUN.
ROBUST TRAILER UNDERPINNINGS
BPW TRAILER SYSTEMS INDIA IS CONFIDENT OF ITS GLOBALLY PROVEN AIR-SUSPENSION TECHNOLOGY. IT IS DESIGNED FOR HIGH AXLE LOADS AND SPECIALIST APPLICATIONS, WRITES ASHISH BHATIA.
ON-HIGHWAY AND OFF-HIGHWAY STRATEGIES
MAHINDRA TRUCK AND BUS DIVISION IS DRIVING ITS COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ROADMAP FORWARD WITH WELL-THOUGHT-OUT ON-HIGHWAY AND OFF-HIGHWAY STRATEGIES, WRITES ASHISH BHATIA.