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RKFL Forging Ahead With Far - Sighted Vision

Targets Rs. 4,000 crore revenue by 2023.

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Cool-Tech Containers riding high on back of strong quality focus

New products to hit market soon

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Jost India Upbeat About Trailer Market Prospects in 2017

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Mahindra's Major Expansion of Road Service Network

Delhi-Mumbai corridor to be strengthened with 27 touch-points.

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Volvo Trucks Asia Pacific Fuelwatch Challenge

A decade of dedicated effort towards fuel saving, driver development

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JOST Group displays numerous innovations

Alongside its diverse product range of components and systems for trucks and trailers, the JOST Group presented new innovations and developments at this year’s IAA commercial vehicles show in Hanover.

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MAN presents CLA Evolution series for Asian and African markets

The modern range of products in the MAN CLA Evolution series includes tractor units in various axle combinations and chassis with or without bodywork. At the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2016, MAN showcased its new market specific configurations for the series, new design elements and the eco-friendly Euro 6 engine with a 6.9-litre cylinder capacity. The sophisticated vehicle concept offers proven technology and fulfils the requirements of a robust, reliable truck for any operating conditions to be found within the export markets. The vehicles are manufactured at the MAN production site in Pithampur (India), which is certified in accordance with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. Thanks to the robust chassis, the economical and reliable engines and the chassis, which is designed for adverse road conditions, the CLA series is ideally suited for the Asian, African and Middle Eastern markets. This combination of durable and easily maintained technology is guaranteed when using the MAN CLA Evolution, even in countries with less developed service infrastructure.

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Volvo Trucks Gets Aggressive In Construction Segment

With a booming infrastructure sector, the construction industry in India has seen rapid growth in verticals like road construction, irrigation projects, hydel projects, stone quarries, marble quarries, granite quarries and others. In line with its strategy to step up presence in the construction segment, as announced a year ago, Volvo Trucks has launched the new FM 380 8x4 tipper to woo more customers from the mass market segment into the premium segment where the company believes it can offer a ‘much better value proposition’.

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Ashok Leyland: At The Forefront Of India's Tipper Market

“Apart from coal and other mining applications, road construction, earthwork and irrigation are significantly contributing to the expansion of tipper trucks market in the country”. Mr. Anuj Kathuria, President - Global Trucks at Ashok Leyland, talks on the gradual migration of demand towards higher engine power and payload and other aspects relating to tippers in the domestic market.

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Mahindra Truck And Bus: Bullish On Tipper Segment

“Lower cost of operations and optimum productivity are the key customer parameters in the construction and mining tipper segments. Offering products with stronger aggregates, improved fuel economy, and customized services are paramount for OEMs in this space”, explains Mr. Vinod Sahay, CEO - Mahindra Truck and Bus Division.

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JCB India Anticipates Strong Growth This Year

JCB India remains committed to reinforce its stature as a full range infrastructure equipment provider with class-leading products that are superior in design, performance, efficiency, safety and digital technology integration.

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Eberspaecher Unveils More Efficient And Lighter 5th Generation Ac353-500 For Buses & Coaches

Eberspaecher unveiled its all-new 5th generation AC353 roof top AC system for large buses & coaches that is more efficient, lighter in weight, consumes less refrigerant. Mr. K.P. Singh, Director, Eberspaecher Suetrak Bus Climate Control Systems India, said: “This system will be more efficient & lighter, thanks to the innovative design by our German colleagues, this has fewer number of moving parts which means the servicing cost of the unit is even lesser in comparison. The New Generation of will be called as AC353 – 500 series going by our new global product naming strategy.”

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MG Group Adds Another Feather To Its Cap With Daimler India Partnership

As in previous editions of the show, the bus body building giant MG Group was the star attraction at this year’s fair, both literally and figuratively. The company’s extravagant stall was strategically placed right at the entrance of the expo hall, while the spectacular display of its eye-candy products stole the entire attention at the show.

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Olectra Greentech Targets Private Operators And Tourist Segment

Formerly Goldstone Infratech, the e-bus maker has introduced eBuzz K6 ‘LuXe’ luxury electric mini bus and an iteration of eBuzz K9 12-metre bus for inter-city applications.

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Caterpillar Launches Next-Gen 20-ton Excavators

After a success-ful launch of four products in December 2017, Caterpillar India has introduced its next generation 20-ton size class excavators, Cat 320D3 and Cat 323D3, to cater to the Indian construction industry.

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Force Motors' Traveller Monobus

Revolutionary monocoque offering in midi-bus segment

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JK Tyre's Customer-Centric Initiatives To Maintain Close Connect With Fleets

Today, we operate in a world where just supplying a good product would do no good, be it any field of work. Talking specifically about tyres, that too tyres for trucks and buses that traverse across every nook and corner of the country in the harshest of environments, significant amount of effort is required to listen to the customers’ voice, take in their feedback and suggestions and ensure the customer is kept happy, satisfied and above all profitable. And, if a supplier doesn’t do this, the result would be all too simple – a competitor comes in and grabs the customer away.

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Ashok Leyland Unveils India's First Swap-Battery Bus Jointly With Sun Mobility

Ashok Leyland, in partnership with SUN Mobility, unveiled its Circuit-S electric bus. In a move that could be transformational for the mass transportation system in India, the Circuit-S, the country’s first swap battery bus, designed for Indian conditions, with seating capacity ranging from 25 to 35 seats, runs on easily swappable, smart batteries that are small and weigh 1/4th when compared to a bus with the Li-ion battery. The ‘refuelling / battery swapping’ of the electric bus can be done in under four minutes, which is faster than the conventional refuelling along with the swapping of bus drivers and conductors at a depot.

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Mahindra Truck And Bus Joins E-mobility Wave With Electric Cosmo

As part of its ‘Future of Mobility’ theme at this year’s Expo, Mahindra presented its first electric bus, the e-COSMO, along with a number of other electric vehicles, leading the way in the country’s electro-mobility charge. At the heart of the eCOSMO from Mahindra Trucks & Buses Ltd. (MTBL) is the efficient ‘state-of-theart’ direct drive motor developed in partnership with TM4, Canada, one of the most renowned players in the global EV eco system. This zero-emission bus has a highly reliable electric power train system, battery packaging with a sophisticated battery management system (BMS), regenerative braking system and many more custom-made solutions.

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GOLDSTONE Displays Production Models Of B7 And B9 Electric Buses

Vehicles locally built in partnership with MG Group 

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Exciting Time Ahead For Indian Bus Industry

The Indian bus industry, which is the second largest in the world, is an integral part of the automobile industry in the country.

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VOLVO BUSES Focus On Sustainable, Energy-Efficient And Safe Transport Solutions

Complete solutions for electrified bus traffic, more fuel-saving products, a unique system that increases safety for unprotected road-users and a fresh scientific study showing how Volvo Dynamic Steering improves the driver’s working environment. These were Volvo Buses’ key focus areas at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2016 fair held in Hannover from September 22 to 29.

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DRIVERLESS BUS Hits The Roads In Finland

One of the world’s first driverless bus test runs is operating in the Hernesaari district of Helsinki, with the goal of supplementing public transportation.

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Maruti Suzuki Forays Into LCV Segment With Super Carry

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. started selling its first light commercial vehicle Super Carry towards the end of August. Initially the vehicle will be sold in three cities – Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Ludhiana.

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Eicher Pro 8031XM

Game-changer in the mines

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Mahindra Intertrade - MSTC Plan For Auto Shredding Unit

Maharashtra, Gujarat shortlisted as probable locations for JV

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BAJAJ Launches India's Most Powerful 3-Wheeler Cargo Vehicle

Bajaj Auto has just launched India’s most powerful three-wheeler cargo vehicle, the Maxima C. True to its name, the vehicle has been uniquely designed to provide best-in-class power combined with efficiency and low cost of ownership no other three-wheeler cargo product in the category can offer.

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apollo tyres deepens customer connect with second super zone in chennai

continuing its fast-paced expansion across the country and in line with its vision of delivering the best of services at customers’ doorsteps, apollo tyres has opened its new apollo super zone (cv/pv/arz) – anand tyres – at poonamallee in chennai.

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eicher polaris carves its niche with multix

eicher polaris pvt. ltd. (eppl), a 50:50 joint venture between eicher motors ltd. and polaris industries inc., which created a new category in the automotive segment with the launch of the multix, has affirmed the phenomenal success of india’s first personal utility vehicle. launched more than a year ago in select tier-ii and tier-iii cities (bs-iii cities), the company is now gearing up to sell the vehicle in bs-iv markets, making it widely available by april’17.

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TATA MOTORS' Sustainable Mobility Drive With Starbus Hybrid And Ultra Electric Buses

Reiterating its commitment towards reducing carbon emissions, Tata Motors is upbeat about its radical new transport options – the Starbus Hybrid and the Ultra Electric bus that were showcased at the Auto Expo earlier this year.