Commercial Vehicle Magazine - November 2022

In this issue

Changing The Paradigm
The Return Of Busworld Southeast Asia (Jakarta)

Calling for up scaling flex-fuel engines

Hardeep Singh Puri, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister confirmed the readiness to launch the flex-fuel E20.

1 min

Volvo Trucks LNG pilot

Volvo Trucks India of the Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Ltd. (VECV) Group was hailed for its transition to gas-based powertrains in India with the commercial trial of the Volvo FM 420 4x2 tractor.

1 min

One lakh AVTR trucks

“The rollout of the 1,00,000th AVTR validates the combined effort made by the numerous teams, both internal and external.”

1 min

Apollo Tyres appoints Group Head, Supply Chain

Rajasekhara Reddy will be based out of Apollo Tyres’ corporate headquarters in Gurugram and report directly to the President.

1 min

EKA Mobility appoints Independent Director

Lakshminarayan brings along a rich experience that has spanned over three decades in companies such as Bosch and Tata Motors.

1 min

OSM and CABT MOU

CABT Logistics will enable fulfilment support for e-Commerce

1 min

Altigreen expands footprint

“With our EV range, we aim to provide best-in-class products for both goods and people movement with zero carbon emissions”

1 min

BharatBenz 3S service accessibility

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG (“Daimler Truck”), has inaugurated its 300th 3S facility in India.

1 min

Bavaria Isuzu in Pune

In an effort to increase pan India presence, Isuzu Motors India inaugurated a new touch point called ‘Bavaria Isuzu’ at Pune, in Maharashtra.

1 min

Valvoline All Fleet Turbo Plus engine oil

This entails a reduction of the per-hour cost attributed to a long drain interval and offers engine protection when carrying heavy loads.

1 min

AIC-Pinnacle startup incubator

The objective is to address the ground-level societal issues of the country where 70 per cent of India resides.

1 min

Schaeffler acquires Paravan Technologie GmbH

KG currently owns 90 per cent of Schaeffler Paravan and will become fully owned with this acquisition.

1 min

Long haul with e-trailers

The e-trailers support diesel, gas, electric, and hydrogen-powered tractors.

1 min

Electric Thermo King trailer

The company leveraged Thermo King TracKing® telematics to document customer operations data and learnings with each demonstration.

1 min

Q-Trucks fleet for port operations

These trucks are fitted with advanced AI machine-learning technology and boast of a wireless charging system.

1 min

CHANGING THE PARADIGM

The recent string of upgrades and launches has Tata Motors catering to a broader customer base. Ashish Bhatia looks at the emerging road map with the potential to change the paradigm of first and last-mile transportation.

7 mins

TATA YODHA BUILDS MORE MUSCLE

As part of its pick-up revamp strategy, Tata Motors brings in the Yodha 2.0. Prateek Pardeshi test drives it on a specially built track in Hyderabad.

8 mins

Maximum Offering In The New Bolero

Mahindra builds on the Bolero platform to offer maximum value proposition through the new MaXX pic-kup. Ashish Bhatia and Prateek Pardeshi drove it to validate the claims.

4 mins

RENEWED ASPIRATIONS

Mahindra & Mahindra launched the Bolero MaXX pikup to align with the changing times and evolving needs of its customers. In an industry talk session, Harish Lalchandani, Vice President - Marketing (PV & Pikup) and Manoj Gauba, DGM at M&M speak to Ashish Bhatia about the renewed aspirations with the new offering in the pick-up segment.

6 mins

HOW CAN LOGISTICS COMPANIES REDUCE OPERATIONAL COSTS?

Nitin O Mahipal, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mega Pack & Carry writes about the logistics costs required to support goods suppliers.

5 mins

GROWTH MODELS FOR SUSTENANCE

At the Frost & Sullivan, 14th Annual Intelligence Mobility Summit, the adoption of an innovation-led growth path was hailed. Prateek Pardeshi and Deepti Thore checked on the growth models for sustenance.

9 mins

THE RETURN OF BUSWORLD SOUTHEAST ASIA

Busworld SouthEast Asia 2022 marked the return of the bus and coach fair to Jakarta. Ashish Bhatia looks at the new line of buses and coaches with the potential of finding takers.

8 mins

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From a low-profile, functionality first aspect the Indian Commercial Vehicle industry has made startling progress to become the cynosure of many a global major's eyes. However this success story has seldom received the attention it deserves. Not only does the path breaking Commercial Vehicle attempt to set the record straight, it represents a hat-trick of sorts for Next Gen's automotive division. Joining forces with Car India and Bike, Commercial Vehicle will provide clear, in-depth and differentiated content for readers across the spectrum of the automotive industry.
With its team of dedicated professionals who clearly understand what makes the industry tick, the magazine will span the entire Commercial Vehicle universe. The coverage will not be restricted to trucks, buses, utility vehicles three-wheelers and tractors. We understand that the serious player in the industry also needs to know about components, logistics, infrastructure and construction equipment. Readers will further find the road tests, interactions with key industry players, user tips and international perspectives much to their liking.