JK Tyre & Industries Ltd of New Delhi, one of India’s largest manufacturer of tyres has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX)1 of Pithampur towards the development of a wet grip test track at NATRAX Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh.

Apollo Tyres Ltd of Gurugram, says it has now entered the truck-bus tyre segment in the USA and Canada and developed tyre range that meets the demand of the North American commercial fleets. It says it has a phased product rollout to cover some 90% of the truck and bus market by 2024.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), based in New Delhi, has mandated oxygen carrying tankers (oxygen transporting tankers which are used for emergency services especially for supporting COVID affected patients) with and without National permits1 capable of carrying oxygen, install Vehicle Location Tracking (VLT) devices compliant with AIS 140 standards.

Commercial vehicle manufacturer, Tata Motors Ltd of Mumbai, has released onto the Indian market a new generation of medium-duty Tata Ultra truck models – the Ultra Sleek T-Series of T.61, T.72 and T.93. All are offered in various deck lengths from 10 to 20 feet to meet a multiple range of applications and are equipped with the 4SPCR BS VI engines used previously only in the LCV truck range (i.e., below 7t gvw), but are now fitted in ICV range up to 9t gvw trucks.

Electric bus and light van builder, Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd of Bengaluru has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Siemens Ltd of Mumbai, India to address jointly the need of electric commercial vehicle customers and execute e-mobility projects in India.

Apollo Tyres Ltd of Gurugram, has received approval with ISO/IEC 17025 for wet grip and coast-by (run by) noise tyre tests on its track situated in Oragadam, Chennai, which is supported by the Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) of Chennai to introduce tyre labelling and certification tests in India.

Truck, bus and trailer builder, Ashok Leyland Ltd of Chennai, has launched its 4-axle (14-wheeler) 8x2 DTLA (dual-tyre-lift-axle) AVTR 41201 truck, which offers an additional 5-tonne payload compared with its standard 8x2 truck models.

Truck giant, Tata Motors Ltd of Mumbai, has launched its new variant in M&HCV segment – the Tata Signa 3118.T1 – a 3-axle 6×2 rigid truck with a gross vehicle weight (gvw) of 31 tons featuring a 12.5t dual tyre lift-axle.

Apollo Tyres Ltd of Gurugram, has launched Abhimanyu, a new cross-ply (or bias) tyre for steer axles in CVs.

Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd (SWPL) of Chennai - a Shapoorji Pallonji Group company and one of India’s leading engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies - has announced that it is diversifying in the electric mobility segment in India through an agreement with Italian electric charging infrastructure company, Enel X of Rome, Italy, a subsidiary of the Enel Group.

Light-duty truck builder, Ulyanovsk Auto Plant (UAZ) of Ulyanovsk - a subsidiary of Sollers JSC - has unveiled a 4x2 version with dual wheels of its light-duty commercial truck, UAZ Profi.

KamAZ OSJC of Naberezhnye Chelny has expanded its range of heavy-duty tippers for off-road quarrying operations with the new 10x6, KAMAZ-65807, which offers a payload of 65t (95t gvw) – it was launched at MiningWorld Russia-2021 exhibition in Moscow in April.