Domestic sales of buses (7.5t gvw and above) contracted by 84.3% in the third quarter of the financial year 2020-21 to register just 1,726 units compared with 11,025 units in Q3 of FY 2019-20!

Olectra Greentech has received an order for 350 eBuzz k9 buses which have been commissioned under the FAME-II scheme of Government of India.

Ashok Leyland Ltd, a subsidiary of the Hinduja Group, has launched two new passenger bus models – a 7m midi-bus, called GAZL and the latest version of the 11m Falcon Super with a Euro IV (EGR-only) engine for the markets of the Middle East.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd has launched the ‘BSafe Express’ specialised refrigerated rigid truck range for transporting the Covid-19 vaccine.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd has received its first order of 20 air-conditioned BharatBenz 10171 BS VI buses from the state government of Assam to operate airport services, city, and intercity transportation.

Commercial vehicle manufacturer, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd has started manufacture of light- and medium-duty trucks at a new truck manufacturing facility in Bagroda, making it the company’s eighth manufacturing facility in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

Bus and coach builder, Anadolu Isuzu has announced it is to offer its new 8.5m, 37 seater Grand Toro midi coach with the Allison T3270R xFE fully-automatic transmission from Allison Transmissions Inc, which comes with integral retarder, as an option.

BrightDrop is the name of a new business division of General Motors Corporation through which it plans to offer an integrated ecosystem of electric products, software, and services for first to last mile operations.

Renault Trucks SAS has supplied a fully-electric 26 tonne D Wide Z.E to Swiss haulier, Rhyner Logistik, fitted with solar panels on the vehicle body to provide additional ‘green electrical energy’ for the refrigeration unit.

Importer and dealer, SAIC Maxus has announced the launch and availability of its latest battery-powered Maxus panel van, the Maxus eDeliver9, available at gross weights of 3.5t and 4.05t.

Sales of LCV goods carrier vehicles (trucks of gvw ≤ 7.5t) increased by 5% to 139,041 units in Q3 of FY2020-21 from 132,420 units in same period of FY2019-20.

CaetanoBus in December announced an order for eight hydrogen 12m buses from Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona for operation in the city of Barcelona for delivery at the end of 2021.