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Tata Motors launches its first truck with an automated transmission in Saudi Arabia

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Distribution & Aftermarket

Tata Motors launches its first truck with an automated transmission in Saudi Arabia

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 6th April 2025

Tata M0otor sells vehicles in Saudi through a ten-year-old partner distributor.

Apollo appoints new Chief Supply Chain Officer

Apollo appoints new Chief Supply Chain Officer

By Luke Willetts – 6th April 2025

JCBL expands JML’s Oragadam facility to boost tipper and tanker rigid truck and trailer body production

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JCBL expands JML’s Oragadam facility to boost tipper and tanker rigid truck and trailer body production

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 5th April 2025

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Body & Cab Components

Schwing Stetter builds fifth factory in Tamil Nadu

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 1st April 2025

The company offers a wide range of equipment, including concrete mixers, aerial work platforms, all-terrain cranes and more.

DICV introduces automated transmission option for Bharat Benz heavy truck range

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DICV introduces automated transmission option for Bharat Benz heavy truck range

By Jim Gibbins – 31st March 2025

Bus & Coach

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ZF introduces AI-powered fleet management platform in India

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ZF introduces AI-powered fleet management platform in India

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 30th March 2025

SCALAR, the name of ZF's AI-powered digital fleet management platform, was announced at the Bharat Mobility Expo 2025 in New Delhi.

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eMaaS, Financial & Insurance Services

Switch Mobility partners with Vertelo to boost EV uptake

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 28th March 2025

The companies say the partnership aims to deploy 1,000 electric commercial vehicles (eLCVs and buses) over the next three to five years.

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Brakes & Braking Systems

ZF CVS India makes new ESC test track in Chennai available to all

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 27th March 2025

This new test track is for testing vehicle braking and is specifically for testing Electronic Stability Control (ESC) systems.

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Ashok Leyland adopts fully automatic transmissions from Allison for latest low entry city bus

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 24th March 2025

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Distribution & Aftermarket

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eMaaS, Financial & Insurance Services

FlixBus partners with ETO Motors to launch electric intercity coaches in India

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 23rd March 2025

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Battery Systems, Supercapacitors & Solar

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Remanufacture & Recycling

BatX Energies launches lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Uttar Pradesh

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 23rd March 2025

Truck & Van

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VECV opens new light e-truck line in Bhopal - starts delivery of Eicher Pro X truck light e-truck

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VECV opens new light e-truck line in Bhopal - starts delivery of Eicher Pro X truck light e-truck

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 29th March 2025

The new light truck is assembled by an all-women team.

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Blue Energy Motors add 50 more LNG tractor units to multi-modal transport operator in New Delhi

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 26th March 2025

Blue Energy introduced the first LNG-fuelled truck BE5528 tractor in 2022.

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Indian cement company orders 100 ‘Rhino’ electric trucks

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 22nd March 2025

The Rhino 5536E truck is produced by heavy-duty start up by IPLTech Electric Pvt Ltd of Gurgaon

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Premium Article

Rigid truck market in India down by 12,000 vehicles in first nine months of fiscal year 2024-25

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 21st March 2025

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Premium Article

Tractor sales in India fall modestly (- 5.1%) in April to December FY 2024-25

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 19th March 2025

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Premium Article

Light truck sales fall 2.9% in April to December of 2024

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 17th March 2025

Trailer

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AI, Digitalisation & Robotics

KPIT Technologies to launch generative AI solutions for the automotive industry in India within the next six months

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 20th September 2024

Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence used to create entirely new solutions within a specific field.

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SAF-Holland opens software R&D facility in Pune, India

By Bradley Osborne – 18th September 2024

The new R&D facility is located in Pune, Maharashtra, near a major production site where SAF-Holland manufactures trailer axles and suspensions under the ‘York’ brand.

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Michelin India unveils MICHELIN X Multi Energy Z+ tyre range

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 18th September 2024

Michelin India says the MICHELIN X Multi Energy Z+ is a ‘Make in India’ tyre meaning that it has been engineered in India for Indian road and load conditions

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Mergers, Acquisitions & Disposals

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Steering Systems

Rane Holdings to buy remaining 51% stake in steering system JV from partner

By Jim Gibbins – 17th September 2024

Rane NSK Steering Systems Pvt Ltd was formed in 1997 as a joint venture with NSK, Japan