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JBM begins delivery of 375 ECOLIFE 12e e-buses to Haryana Transport

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JBM begins delivery of 375 ECOLIFE 12e e-buses to Haryana Transport

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 31st March 2024

JBM makes fully integral vehicles at its 20,000 capacity plant in Haryana.

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Startup firm Blackbuck EV India announces 13m electric coach prototype for intercity applications

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 30th March 2024

Tata Motors continues delivery roll out of 921 e-buses to Bengaluru

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Tata Motors continues delivery roll out of 921 e-buses to Bengaluru

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 30th March 2024

Ashok Leyland wins tender for 552 Ultra Low Entry buses from Tamil Nadu State

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Ashok Leyland wins tender for 552 Ultra Low Entry buses from Tamil Nadu State

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 24th March 2024

Tata Motors delivers 100 Starbus EVs to Assam State Transport Corporation

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Tata Motors delivers 100 Starbus EVs to Assam State Transport Corporation

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 24th March 2024

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GSRTC celebrates start of operations of Switch EiV electric double deck buses in Gujarat

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GSRTC celebrates start of operations of Switch EiV electric double deck buses in Gujarat

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 23rd March 2024

With two of an order for five Switch EiV 22 buses for Gujarat delivered, these are the first e-double deck buses to be delivered to Gujarat; others are already in service in Mumbai and Hyderabad.

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State of Odisha orders 122 premium intercity Volvo 9600 coaches

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 22nd March 2024

This being one of the biggest orders for its luxury coaches, the vehicles are to be built in full at the Volvo Buses India factory in Hoskote in accordance with the Automotive Indian Standard (Code AIS 119).

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Ashok Leyland and Tata Motors enjoy major Euro VI coach tender spoils from Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh states

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 21st March 2024

Orders totalling 2,575 vehicles have been placed with the two OEMs.

Tata Motors now certified to receive government funding support to develop large scale production capability of its 12m e-buses

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 19th March 2024

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Bus and coach sales in Q3 of FY 23-24 up by nearly 30% at 10,799 vehicles

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 14th March 2024

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Bus and coach sales recover strongly in April to December of 2023

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 14th March 2024

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Eicher offers Pro 8035XM tipper truck with E-Smart Shift AMT transmission

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Eicher offers Pro 8035XM tipper truck with E-Smart Shift AMT transmission

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 23rd March 2024

This is the first time Eicher has fitted an Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) in the Pro 8035XM tipper; the E-Smart Shift AMT is derived from Volvo Truck’s I-Shift AMT.

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Scania India signs sales and service agreement with PPS Motors for heavy-duty tipper trucks

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 18th March 2024

The trucks arrive in CKD kit form from the HQ and factory in Sodertalje for assembly at Scania’s factory in Narasapura, Karnataka State, India. The tipper body is built and supplied by SSAB Swedish Steel (India) Pvt Ltd (a subsidiary of SSAB, Sweden) of Bengaluru.

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ADAS & Safety Systems

Greenline Mobility partners with smart camera telematics firm Netradyne to boost driver safety

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 17th March 2024

Netradyne is to fit its Driver•i1 AI (Fleet Camera System) onto gas trucks supplied by Blue Energy.

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IPLTech Electric delivers ten fast charge electric heavy-duty tractor units to mining firm in Udaipur

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 17th March 2024

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Indian government mandates air conditioning in truck cabs from October 1, 2025

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 16th March 2024

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Indian tractor segment resurgent in first nine month of FY 2023-24

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 15th March 2024

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Lumax Industries starts production ahead of schedule at new lighting products plant in Pune

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 28th December 2023

Lumax is anticipating a surge in demand for its products, as several OEMs, it says, are focusing heavily on the transition to electric vehicles.

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Wheels & Tyres

Apollo launches new generation truck tyre at Solutrans

By Luke Willetts – 20th December 2023

The company launched the second generation EnduRace RAT 2 truck tyre range. Available in 315/70 size for 22.5-inch rims, Apollo claims the tyre offers a 5% increase in mileage and a 10% increase in rolling resistance and traction when compared to its previous generation of tyres.

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Hendrickson expands axle range for Indian trailer market

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 2nd September 2023

Under the name of its sister company within the Boler Group of Watson & Chalin India Pvt Ltd, Hendrickson is introducing additional heavy-duty trailer axles, which are new to the Indian market.

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Agreement

Continental and Indag Rubber partner for retreading of truck and bus radials in India

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 1st September 2023

During a pilot programme, retreading services and warranty programme will be provided to fleets operating TBR (Truck, Bus, Radials) Normal Load (NL) tyres through authorised Indag retreaders in the three key state markets of Delhi NCR, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra.