South Asia

Medium and heavy rigid truck sales in India remain the life blood of the road transport sector - sales improve 5.1% during the final quarter of FY2022-23.

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Tata Motors opens its first registered vehicle scrapping facility

India

Retrofit, Refurbishment & Recycling

Sustainability

Emissions

Tata Motors opens its first registered vehicle scrapping facility

By Manoj P – 6th June 2023

This recycling facility is believed to be the first of its kind in India - it complies with the Indian government's Vehicle Scrapping Policy - Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernization Program (V-VMP), which took effect on April 1, 2022.

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India’s LCV bus sales double in Q4/22-23

By Manoj P – 6th June 2023

The recovery in India's light-duty bus sector seen late last calender year continued into the last quarter of fiscal year 2022-23.

SK Innovation invests in ammonia fuel-cell firm Amogy

By Will Pulson – 15th May 2023

SK Innovation sees ammonia as a 'feasible alternative to realizing the hydrogen economy'.

North America

Forecast & Trends

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Annual global bus and coach market to double by 2027, says Frost & Sullivan

By Jim Gibbins – 11th April 2023

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India: Bus and coach sales jump 130% in Q3 of FY2022-23

By Rajesh Khanna – 17th March 2023

India

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India: Bus and coach sales in strong recovery during April to December after pandemic

By Rajesh Khanna – 15th March 2023

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India's light truck market falls marginally in Q4/22-23

By Manoj P – 5th June 2023

Sales of LCV goods carrier vehicles (light trucks) of gvw ≤ 7.5t fell by 1.2% in Q4 of FY 2022-23 ending March 31, 2023 compared with same period of FY 2021-22.

India

Achievement

Manufacture

Blue Energy Motors manufactures its 100th truck

By Luke Willetts – 4th June 2023

The first model, the BE 5528+ truck was introduced in November 2022, marking the beginning of Blue Energy Motor's entry into the LNG-fuelled truck industry.

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India: Rigid truck sales increased almost 50% in the first threequarters of fiscal year 2022-23

By Rajesh Khanna – 17th March 2023

Sales of medium and heavy rigid trucks (7.5t gvw and above) in India increased by 46.3% in the period for April to December of 2022-23 to 181,934 units from 124,367 units in same period of the year 2021-22.

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India: Tractor market balloons 123% to exceed 35,000 units in the nine months of FY2022-23

By Rajesh Khanna – 16th March 2023

India

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India: High demand for heavy-duty tractors of 55t gcw sees production double in Q3 of FY22-23

By Rajesh Khanna – 16th March 2023

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Truck & Van

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India: LCV truck demand boost sales 34.1% in the first nine months of 2022-23

By Jim Gibbins – 14th March 2023

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Wheels & Tyres

Product

CEAT rolls out WinEnergy X3-R tyres for electric buses

By Rajesh Khanna – 8th December 2022

The specially designed tyres deliver 30% higher mileage, 30% better rolling resistance and 50% reduction in tyre noise as compared withregular tyres, stated CEAT.

India

Restructure

Wabco India renamed as ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India

By Rajesh Khanna – 2nd June 2022

WABCO India, a part of ZF Group’s former Commercial Vehicle Control Systems Division has been officially renamed as ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd (ZF CVCS India), after ZF’s acquisition of WABCO in May 2020.

India

Regulations

MORTH proposes trailer law change

By Rajesh Khanna – 1st February 2022

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India has proposed that rigid vehicles and tractor-trailer combinations be allowed to have up to three decks for the carriage of two-wheelers.

India

Regulations

MORTH to change Road Train rules

By Rajesh Khanna – 1st February 2022

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India has proposed that the procedure for type approval and certification of Road Trains be in accordance with AIS-113 (covering trailers and semi-trailers in categories T2-4, being towed by N2-3 vehicles).