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Force Motors win massive ambulance order for 2,429 units

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 8th March 2025

The contract is from the Uttar Pradesh Government Health Department for 2,429 ambulances.

India

Product

Battery Electric

Switch Mobility unveils latest electric bus models - EiV12 and E1 - for India and Europe

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 7th March 2025

India

Manufacture

R&D

Turntide consolidates operations in England and announces plans for India

By Bradley Osborne – 7th March 2025

Pakistan

Agreement

Distribution & Aftermarket

Geely expands into Pakistan CV market

By Will Pulson – 5th March 2025

JBM and LeafyBus partner to deploy 200 electric luxury coaches and buses

JBM and LeafyBus partner to deploy 200 electric luxury coaches and buses

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 24th December 2024

Bus & Coach

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eMaaS, Financial & Insurance Services

Investment

Battery Electric

JBM Ecolife Mobility secures USD100m from Asian Banks to supply electric buses across multiple states in India

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 22nd December 2024

These funds are to be used for supplying and operating electric buses under the Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model in multiple states across India in a phased manner.

India

Exhibitions & Conferences

Ashok Leyland, Tata, VECV, JBM, EKA, Veera and SUN Mobility all offer new solutions at Prawaas 4.0

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 21st December 2024

Prawaas 4.0 is an event organized by the Bus and Car Operators Confederation of India (BOCI), held on August 29-31, 2024 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). Below we report on the new vehicles launched at the show with a mix of drivelines including clean diesel, natural gas and battery electric.

India

Order

Battery Electric

OHM, Ashok Leyland’s ebus facilitator, secures order for 500 electric buses from MTC

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 18th December 2024

Switch Mobility will supply these buses and all the necessary charging infrastructure to OHM, which will then operate them on designated routes under a gross cost contract (GCC).

Ashok Leyland fits Allison automatic transmission in 12m low-floor city bus for first time

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 17th December 2024

India

Agreement

Chassis

Ashok Leyland signs MoU to supply FlixBus India with coach chassis

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 14th December 2024

India

Order

Tata Motors secures 1,000 bus chassis contract from Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 11th December 2024

Truck & Van

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Ashok Leyland wins order for 180 e-trucks and e-tractors

India

Product

Battery Electric

eMaaS, Financial & Insurance Services

Ashok Leyland wins order for 180 e-trucks and e-tractors

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 23rd December 2024

Ashok Leyland to supply the electric trucks as part of a full eMaaS package with infrastructure partner BillionElectric.

India

Investment

ADAS & Safety Systems

Connectivity

Daimler India inaugurates mechatronics laboratory at Oragadam

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 20th December 2024

This new mechatronics laboratory is designed to increase the efficiency of software verification and validation and is expected to cut costs by some 70-80% compared with traditional methods.

India

Agreement

Electric Drive

Ashok Leyland signs partner agreement with Nidec Corporation for electric motor supply in commercial vehicles

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 19th December 2024

This agreement is expected to enable both Ashok Leyland and Nidec to work together in developing electric drive motors and control systems that will cater to the specific needs of India's commercial vehicle industry.

India

Order

Gas Combustion

Tata Motors signs MOU for 350 LNG trucks

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 16th December 2024

India

Legislation & Regulations

Connectivity

MoRTH announces use of new GPS-based toll system to speed up logistics on state highways

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 15th December 2024

India

Order

Natural Gas Fuel

VECV to supply some 500 Eicher Pro 6055 LNG trucks to LNG fuel station creator in central India

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 13th December 2024

Trailer

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Product

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.

India

R&D

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.

India

Wheels & Tyres

Product

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

India

Agreement

Mergers & Acquisitions

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