Ashok Leyland Ltd last month started delivering its first batch of BSVI compliant trucks to its customers several months ahead of the BSVI emission standards deadline of April 1, 2020.

Technology partnership manufacturer, Pinnacle Industries Ltd, has partnered with Phylion Battery Company Ltd to establish a lithium-ion battery assembly facility in Maharashtra.

India’s key supplier of exhaust systems, Sharada Motors Industries Ltd and Euro VI exhaust and emission control systems supplier for commercial vehicles, Eberspächer Exhaust Technology International GmbH, which have a 50:50 joint venture called Eberspaecher Sharda Exhaust Technology Pvt Ltd have opened a manufacturing plant in Pune.

CV mirror assembly supplier, Pacoline Industries Pvt Ltd, has developed camera-equipped digital side and rear view mirrors, which can be retrofitted in any current commercial vehicle.

IndoStar Capital Finance Limited, a non-banking finance company, is now focussing more on retail business specifically for the commercial vehicle sector following its purchase of IIFL.

Tata Motors Ltd has been awarded a contract to supply 300 electric buses by Ahmedabad Janmarg Ltd, a subsidiary of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, which has responsibility for operating the BRTS buses.

The government of West Bengal has decided, with effect from October 18, 2019 will cancel and cease renewal of licenses of vehicles that are 15 years old or more: On the date they reach this age the commercial vehicle registration number (licence plate) is to be made invalid; this should make it easier for the authorities to spot such a vehicle.

ION Energy, a recent start-up company, specializing in battery management systems and energy diagnostic solutions, has been engaged to supply its technology to another relatively new company in France, IBS Technologies.

Volvo Trucks India Pvt Ltd has received the BS VI certification for its D13 / D13LP engines, which are used in its FMX range of heavy-duty vocation trucks in India.

Meritor India Ltd has inaugurated an axle assembly facility and research and development centre at Automotive Axles in Mysore.

Rivigo Service Pvt Ltd is a new a technology-enabled logistics company that is providing a service to drivers to enable them to transfer trucks and loads to other drivers to carry the load onwards to its destination, so to allow the first driver to return to his /her home at night.

The Indian commercial vehicle industry has come to be dominated by a few traditional manufacturers after decades of relative isolation, and it is this that has been the driving factor for them to focus on building low cost technological products best suited to the demands of the Indian marketplace.