The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in mid-October released draft guidelines for establishing a vehicle scrappage centre in India, which sets out the methodology for how companies can establish and operate an Authorized Vehicle Scrapping Facility in India.

An Indian start-up, Infraprime Logistics Technologies Pvt Ltd has made what it is claiming India’s first heavy-duty electric truck.

Ashok Leyland Ltd of Chennai, a manufacturer of commercial vehicles has received BSVI emission certification from Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) for the whole of its heavy-duty truck engine range.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd has started series production of its BS VI-compliant OM 926 six cylinder engines together with MD2 Box Aftertreatment systems in India. This engine is to be offered with two power options of 230hp and 280hp.

Engine manufacturer, Cummins India Ltd of Pune, a subsidiary of Cummins Inc of Columbus, Indiana, USA has completed and received the BS VI compliance certificate for its 6- and 8-litre engines, the B6.7B6AD01 and B5.6B6AD01 from the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI).

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd has successfully pursued and prosecuted two manufacturing units in North India, specifically in Ghaziabad and New Delhi, found manufacturing and selling unauthorised spare parts under the BharatBenz brand name.

TVS Motor Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TVS Motor Co Ltd has signed definitive agreements to invest USD3.2m in Predictronics Corporation – a company that specialises in providing end-to-end predictive maintenance analytics solutions.

Automotive Axles Ltd has opened a new USD36.5m axle assembly facility along with a new state-of-the-art research and development centre in Mysore.

Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt Ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary of Scania AB - has launched its next generation XT range of mining and construction trucks in India.

Commercial vehicle manufacturer, VE Commercial Vehicles Limited - the commercial vehicle manufacturing joint venture and subsidiary of Sweden’s Volvo AB and Eicher Motors Ltd of Gurugram - has revealed a new range of BS VI Eicher Pro 2000 series light-duty trucks comprising the Eicher Pro 2049 and Eicher Pro 2095XP.

Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt GmbH, has acquired a licence from Busworld International CVBA to organise Busworld India in 2020.

Tata Motors Ltd of Mumbai, has launched Ultra Business Utility Vehicles (BUV) range in Vietnam; the truck has been specially designed to meet changing customer needs in the light and intermediate commercial vehicle segments.