Ashok Leyland is the preferred supplier to Tamil Nadu’s STU with more than 18,000 of its buses in operation, comprising over 90% of the total fleet.

Taabi states its SaaS provides robust and reliable integration with onboard sensors and diagnostics tools of assets (vehicles) to fetch real-time analytics and to generate predictive insights using a proprietary AI model.

Digital marketplace services specialist iQuippo Services engaged by DICV to offer clear digital sales process for sale of used trucks and buses.

Domestic sales of medium and large buses and coaches (7.5t gvw and above) increased by 43.8% in first half (April to September, 1H) of the financial year 2023-24 to register 22,250 units.

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.

Sales of light duty buses (7.5t & below) increased by 24.3% to register 27,580 units in first half of FY 2023-24 from 22,185 units in the first half of FY 2022-23.

Sales of LCV goods carrier vehicles (trucks) gvw ≤ 7.5t slid by 4.6% to 265,825 units in first half of FY 2023-24 from 278,679 units in same period of FY 2022-23.

High demand for tractor units boosted sales by 47.2% during the first half of FY 2023-24 to register 32,018 units compared with 21,756 units in the same period of the previous year (FY 2022-23).

Sales of medium and heavy-duty rigid trucks (7.5t gvw and above) in India decreased by just 0.7% in the first half of FY2023-24 (April to September, 1H) to register 117,351 units.

The hydrogen fuel cell bus was developed following a successful tender won from Indian Oil in June 2021.

"Ashok Leyland’s mission to achieve Net Zero by year 2048 is one of the triggers to set up this plant in Uttar Pradesh."

Domestic sales of buses and coaches (7.5t gvw and above) increased by 47.7% in the second quarter (July to September, Q2) of the financial year 2023-24 to register 11,321 units, up from 7,665 units in the same period of FY 2022-23.