JBM Solaris Electric Vehicles Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between Polish bus maker, Solaris Bus & Coach SA and the Indian firm, JBM Auto Ltd, has announced that it has begun trials of the Ecolife electric bus in New Delhi.

Automotive Research Association of India has designed a light weight bus body that is fully compliant with the body building code that ARAI claims delivers fuel savings of 8% compared with current commercial buses.

Last month, Ashok Leyland Ltd inaugurated a new 3S (sales, service and spares) facility in Dhaka belonging to its sole distributor, IFAD Auto Ltd.

Eberspächer Exhaust Technology International and Sharda Motor Industries Ltd last month signed an agreement to create a joint venture of parity (50:50) ownership to supply exhaust after-treatment systems for trucks and buses to enable compliance with the new Bharat Stage VI  emission standards, which come into force from April 1, 2020.