Nissan and Ashok Leyland came together in 2008 to make light goods vehicles such as vans and small trucks. They set up three different companies—for vehicle manufacturing, engine manufacturing and technology development. Interestingly, the joint venture does not have a manufacturing unit of its own and uses the facilities of Renault-Nissan India Pvt. Ltd and [...]

Indian Commercial Vehicle market has undergone severe crisis in sales over the past few years. In 2011, sales of commercial vehicles (CVs) peaked. And then it fell, to almost half in 2013. Commercial vehicle sales are seen as an indicator of the health of an economy. Higher the sales, better the state of the economy, [...]

Scania, the Swedish truck maker 70 per cent owned by Volkswagen, says that it is now well-advanced on creating driver-less trucks that can negotiate set roads and load/unload remotely. The trucks are designed in a way to operate easily in mines & maneuver through tough turns n obstacles. This mining truck is the first of [...]