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The truck scored 104 points; impressed the jury with its energy-efficient technologies. The prestigious International Truck of the Year (ITOY) annual award for the best truck or model range launched in the calendar year 2017 has been announced. Dutch truck maker DAF Trucks…
The 390 Duke secured 107 points to claim the title, winning over 20 new bikes launched this year. The most-illustrious Indian Motorcycle of the Year award (IMOTY) for 2018 has been announced. This year also marks the tenth anniversary for the award,…
Hyundai Verna scored 118 points to emerge as winner, outrunning Maruti Suzuki Dzire in just 1 solitary point! The 13th edition of the prestigious Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) award, dubbed as the ‘Oscar’ of Indian car industry, has been announced for this…
Three power levels, along with improved fuel efficiency, lower NVH levels, and reduced weight. Scania has introduced a new series of 7-litre engines (DC07) intended mainly for city trucks, including the newly launched next-generation P-series, L-series, and CrewCab models aimed at urban applications….
There is an essential link between regular fluid maintenance and enhanced vehicular life and safety, may it be cars or commercial vehicles. In the initial years of liquid-cooled engines, a miscellany of simple compounds were tried as coolants, as mere water proved…
Why can’t we engineer a low-cost electric bus platform using Lead Acid batteries, along with charging and mechanized swapping infrastructure tailor-made for specific local needs? Electric buses are the serious talk of the ‘auto’ town these days, so it may appear as if the era…
Designed specifically for the unique working conditions of India. LiuGong India, the fully-owned subsidiary of China-based LiuGong Machinery Corporation, is jacking-up its Indian operations by launching new products. The company will be launching the advanced 611 Vibratory Soil Compactor at the EXCON 2017, along…
Locally designed and manufactured at LiuGong’s plant at Pithampur, MP. LiuGong Machinery Corporation is one of the titanic player in the CE industry internationally, with a wide array of extreme-duty and advanced product lines. It has an extensive global reach across 130…
The German-patronised “Indian” truck maker is the favoured marque of Sri Ram Transport of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu; says BharatBenz makes the correct choice of equipment for construction-oriented tipping operations. After a retrograded phase in the past couple of years, the Indian medium-…
Priced at INR 2.05 Lakhs (Ex-Showroom); deliveries to begin by end of December 2017. The latest and the most-hottest addition so far to the 2018 year in the country´s motorcycle scene is the TVS Apache RR 310. The much-awaited performance bike from the home-grown bike…