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Cummins bullish on growth prospects

Cummins Inc. registered a record sales and earnings in 2007, the fourth straight year of superb…

Truck industry's major contribution in freight movement

The US trucking industry in 2006 hauled more goods in a single year in 2006 than…

International Lonestar: 'The Big Daddy' of American trucks

The deep-throated roar of a big bore diesel engine wrapped in a sleek chrome grill announced…

Growth opportunities in North American truck after-market

Consolidation characterizes the current business environment in the North American heavy duty truck after-market which continues…

Economic downturn impacts truck industry

The year 2007 proved a tough period for the trucking industry. The total market for heavy…

North America the world’s largest truck and trailer market

By K. Gopalakrishnan It was my first opportunity to visit the world’s most powerful nation to…

Minda crosses Rs. 100-cr turnover in after-market business

Minda AutoCare Ltd.’s (MACL) turnover in the after-market crossed the magical figure of Rs. 100 crores…

ElringKlinger expands Indian operations, opens first plant near Pune

The ElringKlinger Group, a leading German development partner to the automobile industry and original equipment supplier…

TVS Logistics targeting Rs. 1,000-cr turnover

It is not too often that we get to meet the top echelons of the TVS…

Elofic joins big league by launching automotive lubricants

From being a leading filter manufacturer, the Faridabad-based Elofic Industries Ltd. has become a prominent manufacturer…

ContiTech gets aggressive in India

ContiTech offers a complete line of power transmission products for cars, trucks and buses. ContiTech India…

Setco Automotive’s Uttarkhand plant commissioned

Setco Automotive Ltd. (Setco), manufacturer of world renowned ‘Lipe’ clutches for heavy and medium commercial vehicles,…

Timken hiking Asian output capacity by opening two more plants

Timken Company has just opened two new manufacturing facilities in Asia, one at Chennai in India…

GS Auto expands product range: New facility in Jamshedpur underway

The Ludhiana-based GS Auto is one of the major manufacturers of automotive suspension components in India…

Michelin bags first OEM order in India

Michelin India Tyres Private Ltd. has just started supplying tyres to Honda Motors India for its…

Ceat unveils new logo

Two more production units plannedAmid its Golden Jubilee celebrations, Ceat Ltd. has unveiled a new logo…

Volvo delivers 100th tipper to Dhansar Engineering

Dhansar Engineering Company (DECO) has entered Volvo’s elite Centurion Customer Club with the recent delivery of…

Emcon Technologies’ Chennai plant goes on stream

Emcon Technologies India, a 74:26 joint venture between Emcon Technologies of the US and Anand Automotive…

ARAI sets standards for seating systems: MSL products certified

The bus manufacturing industry would witness a total revamp in the years to come with the…

iBUS: Ashok Leyland’s answer to city bus transportation

The future of city bus transportation clearly lies in semi low-floor and low-floor buses. All the…

City bus segment to witness exponential growth

– by K. Gopalakrishnan I am a strong believer in the fact that the bus industry…