Top Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers In India |
Posted: August 16, 2019 |
The Indian road network is the second largest in the whole world. As of March 31, 2016, there are 10.5 M registered commercial vehicles running across 4.32 M kilometere of roads in India. For the diverse landscapes and population, these commercial vehicles play a vital role in supporting the Indian Economy by transporting goods not only to the easily accessible cities but also to the remotest parts of the country. Here is a list of the best commercial vehicle manufacturers in India currently: Tata Motors Biggest automaker in India, Tata Motors’ is also the leader in commercial vehicles in India. The company rules the roads of India with its M&HCV trucks. On Indian roads, there is an abundance of Tata commercial vehicles that range from SCVs like Tata Ace and ILCVs like Tata 407 Ex to M&HCVs like Tata 4018 and Tata 4923. With Tata Yodha entering the market, the company is striving to establish itself in the pick-up vehicles segment as well. In the passenger ferrying segment, the company has a range of buses under CityRide, Starbus & Starbus Ultra brands. The company is manufacturing out of their plants in Jamshedpur, Lucknow, Dharwad, Goa and Pune. Ashok Leyland Ashok Leyland a Chennai-based Automaker, is the second largest heavy Commercial Vehicle manufacture in India, and is the flagship company of The Hinduja Group. And the automaker is leader in medium duty passenger buses with famous models like Viking & Cheetah which are majorly used in route permit and intercity applications. The company operates in all the product segments ranging from 1.25T GVW mini trucks to 55T GCW tractor trailers. With the Ashok Leyland Dost, the company has stepped into the SCV sector as well. With U-Truck & Captain cabin models in MHCV trucks category and Boss, Ecomet as well as Guru trucks in the ICV range, the company is making its presence felt in all trucking segments aggressively. Mahindra & Mahindra Mahindra & Mahindra is a leader in utility vehicles and tractor manufacturing in India. The company has a firm grip on the small commercial vehicles market with popular models like Mahindra Bolero Pickup, Supro Maxi truck & Jeeto, giving them a prominent name in the game. The company also manufactures passenger ferrying vehicles named Mahindra Supro and Jeeto MiniVan. The LCV and above range of commercial vehicles come under its Mahindra Truck and Bus division. The new range of HCV trucks which are being manufactured in the Chakan Plant near Pune are known as Blazo-X, which starts from a 25T GVW and can haul up to 55T GCW as per the revised axle loading norms. The rest of the product range such as Furio and Optimo is in nacent stages and will take some time before establishing themselves in their respective segments. Eicher Trucks & Buses VE Commercial Vehicles was formed under a limited joint venture in 2008 between Eicher Motors and Volvo Group. Eicher Trucks and Buses are a major player as far as ILCV trucks and buses are concerned. However, the company is still struggling to make its mark in the heavy duty trucks segment. Flagship models include Eicher Pro 1110, Pro 1095XP, Pro 3015 and Pro 1049. The company has manufacturing facility based at Pithampur near Indore in Madhya Pradesh. SML Isuzu The company was started in 1983 as Swaraj Mazda Limited. The 36 year old company has been producing light and indermediate duty trucks. The company manufactures light trucks, buses, ambulance, police personnel carriers, water tankers and special vehicles. The company has a wide range of products in buses range segment, however there is no product in the medium and heavy commercial vehicles segment. The product portfolio includes trucks such as GS Series, Sartaj HG 72 XM, Supreme XM, Super XM, Samrat HD19 XM and Sartaj 5252 XM. The company has been manufacturing the product range from its Punjab based plant. Daimler India Commercial Vehicles BharatBenz is a brand of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) and is well-known in the M&HCV and passenger vehicles space. Prominent models include BharatBenz 4928, BharatBenz 4028, BharatBenz 3723 and BharatBenz 2523C. These are manufactured on the Mercedes-Benz Axor platform being built in their Chennai Plant. Whereas the medium-duty commercial vehicles such as BharatBenz 1014R and BharatBenz 1214R are built on the Mitsubishi Fuso Canter platform. The company produces luxury buses under the brand names Mercedes-Benz and BharatBenz in India. The company is doing well in the luxury bus sector and is yet to exhibit their potential in the M&HCV sector as well. Daimler India Commercial Vehicles’ first biggest investment outside of Europe was the BharatBenz new Trucks and Buses manufacturing plant which was set up in Oragadam, Tamil Nadu. Force Motors Force Motors is the leader in monocoque passenger vans called Traveller, widely referred to as Force Tempo Traveller. Force Motors’ commercial vehicles also range includes Pickups such as Kargo King, vans like Trax Cruiser & Toofan and LCV trucks such as Shaktiman 200 and Shaktiman 400. The company also manufactures agricultural tractors and cross country vehicle like Gurkha. Company’s flagship models include Traveller 3350, Traveller 3700, Traveller Royale, Traveller 26 & Traveller Super. The company also produces ambulances and quick response vehicles that helped the company maintain the standards. In 1987, its first manufacturing plant was set up in Pithampur of MadhyaPradesh. Force Motors’ recent development is their new plant inaugurated in Chakan, Pune in the year 2016.
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