ata Prima is a range of heavy trucks produced by Tata Motors, and it was first introduced in 2008 as the company’s ‘global’ truck. The Prima range includes tractor-trailers, rigid trucks, multi-axle trucks and tippers. Tata aims to provide fully built solutions, like it has already done in the case of buses. Its cabin – spacious and airconditioned – is equipped with adjustable steering wheels, reclining seats, arm rests for the driver’s comfort, and also sleepers to make long-distance travel easy. These features have been incorporated for the sake of …

ahindra & Mahindra and Navistar International(of the United States) have joined forces to from the Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd, formerly called Mahindra International. This will be an India based company, which will manufacture the entire spectrum of commercial vehicles ranging from 3.5 to 49 tons GVW/GCW. The manufacturing facility is set up at Chakan near Pune. The products of MNAL are currently sold under the trademark of Cabking, Loadking and Tourister. The cost of the joint development came to Rs 650 crore. Of the Rs 4,000 crore that had been …

TVS Motors have entered the three-wheeler segment, with the launch of it’s auto rickshaw called the TVS King. In a bid to capture a share of the growing domestic and export market for 3-wheelers, the company will manufacture both petrol and CNG-powered autorickshaws.
TVS King comes with a 200 cc two-stroke low-friction engine. The company has promised a good mileage and a higher capacity engine, with the peak torque at lower RPMs. Fuel-injection technology being integrated, the fuel-efficiency should indeed be impressive. There is also the option of an electric start …