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EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT TICKER TAPE SANY INDIA ROLLS OUT 6000TH MACHINE FROM ITS CHAKAN PLANT

SANY India, one of the leading industry in the construction equipment sector in India has
recently achieved another milestone of rolling out 6000 plus machines from its Chakan
plant in May. is comes on the backdrop of a strong demand for its o erings across
the product lines. SANY India, o ers end to end solutions in construction equipment
including Earthmoving Equipment, Hoisting Solutions, Road Equipment and Mining
Machinery. e Chakan plant became operational in 2009 and has since been developed
into an export hub. e state of the art unit manufactures excavators, transit mixers, truck
cranes and Batching plants.

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY rolled out around two lakh units of light Corporation have recently announced the
TO HAVE A GREAT YEAR commercial vehicle 'Dost' produced from Enterprise Resource Planning solution
Reports suggest that the construction its Hosur plant. Reports suggest that there from the latter for equipments with the use
equipment and earthmoving industry is was a rise of 37 per cent in the sales of the of an integrated version of Trimble. is
set to have a highly productive year with light commercial vehicle in 2017-18, with will be a solution for areas of eld service
massive sales worth a million unit mark. around 43,441 units being sold. is was optimization and workforce management.
With the government cutting the GST rate the company’s highest sale since it entered is will enable XAPT for providing
from 28 per cent to 18 per cent, there has in the light commercial vehicle segment in the best and high class automation and
been a rise in the demand in India over the September 2011. e domestic light and also optimise the capability specially for
last ve months. e sale of construction commercial vehicle industry witnessed a the organisations catering to the eld
equipment vehicles clocked 9,00,000 units gradual increase of 4.12 lakh units in FY service that will provide assistance for the
globally last calendar year, marking a rise 2017 to 4.76 lakh units in FY2018. e technicians when it comes to working in
of 20 per cent. India’s contribution to JCB market is estimated to reach 6.26 lakh units a complex environment. rough this the
global sales has shot up from 24 per cent by 2020. Experts reported that the light customers can maximize technician and
in 2007 to a record 39 per cent in 2017. As commercial vehicle business witnessed 70 equipment e ciency which will help in
the rst quarter closes, and the numbers per cent rise while growth in medium and completion of more jobs and also optimize
showing strong growth, it is expected that heavy commercial vehicle business was 30 resources to ensure that thecustomer
JCB will have another record year. per cent. commitments are met.

TATA ACE GOLD LAUNCHED AT `3.75 LAKH DAIMLER AIMING FOR GROWTH PHASE ASHOK LEYLAND PLANT IN ANDHRA, TO
Tata’s rst variant of the refreshed version IN TRUCKS, BUSES COMMENCE OPERATIONS IN 6 MONTHS
of sub one-tonne mini-truck Tata Ace Daimler has taken all that it needs for World’s fourth largest bus maker, Ashok
was recently launched at a price of `3.75 its sprawling facility at Oragadam near Leyland, a agship of the Hinduja Group,
lakh. e latest version of the truck has Chennai right from setting up the plant recently commenced the construction of its
enhanced features along with include a and supporting infrastructure, a robust third Indian bus plant in Andhra Pradesh.
round-the-clock breakdown assistance supply system and planning for the right e plant, a Green eld manufacturing
program, a loyalty program with free products. Even during the global slowdown facility is being set up with an investment
insurance, redemption of loyalty points in 2008, the company has stood its ground of `340 crore in two phases. e facility is
and a time-bound repair commitment, and took measures that were needed. is expected to produce 9,600 buses a year. It
among others. Reports suggests that the has resulted in the shipping of 50 million is learnt that the plant located at Mallavalli
leadership position in the mini truck components across the globe. Daimler industrial area of Krishna, around
segment with a 68 per cent market share has achieved localisation levels of over 40km from Vijayawada, will commence
has sold over two million units of Tata Ace 90 per cent for its bus and truck range. commercial operations of bus assembling
in the last 13 years of its hitting the Indian Localisation of the product has helped the six months from when the government
roads. Tata Ace Gold is the rst variant of company balance 'Indian costs and German prepares the road infrastructure. ough
the rst four-wheel mini truck, popularly quality'. In India, the normal truck life is 5 the plant is capable of making entire
known as ‘chhota hathi’, since its launch in lakh km on an average, while BharatBenz range of buses, the facility will also
May 2005. models are known to go strong even a er include an electric vehicle development
million kilometer. e company is eyeing centre comprising of a futuristic conveyor
ASHOK LEYLAND TO EXPAND 'DOST' bigger prospects which have improvised line, pilot assembly line and prototype
MODELS transport/connectivity solutions coming development.
Ashok Leyland, the agship of Hinduja in and becoming an integral part of the e plant will be a completely green
Group is planning to expand its highly landscape. facility, with roo op solar panels, LED
popular range of light commercial lighting, battery operated vehicles for in-
vehicles—'Dost' in the current nancial TRIMBLE -XAPT TIE UP FOR DELIVERING plant movement, positive water balance
year apart from the expansion of itself in WORLD CLASS FIELD SERVICE and zero discharge and will provide
the overseas market. e company recently Reports suggest that Trimble and XAPT employment to over 5,000 people.

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