NEW DELHI: Looking at a comprehensive range in the commercial vehicles segment, Eicher Motors on Thursday said it would soon launch tippers in the market and go in for higher tonnage vehicles, which it was developing in-house.
"We have already piloted 4X2 tippers in certain specific segments like mining and construction and plan to commercially launch them in the next few months," said Eicher Motors Chief Executive Rakesh Kalra.
The tipper market in India is estimated to be account for 25,000-30,000 units annualy, dominated by Tata Motors and having other players like Ashok Leyland apart from foreign manufacturers like Volvo and Tatra. The massive road construction activities across India and other fields like mining has seen companies target this segment.
Eicher, which offers vehicles in the 5-25 tonne range, is looking at making a further thrust in the heavy commercial vehicle market and has plans to launch vehicles going up to 40 tonnes.
"We have plans to go up to 40 tonnes, though many of the products are in the drawing board stage. Most of the research and development effoirts for this are being done in-house," Kalra said.
The company today launched a new range in the 7-11 tonne light commercial vehicle category, promising higher fuel efficiency.
The company claimed that the new 'E2' will reduce the total cost of ownership by offering greater benefits."The E-2 series is our next step in setting new benchmarks in pioneering LCVs - which not only offer unparalleled fuel-efficiency, but also better drivability and sturdier performance," Eicher group chief operating officer Siddharth Lal said, adding that new products come with 'IPDT' (Improved Power Drive Train).
"Testing the vehicles under varying conditions and with vehicles parallel to the competitor vehicles under similar conditions helped us arrive at the best power train combination," he said.
The E2 series will be priced starting from Rs 6.59 lakhs (ex-showroom) for BSII and Rs 6.96 lakhs (ex-showroom) for BSIII.
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