Further, we can sub-categorize by saying that, Trucks and Buses mostly fall under the Heavy Commercial and Light Commercial Vehicles group. Ambulance would fall under Emergency Vehicles. Agricultural vehicles would include Tractor. Crawler & Cranes, Excavator, Wheel Loader, Loading Shovel and Telescopic Handler would all fall under Earth Movers& Construction Vehicles. So as there are so many different categories and sub-categories of Commercial Vehicles. It becomes really important for the owners, manufacturers and dealers of Commercial Vehicles to maintain all kinds of possible Commercial Vehicle Statistics for their everyday use.
Thus making Commercial Vehicle Statistics a very integral part of the information required by the owners, manufacturers and dealers of Commercial Vehicles. Commercial Vehicle Statistics are basically guidelines maintained by various organizations for their referral. These include current and pervious figures of import, export, production etc. They are also categorized into different sections, depending on the different kinds of vehicles being produced. For example, the different sections of Commercial Vehicles are, M&H Commercial Vehicles, Light commercial Vehicles, Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Agricultural Vehicles, Emergency Vehicles, Earth Movers& Construction Vehicles Etc. These vehicles are used for various purposes and hence are also categorized accordingly.
The statistical data for the Commercial Vehicles (Sales) for the year 2000 when compared to those of 1998 are as follows:
| Sales |
1998 in units |
2000 in units |
| Light Commercial Vehicles |
6,931 |
8,642 |
| M&H Commercial Vehicles |
12,949 |
15,906 |
| Multi Utility Vehicles |
13,400 |
17,194 |
The statistical data for the Commercial Vehicles (Export) for the year 2000 when compared to those of 1998 are as follows:
| Sales |
1998 in units |
2000 in units |
| Light Commercial Vehicles |
2,045 |
944 |
| M&H Commercial Vehicles |
1,916 |
1,916 |
| Multi Utility Vehicles |
1,268 |
965 |
The statistical data for the Commercial Vehicles (Production) for the year 2000 when compared to those of 1998 are as follows:
| Sales |
1998 in units |
2000 in units |
| Light Commercial Vehicles |
5,284 |
7,520 |
| M&H Commercial Vehicles |
9,813 |
11,163 |
| Multi Utility Vehicles |
12,363 |
13,672 |
The various components of Commercial Vehicle Statistics are as follows:
The main players of Commercial Vehicles in India are as follows:
- Ashok Leyland Ltd.
- Hindustan Motors Ltd.
- Telco
- Force motors Ltd.( Previously known as Bajaj Tempo Ltd)
- Eicher Motors Ltd.
- Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
- Swaraj Mazda Ltd.
- Tata Motors
Bibliography:
http://auto.indiamart.com/commercial-vehicles/exports.html
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