load a tonnage exceeding the capacity of 3.5 tones and transport them over long distances.
In the context of heavy commercial vehicles, Tata Motors is the most important player in the arena. With a range of options from Tata LPT 1613, Tata Se 1613, Tata LPT 2213, Tata LPT 2516 TC, Tata Sk 1613 , it has many forms and designs of HCVs to choose from. The company in a technical tie-up with Volvo, one of the globally acclaimed commercial automobile manufacturers has launched Volvo FH12-420 and Volvo FH12-340 in India.
Swaraj Mazda's the north Indian commercial automobile manufacturer has Super ZT 54 as its HCV that however has failed to make a big dent into the Indian HCV market. Eicher 10.90 is the offering from Eicher which is an upgraded version of its light commercial vehicles like Eicher 10.70.
However, Ashok Leyland is the only HVC manufacturer in India that has been able to give a decent bit of competition to the market leader Tata Motors in the HCV category. With a number of options like Cargo 909, Cargo 1512, Cargo 1614, Comet Tipper, Hippo Tipper and others, Ashok Leyland too is fairly well entrenched in the Indian heavy commercial vehicles market and is continuously working on coming out with more improved versions and features on its HCVs.
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