A landmark 150 Volvo 9600 coach order points to a bold strategy at Vijayanand Travels, writes Niharika Singh. India’s private intercity bus segment is entering a phase where fleet scale is increasingly being accompanied by greater attention to vehicle technology, operating economics and passenger oriented design. Against this backdrop, Vijayanand Travels Pvt.Ltd. (VTPL) has placed an order for 150 Volvo[Read More…]
India’s intercity bus are being re-imagined for optimal utilisation and higher per seat realization, writes Upendra Kasbekar. For a frequent female traveller, however, flexibility begins much before the vehicle reaches the highway. It begins with the choice of where and with whom she sits. Travelling on the Mumbai–Pune route, frequent traveller Jaya Diwaker availed the gender-seating option on a Vijayanand[Read More…]
A larger vessel, a new manufacturing direction and a growing island network are shaping the next phase for Nautika, write Sahil Kesari and Niharika Singh Nautika made its debut at TTF Mumbai 2026, signalling the company’s growing presence in India’s travel trade and its focus on the next phase of fleet and operational expansion. Held at the Jio World Convention[Read More…]
Axalta outlined how low-cure, waterborne and heat-reflective coatings are evolving alongside India’s bus industry, with lightweighting, electrification, productivity and asset protection increasingly shaping the paint shop, writes Ashish Bhatia. The transition of India’s bus industry has bus manufacturers and body builders also dealing with evolving customer expectations around appearance, durability, productivity and lifecycle economics. For coating suppliers, this is creating[Read More…]
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