October 07, 2008

Scania inks tipper truck marketing JV with L&T

BS reported that Sweden based EUR 7.8 billion heavy vehicle major Scania has entered the Indian construction equipment market with the launch of its multi axle tipper truck. It has entered into a distribution agreement with Larsen & Toubro Limited exclusively for the Indian market.

Mr Mikael Kyander sales director of Scania said that under the agreement, L&T will import the tipper chassis from Scania and the body will be built by Hiva, a body building company based in Mumbai. He added that it will sell its P380 CB 8X4 multi axle tipper truck for mining applications in India and later expand its product range depending on the market response.

Mr Kyander said that “In India, as in many other countries, small scale mining is expanding. Mine operators are increasingly investing in trucks instead of the larger, more capital intensive transport vehicles traditionally used.”

The tipper truck was launched at Excon 2007, the ongoing international exhibition of earthmoving and construction equipment on the outskirts of Bangalore.