300 buses, trucks to be purchased from India: Muhith

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Public can buy but when govt buys from India they need to answer , "why from India?". lol Indian companies are renowned vehicles makers and exports to many countries.

Maybe this influenced them and if India can have a ball, why not them

The only problem is MONEY!

Its sporty over luxury for Youngistan

High-End Buyers Shift Choices

Shubham Mukherjee & Nandini Sen Gupta | TNN

Mumbai/Chennai: The rules of the luxury automotive market are being rewritten.Iconic luxury sedans Rolls Royce and Maybach are no longer witnessing the scorching rate of growth they once did and this has nothing to do with the slowdown in overall automotive sales.Maybach,relaunched five months ago with much fanfare and an asking price of around Rs 5.1 crore,is yet to find a buyer.Instead,buyers are gravitating towards flashy sports cars,which are being launched with increasing regularity and are witnessing a strong pull among the countrys rich and famous.
One look at the launch roster of the past seven months tells the story.As many as three top-of-the-heap marquees rolled out between April and June this year.Both Aston Martin and Maserati launched their full model range in April.

Ferrari also followed suit in May as did the new,facelifted Mercedes SL,the Porsche Panamera diesel and the Audi RS5.Prior to that in March,Lamborghini introduced LP 700-4,while Audi launched its R8 during February with a V10 engine.

Sports car lovers are now eagerly awaiting the Jaguar XKR-S which was globally unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2011.
Most of these models are in the crore-plus category and unlike run-of-the-mill luxury models,are not chauffeur-driven cars.These are leisure vehicles, says Kumar Kandaswami,senior director of Deloitte.They are lifestyle choices,not functionality-driven.

One of the reasons the segment is rocking,he says,is the sudden boom in sports car options in India.Brands like Maserati,Ferrari and others are showcasing their flagship products in India to mark their presence, says Kandaswami.Its a mindshare rather than marketshare game and that buzz is driving the segment.

Most experts reckon this niche in the luxury market will continue to be very small,maybe 15-25 cars a year per brand restricted to a couple of metro markets but it would be a brand shaper for auto firms.
Times of India Publications

 

[Zabaniyah]

they are buying Hinduja's Leyland Titan double decker buses, I think?

Those ones already run through Dhaka for a long time. I used to see them even when I was a kid. Although, the maintenance of the buses is just really bad.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Have money, will give!

Your choice of bus!

 

[rajusri]

Ashok Leyland has good buses though

hybrid bus

Delhi CNG

or something like this

 

[Bhairava]

Bangladesh is buying this

No they are not. See my previous post. Who the hell would buy these tins cans ?

The ones going to BD are these -

 

[takeiteasy]

Ashok Leyland has a good market in Arab countries and South America.

Bangladesh is buying this

this example is made in Anthony Garages,Mumbai for Kerala Government Transport Corporation.
But, for Bangladesh Hinduja Leyland(Ashok Leyland) may go for TVS route. they build excellent coaches..which last for decades even if ill maintained. I've read somewhere that Leyland can build a Modern Age looking Scania/Volvo/Nepolean like Coach with Bodybuilders like Sutlej,IRISER TVS,Prakash,Veera etc here. they have the tech. but a whopping 1cr25lakh INR Double Decker won't be selling here. still, these buses are modern in engine tech(CRDI BS-IV) except for the vintage body building used. a monocoque body won't last much in 3rd world countries..that may be the case.
ot: a bus fan(british leyland) hence posting this extra informations

 

[rajusri]

Ashok Leyland launched many new trucks and buses

 

[Zabaniyah]

Jesus, now this thread is filled with Ashok Leyland salesmen!

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

No they are not. See my previous post. Who the hell would buy these tins cans ?

What's wrong with those tin cans?

Simple Simon would like to get it free

Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair;
Said Simple Simon to the pieman "Let me taste your ware"
Said the pieman to Simple Simon "Show me first your penny"
Said Simple Simon to the pieman "Sir, I have not any!"

 

[AMCA]

Jesus, now this thread is filled with Ashok Leyland salesmen!

We have TATA and Mahindra Salesmen tooo...

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Ashok Leyland has a good market in Arab countries and South America.

What is good enough for Arabs, Africa, South America is just not good enough for Bangladesh.

What do you take them to be?

Are we aware of their sky-rocketing economy?

Man, if one of the poster on the Bangaldesh subforum is to be believed, China is about to get a run for its money!

Stand back and let the new star on the block pass!

That said, I don't know why people are enamoured by cosmetics. What is under the hood is what matters.

I still prefer the WWII Willy's Jeep to any fancy SUV if I were to travel on real rough country dust tracks or cross country.

 

[rajusri]

What is good enough for Arabs, Africa, South America is just not good enough for Bangladesh.

What do you take them to be?

Are we aware of their sky-rocketing economy?

Man, if one of the poster on the Bangaldesh subforum is to be believed, China is about to get a run for its money!

Stand back and let the new star on the block pass!

Indian army has large number of Ashok Leyland trucks! Bangladesh govt indirectly fueling 'enemy' India's economy and so Indian military can come inside Bangladesh again on these Ashok Leyland buses to confuse so called new Bangladeshi nationalists. RAW conspiracy.

 

[rajusri]

Jesus, now this thread is filled with Ashok Leyland salesmen!

Look at the confusion and examination mark on the thread.

Evil Indian RAW agents trying to confuse you with repainting Indian army trucks and selling them to Bangladesh govt.


WTH!

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Indian army has large number of Ashok Leyland trucks! Bangladesh govt indirectly fueling 'enemy' India's economy and so Indian military can come inside Bangladesh again on these Ashok Leyland buses to confuse so called new Bangladeshi nationalists. RAW conspiracy.

IA also has Tatras and Leylands! And then the Suzukis and Nissans.

 

[Zabaniyah]

Source: http://www.defence.pk/forums/bangla...gladesh-military-thread-news-pictures-38.html

Note: Thanks to mil-avia for the pics.

Look at the confusion and examination mark on the thread.

Evil Indian RAW agents trying to confuse you with repainting Indian army trucks and selling them to Bangladesh govt.


WTH!

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