The total fleet deal worth AED 276 Million (USD 75.15 million) for the GCC-made buses has been bagged by Chennai-based Ashok Leyland's UAE distribution partners, Swaidan Trading - Al Naboodah Group.
School bus operators in Mumbai have said they will raise the charges for ferrying students by at least 20 per cent in the current academic year, as compared to rates before the COVID-19 pandemic, due to fuel price hike and other reasons.
Company's overall capacity (bus and trucks) is 5000 per month and it aims to take it to 7000 per month by the year end, says Vinod Aggarwal of Eicher Motors to CNBC-TV18.
Gopal Bansal, Wholetime Director of SML Isuzu says the company is facing problems in getting money for buses supplied under JNNURM scheme.