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JCBL wins BEST BUS APPLICATION BUILDER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2010
Cerita bags BEST order for
200 buses - Motor India
July, 2009.
Participation by MSL Stratiforme in EXPO RAIL
2009 in New Delhi from 21-23 October.
October 23, 2009
Also Launched the logo of the new joint venture company
at the Expo Rail.
Introduced next Generation Railway composites and toilet
modules in India for High Speed trains and metros.
Joint venture between MSL (A JCBL Group Co.) and Startiforme
Industries of France (One of the leading manufacturers
of Railway Composites in Europe)
Flag off ceremony of luxury AC buses by PRTC
August 13, 2009
Flag off ceremony of Buses to PUNBUS by Sardar
Sukhbir Singh Badal.
July 9, 2009
JCBL auto parts unit to contribute 20 pc turnover
Bangalore, March 20 2006 - Mobility Solutions to contribute
Rs 100 crore
JCBL general manager, Capt M.S. Grewal told Business
Line that its seat and component company, Mobility Solutions
Ltd expects to contribute over Rs 100 crore to the group's
turnover of Rs 500 crore in three years. JCBL expects
to post a turnover of around Rs 250 crore during 2005-06.
Capt Grewal said Mobility Solutions sees big orders
from the state transport undertakings. Capt Grewal said
the share of the unorganised sector in the seat market
was as high as 50 per cent and hence the market is extremely
competitive. He said Mobility Solutions has already
started supplying components to Indian Railways and
is likely to tie up with an international auto components
company soon. He said Mobility Solutions is expected
to post a turnover of around Rs 30 crore during 2005-06.
JCBL produces around 3,500 buses every year while its
plant capacity is around 500 buses per month. It expects
to increase the production to around 4,500 buses per
year from next year. The company supplies over 80 per
cent of its production to Tata Motors and Mazda. It
sells around 70 buses under its own brand.
JCBL launches 'Speed-XL' buses in North-East
Our Bureau, GUWAHATI, Oct. 14 2001
Soon after the recent launch of its range of `Wave
2000' luxury vehicles, the Chandigarh-based auto major,
JCBL Ltd, has launched its new range of super luxury
premium buses for diverse applications such as hospitals,
industrial houses, tour operators, defence services
and transporters. Launching its `Speed-XL' super luxury
vehicle for the north-eastern market at Guwahati, Mr
Girish Wadhwa, General Manager, JCBL, said that the
Speed-XL, priced at Rs 8 lakh, is not only a premium
luxury product but it also ensures all road requirements
such as high level of fuel efficiency, light weight,
sturdy materials supported by an inside environment
for passenger comfort in terms of seating, lighting,
panel finish and safety. He said the Speed-XL which
would be available against firm orders would provide
an alternative to fleet owners, looking for an Indian
option benchmarked against world standards at Indian
prices. Mr Wadhwa said that JCBL had already introduced
a super luxury coach and a house on wheels which would
be further expanded to include bunk-houses and caravans
for the Indian travelers. The company has also identified
integral coaches and trailers segments as an area of
further entry.
JCBL to launch luxury buses in the South
Janaki Murali, BANGALORE, April 19 2001
JCBL, the Chandigarh-based ''mobility solutions company''
as it calls itself, will be launching its new luxury
buses in the South on Sunday. Called Speed XL, the base
model will cost Rs. 8.5 lakh and will be built to customer
specifications. The first bus to roll out will be handed
over to Praveen Travels of Chennai. ``We are launching
in the South, as there is a good market for these luxury
buses here and we also benchmark our product to international
standards,'' Mr. Rishi Aggarwal, Director JCBL, told
Business Line. JCBL hopes to sell 50 buses this year
and can offer options to suit the customer's needs.
The bus can be fitted with an air conditioner, a television
or a VCR and can have toilet and pantry options too.
The company can also offer plug-in audio/video/laptop
facility for each passenger seat. ``The lightest bus
available in the industry'', according to Mr. Aggarwal,
Speed XL has aesthetically designed indicator lights
for better visibility, an aerodynamic shape, a wheel
cap which allows better air circulation, a driver-friendly
dashboard and an increased radiator opening for better
ventilation and avoidance of overheating. JCBL has supplied
ambulances for the defence services, radar calibration
vans for the Air Force, police vans, troop carriers.,
and high deck cargo carriers., electrification vans
for the railways and load carriers. for Bharat Electronics
Ltd. ``We sold four mobile homes in the North, complete
with refrigerator, compact disc player and a satellite
dish. We also designed an OB van for Aaj Tak and Vijay
TV channels,'' he said. JCBL, a bus body building company,
which manufactured buses, ambulances and load carriers.
for Swaraj Mazda on its chassis, commenced commercial
production in 1991. An ISO 9002 company, its group company
Vasundhara Industries has a technical collaboration
with Auto-parts manufacturers. A Malaysian company,
for making ergonomically comfortable seats, with 375
employees, of which 50 constitute engineers. Company
situated in 11 acres, has a capacity to produce 1,800
buses and ambulances and 5,000 load carriers. per annum.
A recently installed second line will enhance the capacity
to include 300 super luxury/semi-luxury coaches per
year. The company sold 1,200 buses/ambulances and 2,800
load carriers. and its turnover was Rs. 31.20 crore
(Rs. 22.42 cr) in 2000-01 and has targeted a turnover
of Rs. 46.25 crore for 2001-2002. |