Volvo Trucks’ much-awaited new range has recently been launched in India. The renewed product portfolio seems to push the limits on what premium trucks can offer

Volvo Trucks is currently present in India with more than 150 touch points across the country including state-of-the-art workshops and various service support centres.

According to Volvo, comprising of Volvo FH, the Volvo FM and the Volvo FMX, the range is the most technologically advanced in India. It boasts of important improvements in all crucial areas: from productivity, fuel efficiency, safety to maximising uptime. The range also introduces unique features such as the intelligent I-Shift automated gearbox technology optimised for tough and rugged mining operating conditions, as well as Dynafleet telematics system which allows following up on fuel consumption over time, and – together with Volvo Trucks driver training services – coach drivers into further improving their fuel saving skills.

Dynafleet also enables customers to see in real time the location of their vehicles and vehicles’ performance data that are critical to have control on their fleet, letting the customer fully focus on running their core business.

During the initial press event held at KTPO, Whitefield, Bangalore, Philippe Divry, President, Volvo India Pvt. Ltd., and Senior VP of the Volvo Group, said, “Volvo has invested more than $3 billion and 14 million engineering hours in this project. To make perfectly sure of the outcome, we have tested the vehicles for 21 million kms. This new range will keep moving the bar further in terms of productivity and efficiency for our customers.”

Designed for demanding industry segments
Vinod Aggarwal, CEO, VE Commercial Vehicles, commented, “With new hi-tech capabilities and a wide range of benefits, the trucks are equipped to serve every Volvo customer in India, from construction and mining to heavy haulage.”

Though the expectations for the new truck range is high, Volvo Trucks is stepping up the overall customer experience which comprises of two key factors – premium product solutions and premium customer service.

The new range
The Volvo FH is an innovative truck built with the driver in focus, it is wired to make operations more efficient, more productive, safer and more comfortable for over dimensional cargo transport. Volvo FH 520, built grounds up, is more robust leading to increased technical load carrying capacity (GCW) by 33 per cent to 200 tonnes.

The Volvo FMX is robust and suitable truck for mining and construction. The new FMX 440 8X4 is equipped to deliver the high productivity with an increased body capacity of 19.5 cu.m, which allows to carry an additional bucket of payload. Also, it offers the I-Shift gearbox for mining as an option, which makes it easier to drive the vehicles under the toughest conditions, thereby increasing productivity.

Whereas, the power rating of the new Volvo FM 6X4 tractor has been improved from 400 hp to 440 hp leading to increased pulling power. Also, it would now come with a 125 tonnes (technical GCW) puller thereby meeting the latent need of customers to have a product in this range. It can be tailored for each specific need of the customer’s business. It would also have a Euro 4  6X4 rigid variant with 420 hp and I-Shift for special applications.