The real advent of mini trucks in India began with the introduction of Tata Ace in 2005.
Tata Mini trucks
Widely known as Tata Chota Hathi, this new Tata mini truck was launched by Tata Motors Commmercial Vehicles unit for last mile distribution and became an instant hit. Looking at the huge success of Tata Ace Chota Hathi, the company launched an entire array of Tata mini trucks in the Ace Family, some with higher payload and some with lesser payload. Started extending the Ace family with Tata Ace Zip to Tata Ace Mega to Tata Super Ace Mint. As per company information, Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles business unit has sold over 2 million mini trucks so far. Tata Ace price in India starts from 3.90 Lakhs for its Ace Gold variant, whereas Tata Ace HT price starts from INR 4.1 Lakhs onwards. Tata Ace mileage and affordability factor of Tata Ace on road price made it a quick alternate of 3 wheelers for intra-city application. Recently the company has also launched the Tata Ace XL Series. The models are called Tata Ace XL, Tata Ace Zip XL, Tata Ace Mega XL and the trimmed down version of orignial Chota Hathi as Tata Ace Gold. To know about the Tata mini truck price list, submit your interest for us to get back to you.
Mahindra Mini Trucks
Quite popular when it comes to powerful mini trucks with ample comfort. The company began with Mahindra Maxximo over a decade ago (which later got upgraded to Mahindra Maxximo Plus), and today has a complete range starting from Mahindra Jeeto mini truck to Mahindra Supro Maxi truck & Mahindra Supro mini truck. Mahindra mini truck price has been kept competitive vis a vis Tata mini truck price. Mahindra Supro Mini truck price starts from INR 4.35 Lakhs for base model whereas Mahindra Supro Maxi truck price starts from INR 4.85 Lakhs and Mahindra Jeeto price starts from rupees 2.88 Lakhs onwards for its base model. Piaggio is also trying to make its mark in this segment with its Piaggio Porter 700 and Piaggio Porter 1000. India's No. 1 carmaker, Maruti Suzuki has also entered the space of Small Commercial Vehicles in India with its Maruti Suzuki Super Carry. This Maruti Super Carry mini truck is offered in both diesel as well as CNG options and comes with best in class power and front independent suspension for superior comfort. Maruti Suzuki Super Carry price starts from 4.1 Lakh onwards for its base model.
Best Pickup trucks in India
When it comes to Pickup trucks, Mahindra Pickups have been the leader and still continues to propell the segment.
Tata Pickup Trucks
Coming from Tata Motors' stable, Tata Pickups trucks have also been creating a lot of excitement and buzz in the market with the recent introduction of Tata Xenon Yodha. Tata Xenon, launched over a decade ago could not become a mainstream Pickup truck in India. Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles unit has now done a couple of tweakings in the original Tata Pickup and launched it as Xenon Yodha. Tata Xenon Yodha, since its launch has taken the market share of Tata Pickups to double digit figures, completely coming from the loss of Mahindra Pickups. The company has also introduced its siblings likewise to cater to different payloads and state specific taxation issues. Tata Xenon Yodha Eco caters to the 1150 Kg payload market while Tata Xenon Yodha Plus caters to the 1500 Kg payload application, upping the ante against Mahindra Bolero Pickup family. Tata Pickup price in India starts from 6.40 Lakhs for Xenon Yodha Eco base model and goes upwards for other variants.
Ashok Leyland Pickups & Mini Trucks
Introduced over a decade back, Ashok Leyland Dost was the first model in pickup range from India's leading truck maker. Today, the truck maker has a range of vehicles in the segment, Dost Strong, Dost Plus and Lite is the latest Ashok Leyland Dost new model entry with intelligent front suspension. Ashok Leyland Dost Plus and Dost Strong offers front rigid suspension along with best in class turning radius as well as mileage. Ashok Leyland Dost price starts from 4.90 Lakhs for Dost Lite base model while Dost Plus price starts from 6.20 Lakhs onwards (ex-showroom).
Passenger Vans & Maxi Cabs in India
Tata Ace Magic, the people mover leads the segment of Passenger Vans in India. Built on the the famous Tata Ace platform, Tata Ace Magic connects the rural areas and countryside with the neighbouring cities. With 2 cylinder engine, Tata Ace Magic mileage is best in class. While Tata Ace Magic comes with soft top, the newly launched Tata Magic Express comes with a hard top and competes against the emerging Mahindra Supro Van & Mahindra Supro mini van. The smallest people mover vans in this category are Tata Magic Iris and Mahindra Jeeto Mini van passenger. Tata Magic price starts at 5.30 Lakhs ex showroom for base model while Tata Magic Express price has been kept at 5.74 Lakhs. Mahindra Jeeto mini van price starts from 3.44 Lakhs while Mahindra Supro mini van price starts from 4.91 Lakhs onwards (Ex-showroom). When it comes to large vans, especially for tour & travels segment, Force Motors takes the lead. Force Traveller, widely referred to as Force Tempo Traveller comes in different wheelbase options right from 3050 mm to 4020 mm and offers seating options from 9 seater to 26 seater. Popular models include Force Traveller 13 Seater 3350 and Force Traveller Super 17 Seater 3700. Force Traveller price in India starts from 8.25 Lakhs onwards for base model of 3050 mm wheelbase variant and goes upwards for different wheelbase options and seating layouts. Tata Winger, a monocoque van with front wheel drive, manufactured at Tata Motors Pune plant is also trying to make serious inroads into the tour travels segment.