Tata Motors delivers 50 buses to BMTC

Tata Motors today delivered 50 new buses to the BMTC (Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation). The new delivery is a part of the larger order of 1,385 buses bagged by Tata Motors earlier this year comprising of 350 Ultra 6/9 BS IV Midi and  1035 LPO 1512/55 BS IV buses.

Transport Minister, H M Revanna, Health and Family Welfare Minister, K R Ramesh Kumar, along with officials from BMTC and Tata Motors were present at the handover ceremony.

Sandeep Kumar, Head (Sales and Marketing – Passenger, Commercial Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors, said, “With the successful delivery of 50 new buses, we at Tata Motors take great pride in our continued association with BMTC. The next-generation fleet of connected buses introduced today reiterates our commitment towards delivering world-class mobility solutions to the smart cities of tomorrow. We will continue to partner with STUs across the country to enhance end user needs, which will further help boost our efforts towards innovations in the public transport space.”

The Tata LPO 1512 is equipped with a fuel efficient ISBe 5.9 BSIV engine, which develops 98Kw@2500rpm and maximum torque of 430 Nm@1300 to 1800 rpm. Powered by Tata Cummins SCR technology, the Tata LPO 1512/55 ensures good mileage in city operations. These will be one of the most fuel efficient 11-metre buses in the BMTC fleet, claims Tata Motors.  

Tata Motors currently designs, develops and manufactures its buses in Pune, Dharwad, Pantnagar and Lucknow. Besides its partnership with ACGL of Goa for bus bodies, Tata Motors also has a joint venture with Marcopolo S.A. of Brazil, one of the largest bus body manufactures’ in the world, for fully built bus (FBV) solutions. The company says its approach of manufacturing FBVs (Fully Building Vehicles) meets the government’s new norms in terms of safety, fuel efficiency, wider bus gangways, with the flexibility to be powered by both CNG and Diesel.