TDCV develops South Korea's first LNG-powered tractor trailer
July 20, 2006

Tata Daewoo has developed South Korea's first environment-friendly, LNG-powered, fuel-efficient tractor-trailer

Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company (TDCV), the second largest commercial vehicle manufacturer of South Korea and a 100 per cent subsidiary of Tata Motors, has developed South Korea’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered heavy tractor-trailer, an environment-friendly commercial vehicle.

TDCV pioneered the design, development and manufacture of the new LNG tractor under an arrangement sponsored by the Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS). The development work on the vehicle had begun in September 2004, and is expected to evoke an encouraging response from customers with its fuel efficiency and economy of operation.

KOGAS will put the vehicle on test drive during the second half of the year with a view to introducing it to the industry at large in 2007.

About TDCV
TDCV, acquired by Tata Motors in 2004, posted a turnover of Rs 1,584 crore in 2005-06, a growth of over 34.5 per cent over the 2004-05 turnover of Rs 1,178 crore. In 2005-06, TDCV posted a PAT of Rs 58.31 crore, a growth of over 160 per cent over the 2004-05 PAT of Rs 22.46 crore. Besides being the second largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the South Korean market, TDCV has emerged as Korea’s largest exporter of heavy commercial vehicles. It currently accounts for 65 per cent of all such exports from the country. About 40 per cent of its turnover is from exports to countries like South Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia.