MBP PVT’s expansion in India reached a clear inflection point in 2025, as pneumatic fittings moved from trial and validation stages into series adoption across multiple bus OEM platforms. Strong growth, new OEM integrations, and the launch of full local manufacturing signal a shift from market entry to long-term industrial embedding.
Sales growth of 450 percent between 2024 and 2025 reflects increasing demand for reliable pneumatic components in Indian bus and electric vehicle platforms, where braking, suspension, and auxiliary pneumatic systems play a critical role in safety, uptime, and lifecycle performance.
During 2025, MBP PVT established supply relationships with several Tier-1 bus manufacturers, including PMI, Veera Bus, Neuton Bus, Black Buck EV, and indirect supply into Switch Mobility programs. This marked a step change from pilot-level engagement to integration into mainstream bus production.
At the same time, electric bus manufacturers such as EMT and JP Minda evaluated MBP PVT pneumatic fittings for EV platforms. As electric buses place tighter demands on system reliability and packaging, pneumatic components are increasingly assessed as performance-critical rather than commodity parts.
Interest in MBP PVT components also extended beyond vehicle manufacturers. Trials conducted with end users and logistics operators validated performance under real operating conditions, reinforcing a broader trend in which fleet operators increasingly influence component selection based on durability, uptime, and total cost of ownership.
This shift reflects growing alignment between OEM design decisions and operator lifecycle expectations, particularly in high-utilisation bus and trailer applications.
A key technical milestone in 2025 was intensified engineering collaboration with ZF on pneumatic systems related to braking and suspension applications. In parallel, MBP PVT completed a detailed pneumatic system study with BEML, with outcomes implemented on a prototype vehicle.
These projects underline the importance of application-specific engineering and system optimisation as pneumatic architectures evolve alongside heavier loads, electrification, and higher safety requirements.
The most significant structural development was MBP PVT’s move toward full production localisation. Backed by secured long-term orders, the company initiated a complete transfer of manufacturing know-how to its Jamnagar facility.
By the end of Q2 2026, MBP PVT targets 100 percent local production of its full pneumatic connector portfolio in India. This transition is designed to improve lead times, supply resilience, and customer confidence, while maintaining global quality standards developed over decades of production in Europe.
For Indian bus OEMs and bodybuilders, localised production of safety-critical pneumatic components reduces dependency on imports and supports faster scaling of domestic bus and EV manufacturing programs.
MBP PVT’s 2025 trajectory highlights a broader trend in the Indian bus sector: increasing emphasis on localised, high-quality component supply combined with application-level engineering support. As bus platforms become more complex and performance-driven, suppliers that can offer reliability, localisation, and system understanding are gaining strategic relevance.
