Daimler

Daimler AG and BMW Group recently announced their long-term strategic cooperation, which will focus on the joint development of next-generation technologies for driver assistance systems, automated driving on highways and automated parking. All these systems will match up to SAE’s (Society of Automotive Engineers) Level 4 automation standards. In addition, further talks are planned to extend the Daimler and BMW cooperation to higher levels of automation in urban areas and city centres. The non-exclusive cooperation is also open to other Read More...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) celebrates the fifth anniversary of the market launch of BharatBenz trucks. Since September 2012, the brand has continuously advanced despite adverse conditions such as an overall industry downturn or multiple market distortions in 2016. More than 55,000 trucks have been delivered to customers across India. In the current year 2017, DICV expects to achieve significant growth with BharatBenz. For the first time, the brand progressed into double-digit market share in recent months, based on strong Read More...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has taken solar power usage at its manufacturing plant in Oragadam near Chennai to the next level. With the completion of a major addition to the plant’s existing photovoltaic installations, the overall technical capacity has increased from 0.8 to 3.3 Megawatts. The new solar power field, built on previously idle stretches of land within the plant’s highly modern commercial vehicle test track area, consists of more than 10,000 new polycrystalline photovoltaic panels. The share of Read More...

Just seven months after the opening of the first Regional Center for Commercial Vehicles in Dubai, Daimler AG has completed the regionalization of its sales and service organization for its commercial vehicle business in key regions of growth. The opening of the Regional Center Southern Asia in Chennai marks the last in a series of launches which further included Regional Centers dedicated to markets in Africa, South East Asia and Latin America. The new operations will oversee sales and service Read More...

Daimler Trucks Asia has commenced the production of their all-new FUSO range in Africa. The beginning marks the company’s very first manufacturing/assembly process in the country. The CKD assembly of the FUSO range begins at the AVA (Associated Vehicles Assemblers) assembly-plant in Mombasa, Kenya. The occasion was celebrated by Mombasa, Kenya; Kawasaki, Japan; Chennai, India – Daimler Trucks Asia and its Kenyan partners Simba Colt and AVA. Simba Colt Motors has been the oldest general distributor relationships in the Daimler Read More...

Daimler Trucks Asia (DTA) will be expanding sales and services for its Fuso brand benefitting from the opening of two new Daimler Trucks regional centers. DTA, an organizational unit of Daimler Trucks jointly operates Mitsubishi Fuso Truck, Bus Corporation (MFTBC) and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles India (DICV). Months after the opening of the first Regional Center for Commercial Vehicles in Dubai, the company has opened a second regional center in Nairobi/ Kenya and a third in Pretoria/ South Africa. These regional Read More...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) launched its new generation of BharatBenz medium duty trucks to focus on customer requirements. Dubbed as the MD IN-POWER, the truck range features four new gen medium duty BharatBenz models - 914R, 1214R, 1214RE and the 1217C, each launched in a base and a premium variant. The new range will be commercially available at BharatBenz dealerships across India. The MD IN-POWER range emphasises on Diamler’s R&D and innovation that boosts its hallmark value-for-money Read More...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) today announced the start of sales of the Mercedes-Benz coach - the Super High Deck SHD 2436 with the handing over of the first set of buses to a customer in Chennai. The luxury coach is manufactured out of its plant in Oragadam and offers a seating capacity of upto 61 pushback seats and 14 cubic meters of luggage space. Built with an aluminique body, this coach, according to DICV, is the lightest Read More...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) today announced that its entire range of above 9 to 49 tonne trucks in current portfolio will now be available in Bharat Stage IV variant across the country. With its new range of buses set for market launch in September 2015, DICV is also offering the Bharat Stage IV variant for the school and staff applications in the front engine 9T bus product range. In alignment with the governmental emission regulations, DICV will Read More...