Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has reached another important milestone as it crossed the mark of 1,00,000 vehicles rolled out of its plant at Oragadam near Chennai. An integral part of Daimler’s global production network for trucks and buses, it is the only location worldwide which produces engines, transmissions, trucks and buses at the same site catering to four brands – BharatBenz, FUSO, Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner.
Mr. Erich Nesselhauf, Managing Director and CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, said: “1,00,000 vehicles illustrate the unprecedented ramp-up of our operations since 2012. No other newcomer has ever done this before in India. We are very proud to have reached another important milestone on our sustainable growth path.”
DICV had inaugurated its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in 2012. The first BharatBenz rigid heavy-duty trucks rolled off the line in June 2012. In line with the expansion of the product portfolio to include medium-duty trucks (2013), construction trucks and tractors (2014) as well as buses and coaches (2015), the plant’s output increased steadily over the years.
The milestone of 50,000 units was reached in August 2016, and two-shift operations were introduced in 2017. With production according to Daimler’s global quality standards, DICV serves the Indian strategic growth market as well as more than 40 export markets across the globe.