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MOTORINDIA
l February 2012
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Daimler, one of the world’s larg-
est manufacturers of trucks above
6 tonnes, revealed the first model
of the new BharatBenz truck. With
its first-ever ‘Made in India’ truck,
BharatBenz will enter the promis-
ing Indian market for commercial
vehicles. After developing to be the
world’s third largest truck market in
the past years, the Indian market for
trucks over six tons GVW shows a
volume of more than 300,000 units
in 2011.
Amidst speculation of a slowdown
sneak preview
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he seeds of transformation were sown in
February 2011, and preparations began
in earnest to bring about a trucking rev-
olution in India with world class new age trucks
from BharatBenz, the brand dedicated to India
by the world leader in trucking, Daimler.