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May 2012
has an initial production capacity
of 36,000 units per year, of which
24,000 are heavy-duty trucks and
12,000 would be light-duty trucks,
and is designed to allow an increase
up to more than 70,000 units per
year. Mr. Andreas Renschler, Daim-
ler Board of Management member
responsible for Daimler Trucks and
Daimler Buses, emphasized at the
plant inauguration in India, “DICV
is an outstanding example of Daim-
ler Trucks’ Global Excellence strat-
egy. Our worldwide production net-
work and our global research and
development efforts enable us to de-
velop, manufacture, and sell trucks
in India, for India. We do all of this
in close proximity to our customers,
for our customers.”
Brake assemblies from
BRAKES INDIA
After careful evaluation, DICV has selected Brakes India as a single source
for its braking requirements on the 9T, 12T and 25T products. The company
supplies Scam Brake assemblies for all the three BharatBenz models, clutch-
master cylinder for the 9T trucks and clutch-master cylinder and booster for
the 12T vehicles including the brake fluid. “Brakes India is very happy to be
associated with a world leader – Daimler. The brakes have been thoroughly
tested in our state-of-the-art test track in our Pollambakkam facility”, says
Mr. Badri Vijayaraghavan, Executive Director, Marketing, Brakes India.
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Axles from
Meritor
Meritor HVS (India) Ltd. has been in discussion with DICV for its
axle requirements for various applications. These discussions are at var-
ied stages of getting finalized for truck applications ranging from 1617
to 3128 models. “Daimler’s long list of credentials and its interest in
emerging markets like India makes them a strategically very important
customer for us”, said Mr. Chris Villavarayan, MD, Meritor India.
One of the prominent programs being rolled out from MHVSIL is the
MT610 Hub-Reduction Axle that has been offered for DICV’s 3128 application. Mr. Raghunathan, Sr. VP &
Executive Director, MHVSIL said, “We have supplied prototypes for other vehicle applications and are in the
process of kicking off development activities.”