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32-532: Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. is a subsidiary of the German Daimler Truck AG . This company designs, manufactures, and sells commercial vehicles that cater to the demands of Indian customers and are designed with nation's terrain in mind. These vehicles are branded as " BharatBenz ", " Mercedes-Benz " and " Fuso ". After starting production in June 2012, the first heavy-duty truck

64-586: A bump track, pothole testing and articulation sections, a water trough, an inspection ramp and a control tower. Initial production capacity at the plant was 36000 units per year for 2012 and was to be expanded to 70,000 units per year by the start of 2013 with an additional investment of ₹ 3.5 billion. Series production started in June 2012 with the 2523R truck; sales began in September 2012. Currently, BharatBenz has over, 3500 employees including both Indian and German staff. Localization rate for BharatBenz truck

96-466: A license for automobile production to India-based Tata Group . A year prior, Daimler-Benz acquired an equity interest in Tata. In 1970, Daimler-Benz and Tata entered into a licensing agreement, providing a framework for further activities. In addition, Daimler has licensed various products to other Indian manufacturers (e.g. Force Traveller). In 2007, Daimler introduced its heavy-duty Mercedes-Benz Actros to

128-573: A new brand of trucks – BharatBenz – for the Indian market on 17 February 2011. The brand was intended to offer a range of trucks in the 6–49 ton range, with vehicles for applications such as haulage, tippers and tractor trailers. In 2012 BharatBenz unveiled its first range of trucks to the media, potential customers and partners in a six-day event in Hyderabad. The BharatBenz range of trucks includes Light Duty Trucks (LDT) & Heavy Duty Trucks (HDT) in

160-593: A new range of BharatBenz trucks and BharatBenz heavy-duty tractors. A range of buses has been launched by BharatBenz. The BharatBenz heavy-duty trucks are built on the Mercedes-Benz Axor platform, and the medium-duty trucks on the Fuso Canter and Fuso Fighter series. The entire product line meets BSIII standards (comparable to Euro III ). All BharatBenz (17 models) trucks are slated to be up to 9% more expensive but be 10% more fuel efficient than

192-688: Is 85% with more than 450 local suppliers out of which 41 per cent are based in Tamil Nadu and 44 per cent are in rest of the country, with an aim to exceed 90%. Daimler has test driven its trucks a distance of 4.5 million km in various conditions at its test track in Oragadam. DICV set up a research and development facility at Oragadam manufacturing plant with an initial investment of ₹ 12 billion. On 27 May 2015, DICV inaugurated its new bus manufacturing facility in Oragadam, Chennai. The new state-of-the-art bus manufacturing plant, constructed within

224-408: Is a 100% subsidiary of Daimler AG, Germany. Its aim is to design, manufacture and sell medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles that cater to the demand of Indian terrain and customers. These vehicles are known by the brand name "BharatBenz". Three new trucks were launched on 26 September 2012. These include the 2523 R (a 25 tonne heavy-duty rigid truck), 2523 C (a 25 tonne heavy-duty tipper truck) and

256-591: Is also a subsidiary of Daimler AG and is responsible for the manufacture of passenger cars and bus chassis, along with the sales and service network. In Bangalore , Daimler has set up its largest research and development location outside of Germany, the Mercedes-Benz Research & Development India Pvt. Ltd. In addition to conducting simulations of mechanical structures, the center develops software and uses CAE and CAD tools to design vehicle components. Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV)

288-517: Is at Oragadam, Chennai , India. The “Bharat” part is symbolic for India. In 2008, Daimler AG planned to enter the Indian market in a joint venture with Hero MotoCorp to build medium and heavy commercial vehicles. A joint venture named Daimler Hero Commercial Vehicles (DHCV) was formed under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in July 2008 with 60% holding of Daimler AG and 40% holding of Hero Group. Daimler AG and Hero Group announced they dissolved

320-689: Is based in Chennai , capital of the southern Indian state Tamil Nadu . The corporate office is situated at RMZ Millenia Business Park, Perungudi, a suburb of Chennai. While the Corporate Office performs the role of a headquarters, DICV has consolidated all functions viz., Research & Development, Human Resources, Finance & Controlling, Marketing, Sales & After sales, Product Planning, Operations and Quality Management at its new plant at Oragadam near Chennai. The production plant at Oragadam , near Chennai, spreads over 400 acres (160 hectares)

352-773: The 3123 R (a 31 tonne heavy-duty rigid truck). With the launch of the first three heavy-duty models in September 2012 (2523R, 2523C & 3123C), BharatBenz began its offering of a range of trucks. Subsequently, BharatBenz launched its range of medium-duty trucks in February 2013, and its range of Made-in-India trucks for export markets under the FUSO brand in May 2013. Later that year, two more heavy-duty trucks (2528 & 3128) were also launched. In February 2014, DICV launched four new BharatBenz models (three tractor and one construction-mining). The headquarters of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles

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384-446: The 9 to 49-tonne range was unveiled on 2 March 2012. In early 2014 BharatBenz launched the tractor trailer models and a construction model making itself a full range player in the segment above 9T category spanning across medium and heavy-duty truck segments. In May 2015, BharatBenz inaugurated its new bus manufacturing facility in Oragadam, Chennai and unveiled its second wave of products – BharatBenz and Mercedes-Benz buses as well as

416-651: The 9, 12, 25, 31 and 49 tonne categories, featuring various usages and applications. The first 3 Heavy-duty trucks (2523 R, 2523 C, & 3123 R) were launched on 26 September 2012. On 20 February 2013, DICV launched its Light/Medium-duty range of trucks. These trucks are based on the famous FUSO platforms. The Mercedes-Benz Actros family of trucks is one of the most successful in the heavy-duty truck sector, selling over 600,000 units in more than 100 countries. Daimler's Bus division launched its Mercedes-Benz inter-city luxury coaches in India in 2008. The initial entrance into India

448-693: The Daimler Hero Commercial Vehicles Ltd. joint venture on 15 April 2009 because of an economic downturn in India. Hero Group decided to focus on core operation and return the 40% stake in DHCV joint venture to Daimler AG. With 100% stake, Daimler AG renamed DHCV as Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV). The launch of the BharatBenz brand was announced on 17 February 2011 in Chennai by Daimler AG Chairman Dieter Zetsche and

480-533: The Hero Group in India. As a result, Daimler AG and Hero Group announced on 15 April 2009 the dissolution of Daimler Hero Commercial Vehicles Ltd. in India. Afterwards, Daimler created a new Indian subsidiary without Hero Group's involvement, named Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. In 1994, Daimler entered the Indian market and set up Mercedes-Benz India with its headquarters in Pune . Mercedes-Benz India

512-425: The Indian market which is slated for launch in the second quarter of 2015. As of now DICV deals with three brands of Daimler – " BharatBenz ", " Mercedes-Benz " and " Fuso ". Daimler Truck The Daimler Truck and Daimler Buses divisions include the eight vehicle brands BharatBenz, Freightliner, FUSO, Mercedes-Benz, RIZON, Setra, Thomas Built Buses and Western Star. Daimler Truck is the global market leader in

544-519: The Indian market, which is used primarily in mining operations. In order to produce light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks for the Indian market, Daimler Trucks entered a joint venture with the Indian automobile group Hero. After receiving official approval from the Indian government in March 2008, Daimler Hero Motor Corporation Ltd. was established. The economic situation from late 2008 to mid-2009 necessitated re-positioning of Daimler Trucks' partnership with

576-634: The Mercedes-Benz India plant at Chakan, Pune. The Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks are now assembled at DICV's Oragadam plant. DICV is responsible for all Marketing, Sales and After-sales of the Mercedes-Benz Trucks, in India. Since the launch of the first BharatBenz dealership in Chennai in August 2012, BharatBenz has established a network of 75 outlets, and has plans to cover more than a 100 locations by early 2015. Daimler unveiled

608-622: The Mitsubishi Fuso Canter platform. These are available in school, staff and tourist variants. The rear engine buses are branded as Mercedes-Benz and are based on the Mercedes-Benz O-500 series. Daimler India Commercial Vehicles have tied-up with Ireland-based organisation WrightBus for bus body building. WrightBus is known for their unique patented aluminique alloy structure, which is lighter and stronger than conventional steel, increasing fuel efficiency and making

640-533: The brand of Mercedes-Benz to African and South-Asian markets. HDT T DICV set up a manufacturing plant for the BharatBenz trucks in Oragadam , near Chennai in Tamil Nadu at an investment of over €700 million ( ₹ 44 billion). This is its biggest investment outside Europe. Construction area for plant is 400 acres, out of which 47 acres are dedicated to 3-lane 1.55 kilometer test track. Test track include

672-403: The buses safer. On 22 August 2024, DICV launched its a new range of BharatBenz heavy-duty rigid trucks powered by the all-new BharatBenz BSVI-Stage2 6.7-litre diesel engine. Models in the all-new BharatBenz heavy-duty rigid range will be available to customers needing 2826R (6x2), 3526R (8x2), 3832R (8x2), 4232R (10x2) and 4832R (10x2) configurations. Daimler is also exporting these buses under

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704-462: The competition. The Fuso medium and heavy-duty trucks produced in Chennai are also being exported to markets of Africa and Asia, under Daimler's Asia Business Model. BharatBenz crossed 30,000 units sale mark in January 2016. From November 2015, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles started delivery of its first set of made-in-India buses. The front engine buses are branded as BharatBenz and are based on

736-563: The end of 2018 (2017: 289,321), 82,953 (2016: 79,483) worked at the Daimler Trucks division, of which 30,447 (2017: 30,424) were employed in Germany and 16,647 in the U.S. (2017: 15,002). In 2019, revenue amounted to €40.2 billion at Daimler Trucks and €4.7 billion at Daimler Buses. Daimler Buses is a leading brand in its core markets of Europe , Mexico , Brazil , and Argentina , selling 30,888 vehicles worldwide in 2019. In 2018,

768-559: The existing premises of DICV spread across an area of 27.91 acres, will manufacture and assemble buses under two brands: Mercedes-Benz and BharatBenz. With an investment of Rs 425 crore, the bus plant is set up for an initial capacity of 1,500 units which can be further expanded to 4,000 units subsequently. On 30 July 2024, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), announced its strategic partnership with Bajaj Finance to provide customized financing solutions for its commercial vehicle customers and dealerships. This collaboration aims to enhance

800-512: The first BharatBenz truck was unveiled on 4 January 2012 at the Delhi Auto Expo. The decision to launch the brand was prompted by Daimler's determination to compete in the fast-growing Indian truck market against existing Indian brands such as Ashok Leyland , Tata Motors and Indian ventures of other leading global truck manufacturers like VE Commercial Vehicles ( Volvo - Eicher Motors -Joint Venture). The entire proposed truck line-up in

832-529: The medium and heavy-duty truck segment with a gross vehicle weight of over 6 tons. In 2019, around 489,000 vehicles were delivered in this segment. Financial and mobility services are offered via the Daimler Truck Financial Services division. Daimler Truck was established in 2019 as a subsidiary of Daimler AG . In February 2021, Daimler announced its planned to spin off Daimler Truck into a separate listed company . The spin-off

864-592: The most important sales market was the NAFTA countries with 37% followed by Asia with 32%, Western Europe ( EU plus Norway and Switzerland ) with 17%, and Latin America (excluding the NAFTA country of Mexico) with 7%. Daimler Truck has a worldwide network of production plants and research centers. The following list is a description of all locations worldwide that include a Daimler Truck plant, including plants for

896-456: The subsidiaries EvoBus , Daimler Trucks North America , Detroit Diesel , Freightliner Trucks , and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation . BharatBenz BharatBenz is a brand of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), itself a wholly owned subsidiary of the German manufacturer Daimler Truck AG . The brand is known for its trucks and buses. The headquarters of BharatBenz

928-565: Was achieved through DICV's sister-concern, Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd. However, with the establishment of DICV having become complete the obvious synergies in the area of Commercial Vehicles resulted in the transfer of Daimler Buses, India to DICV. The integration of Daimler Buses, India into DICV took place on 1 April 2013. In March 2014, DICV laid the foundation stone for its new bus plant at its Oragadam facility with an earmarked investment of 425 crores. The bus plant will design, develop and manufacture BharatBenz and Mercedes-Benz range of buses for

960-565: Was approved by its shareholders on 1 October 2021. Following this, Daimler Truck Holding AG was incorporated to manage assets owned by Daimler Truck AG, and Daimler AG retained 35% of shares in the new company, with 5% being transferred to its pension trust. A separate website for the Daimler Truck company was launched on December 1, and the company went public on 10 December. Of the Daimler Group's total workforce of 298,683 at

992-495: Was inaugurated on 18 April 2012. The plant hosts a full production facility including body shop, paint and assembly as well as all logistics needed. Also located at Oragadam, DICV has its own 6 km test-track that simulates Indian conditions. Before the launch of BharatBenz trucks in India in the year 2012, Daimler Trucks were available in India with the Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks which were earlier assembled at

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1024-493: Was launched in September 2012. The corporate office is located in Sholinganallur , Chennai , and the plant is located at Oragadam , Kanchipuram District , Tamil Nadu . Currently, the chief executive officer is Satyakam Arya. Daimler AG has been active in the commercial vehicle business in India for decades. In 1954, the first truck specifically for the Indian market was a Mercedes-Benz , after Daimler-Benz granted

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