Daimler AG rolls out BharatBenz buses in India

Daimler AG has started bus sales in India with handing over the first set of units to customers in Mumbai today.
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly- owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, handed over the first set of BharatBenz staff buses to customers in Mumbai, the company said in a statement.
"With our already established after sales network and financing solutions in place, we are set to make a mark in the Indian bus segment", Daimler Buses India Managing Director, Markus Villinger said.
The company sees great potential in the Indian market especially with the impetus of infrastructure and smart city projects, he added.

"With the growing traffic in urban cities, employees spend a fair amount of time commuting to work. We want to provide a ride that is safe and comfortable for passengers and the driver", Villinger said.
DICV currently produces and sells above 9 to 49 tonne trucks for the Indian volume market under the brand name BharatBenz.

The company's bus plant at Oragadam near Chennai has come up at an investment of Rs 425 crore and produces BharatBenz and Mercedes-Benz buses.
The facility has a production capacity of 1,500 units per year scalable to 4,000 units.
The staff bus is the first of a range of BharatBenz buses being offered commercially.

The 9 tonne, 39 seater bus is a fuel efficient and cost effective mode for staff travel and offers unprecedented level of safety standards, the company said.