<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/50282145.cms" /> <keyword id="262575" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Daimler-India">Daimler India</keyword> Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), which is the 100% Indian subsidiary of Daimler AG, world’s leading truck manufacturer from Germany, has announced today that it has started selling the <keyword id="3180528" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mercedes-Benz-coach">Mercedes-Benz coach</keyword>. 
 
The coach is named Super High Deck SHD 2436, and the first set of buses has been handed over to a customer in Chennai. The luxury coach is manufactured out of its plant in Oragadam, on the outskirts of Chennai, and offers a high seating capacity of upto 61 pushback seats. The coach has a luggage space of 14 cubic meters, and is built with a unique aluminique body, making it the lightest in its class offering ultra -fuel efficiency. 
 
Mr. Erich Nesselhauf, the MD and CEO of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles and Mr. Markus Villinger, MD of Daimler Buses India handed over the keys to Mr. KPN Raajesh, owner of KPN Travels, one of the largest luxury coach operators in South India with a fleet size of over 330 intercity buses. 
 
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“This product, being the longest coach in the country built with strong features, is sure to set benchmarks in ultra-luxury travel. We are excited to be offering a state-of-the–art vehicle concept to the Indian market. Inter-city travel becomes more safe, comfortable and modern,” Villinger stated. 
 
The luxury coach has an active steerable tag axle, resulting in low turning circle diameter so that sharp turns and bends can be navigated effortlessly. It also boasts of an advanced braking system and a strategically positioned fuel tank for added safety. 
 The bus plant at Oragadam was started with an investment of INR 425 crore and produces <keyword id="565514" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="BharatBenz">BharatBenz</keyword> and Mercedes-Benz buses. Within its premises, it also houses Wrightbus, the body manufacturer based in Ireland. The plant manufactures buses with gross vehicle weight range of 9, 16 and above 16 tons. The plant presently has a capacity of 1,500 units per year which can be scaled to 4,000 units per year. 
 BharatBenz has a network of over 80 dealerships, which has been ramped up to offer tailor-made service packages and 24X7 after-sales support for the new Mercedes-Benz coach. It is backed by <keyword id="3180523" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="bharatbenz-financial">BharatBenz Financial</keyword>, a captive financing unit offering full coverage vehicle insurance.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles starts the sale of luxurious Mercedes-Benz coach

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/47673742.cms" />India's largest automobile company by sales, <keyword id="42747" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Tata-Motors">Tata Motors</keyword> will see its first high-profile exit this year as <keyword id="1387239" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Vinod-Sahay">Vinod Sahay</keyword>, head of sales and marketing for intermediate and medium and heavy commercial vehicles division, has resigned. He will join <keyword id="6357096" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Mahindra-Mahindra">Mahindra &amp; Mahindra</keyword>'s two-wheelers division in July as <keyword id="136383" type="POSITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Chief-Operating-Officer">chief operating officer</keyword>, according to an Economic Times report. 

	A Tata Motors spokeswoman has confirmed the resignation and said he would be replaced by Rajesh Kaul, business head of CVLCV &amp; SCV Cargo. 
 

	Sahay is currently serving his notice period and the last working day for him at Tata Motors will be June 30. He is set to take up a senior position at Mahindra &amp; Mahindra's two-wheelers division, people familiar with the development told the financial daily. 
 

	Moreover, a Mahindra &amp; Mahindra spokesman said Sahay will join its two-wheelers as chief operating officer in July and will be responsible for sales, marketing, product planning, exports, manufacturing and quality. 
 

	According to industry experts, his exit will leave a big void for Tata Motors to fill as Sahay, apart from heading the bigger truck division, was also leading several other strategic initiatives of the commercial vehicles business unit, such as key account management, analytics project, scenario planning, sectorial as well as telematics and loyalty programmes. 
 His exit happens at a critical time for Tata Motors as the company faces intense competition from the world's top two truck makers, <keyword id="86015" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Daimler">Daimler</keyword> through its Indian subsidiary <keyword id="1489658" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bharat-Benz">Bharat-Benz</keyword> and <keyword id="6359474" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Volvo">Volvo</keyword> through its joint venture in India with Eicher, as well as the Hinduja group's <keyword id="6357085" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Ashok-Leyland">Ashok Leyland</keyword>. Tata Motors has already seen its overall <keyword id="34527" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="market-share">market share</keyword> fall by 10% in the last few years. However, the company has creditably held on to its high share of 55% in the medium and heavy commercial vehicles space in the past one year. 

	Sahay successfully led the creation and execution of Tata Motors' turnaround strategy for the light commercial vehicles business in 2003-2005. He is also being credited for insulating the largest region of North from the shock during the recession years of 2008-09. 
 

	An alumnus of Symbiosis Institute, Sahay has more than 15 years of experience in the automobile industry in areas of strategy, business management, sales and marketing, product management, and channel management. 
	 
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Navi Mumbai, Jan 27 ( ) Commercial vehicles maker Daimler India on Monday showcased its new BSVI-compliant range of trucks and buses. 
 The new product portfolio is available for pre-bookings and will be introduced depending on the fuel availability in each region, the company said. 
 "BharatBenz's new commercial vehicle range offers customers the solution they need for the future, setting new benchmarks for medium and heavy duty trucks with improved fuel efficiency, safety and connectivity," Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Satyakam Arya said. 
 Going forward, BharatBenz will move away from tonnage and focus on customised solutions for different applications, he said. 
 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles is a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Daimler AG of Germany. 
 Its plant at Oragadam near Chennai manufactures trucks with a payload of 9-49 tonnes besides buses and coaches under the brand name BharatBenz trucks and Mercedes-Benz buses. 
 DICV has already begun receiving orders from customers, the company said. IAS ANS
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Daimler India showcases new BSVI-compliant range of trucks, buses

Mumbai, Jan 27 () Daimler India, which unveiled its all-new range of BSVI-compliant BharatBenz brand of trucks and buses on Monday, said it expects MHCV segment to clock 2.20 lakh units this year as against 2.49 lakh units in 2019.
 The company also said that though the January-March quarter of the 2020 is expected to do a little bit better for the segment, the market may be on a lower trajectory once the BSVI norms come into effect from April 1.
"The Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle market went down by 34 per cent to 2.49 lakh units in 2019 as compared to 2.78 lakh units in 2018. That is a massive drop. We are looking the market of the size of 2.20 lakh this year," Daimler India Commercial Vehicle Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Satyakam Arya, said at the event.
The 10 per cent expected contraction in volume will be on account of the BS-VI implementation. There is as much as 25 per cent excess capacity in the market as per the fleet owners and there will be some advanced buying in the January-March quarter, he added.
If all the measures which the government is taking and the budget is really friendly for boosting consumption, "We expect that the market will then return to recovery somewhere in the July or October quarter," he said.
 He, however, sounded confident that the full recovery will take place in 2021.
Arya said that BharatBenz has lines up 42 launches for the Indian and other markets as against 52 variants last year.
"Year-on-year, we look at which variant do we have, which don't make sense any longer and which ones we need to add. We slowly expanding our portfolio and we will continue to do," he added.
He said BharatBenz is hopeful that the finance minister will bring up a budget which is friendly for boosting consumption and investments.
"We have also seen a lot of emphasis on infrastructure, investments in infrastructure and we have already started to see that on ground. Of late, the fleet owners have come back to buy trucks. So, all in all looks positive," Arya said.
 The company plans to expand the dealership network to 300 this year from 237 at present, he said. 
 The new BS-VI compliant product portfolio is available for pre-bookings and will be introduced depending on the fuel availability in each region, the company said.
 "BharatBenz's new commercial vehicle range offers customers the solution they need for the future, setting new benchmarks for medium and heavy duty trucks with improved fuel efficiency, safety and connectivity," Arya said.
 Arya, however, did not disclose the prices of the new offerings and left it for the launch time, they are likely to be 10-15 per cent higher compared to existing range.
 Going forward, BharatBenz will move away from tonnage and focus on customised solutions for different applications, he said, adding its trucks are 10 per cent more fuel-efficient and offer up to 20 per cent longer service intervals, there by giving an up to six per cent cost advantage over other trucks.
 Besides, the new range of trucks will come with a standard warranty of up to 6-years and an extended warranty of eight years.
 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles is a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Daimler AG of Germany.
 Its plant at Oragadam near Chennai manufactures trucks with a payload of 9-49 tonnes besides buses and coaches under the brand name BharatBenz trucks and Mercedes-Benz buses.
DICV has already begun receiving orders from customers, the company said. IAS MKJ

Daimler India expects MHCV segment to clock 2.20 lakh units this year

<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/59400580c4adee28008b5962-1120/daimler.jpg" alt="daimler india plant" />DaimlerSolar panels installed at Daimler's truck plant in Oragadam, India.Daimler, the German automaker best known in the US as the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, is angling to have the very first commercial vehicle plant that runs entirely on renewable energy.Daimler's trucking division oversees four separate brands, but its BharatBenz division is entirely focused on the Indian market. Since launching in 2012, Bharatbenz has sold over 50,000 trucks, making it a formidable contender against legacy India-based truck companies like Tata Motors.Now Daimler is working to convert its manufacturing plant in Oragadam, an industrial town in Chennai, India, to 100% renewable energy by the end of next year."Our target is, by next year, we will have the first commercial vehicle plant in the world which is totally sourced by renewable energy," Marc Llistosella, Head of Daimler Trucks Asia, told Business Insider.<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5940124dbf76bb38008b59b2-1107/rtxrtui.jpg" alt="wind turbine india" />Reuters/ Stringer IndiaWind turbines turn in the breeze at Nagaj village in India.The 400-acre facility is already relying almost entirely on renewable energy by using wind power to cover 57% of the plant's energy demand. Daimler doesn't own the wind turbines, but draws the energy from a provider that runs wind farms in the south of India.Daimler has set up solar panels at the facility, but they only cover 16% of the facility's overall energy consumption.Now the trucking umbrella will look to convert the entire plant to renewable energy by either installing more solar panels or buying more green energy from a provider.Bharatbenz currently produces 22 models of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks in India, all of which meet the Bharat Stage emissions standards set by India's government to lower pollution levels.The Daimler trucking unit has capitalized the most on the stricter emissions standards, allowing it to catch up with Indian trucking giants Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland that have been slow to implement the new technology, McClatchy-Tribune <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/news/article.asp?docKey=600-201704110001KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_34242_21609-1&amp;ex=true&amp;ticker=DEZ:GR" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> in April.India has become a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/india-embracing-solar-faster-than-america-2016-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">leader in sustainable energy</a>. In November, the country built the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/india-has-built-the-worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-2016-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">world's largest solar plant</a> and the government plans to draw 40% of the country's energy from renewables by 2030. <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mercedes-benz-pickup-truck-x-class-2016-10">Mercedes recently announced their first pickup truck - and it's gorgeous</a></h3> Please enable Javascript to watch this video

Daimler has ambitious plans to run one of its largest factories entirely on renewable energy by 2018

<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/593aae2abf76bb1d008b497f-1067/16c80819.jpg" alt="Daimler Fuso eCanter" />DaimlerDaimler's battery-powered Fuso eCanter truck can drive for 62 miles on a single charge.Just a month after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company was pursuing an electric truck in his "<a href="https://www.tesla.com/blog/master-plan-part-deux" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Master Plan, Part Deux</a>," Daimler revealed a stylish one of its own.During a German trade show for electric vehicles last September, a Daimler trucking unit showed off its eCanter: a light-duty, electric truck that has since undergone over 60,000 kilometers (roughly 37,000 miles) of testing on public streets in Germany and Portugal.Daimler is launching a limited series production run of the eCanter later this year in Tokyo, Lisbon, and New York. The ultimate goal is to begin mass production in 2019, around the same time Tesla plans to reveal its semi-truck."In trucks, of course [Elon Musk's] stepping into it, but we don't see him as someone who is threatening us because you need a whole infrastructure," Marc Llistosella, Head of Daimler Trucks Asia, told Business Insider. "You need dealerships, you need infrastructure, you need maintenance.""It's not so easy like a consumer good, it's an industrial good, so it will be very difficult for him," he continued.<h2>'The game is just starting'</h2><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/593aae53bf76bb1d008b4982-1775/16c82312d323793.jpg" alt="Daimler electric truck" />DaimlerAn inside shot of the Urban eTruck, an electric truck being developed by Mercedes-Benz Trucks.The move is a natural progression for a company that has sought to diversify its portfolio with investments in trucking since the early 2000s. Daimler's truck unit now oversees four different brands: Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Freightliner Trucks, Mitsubishi FUSO, Western Star, and BharatBenz.Freightliner Trucks, Daimler's heavy duty trucking division, has secured 40% market share in the US. Mitsubishi FUSO, which has <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-11/daimler-reports-surge-in-first-quarter-profit-on-mercedes-sales" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">struggled with declining demand</a>, sells light-, medium-, and heavy- duty trucks to 172 markets."In class 8, with freightliner, we are the number one in America, so we have something to defend," Llistosella said. "In the smaller ones, the game is just starting."The eCanter is being developed by FUSO, which Daimler acquired a majority stake of in 2004. Llistosella is also the president and CEO of Mistubishi FUSO.Llistosella said FUSO will lease a total of 150 trucks to municipalities and private companies this year. Convenience chain 7-eleven bought 25 trucks in Tokyo, but Llistosella declined to name other buyers. Daimler will begin full-scale series production in 2019.The eCanter has an expected range of over 100 kilometers (62 miles) and can carry between two to three tons (4,000-6,000 pounds). It can charge in under an hour with a DC fast charger.Daimler's ultimate goal is to launch an entire line of electric trucks, including a heavy-duty truck, as battery tech improves over time.The truck industry is ripe for massive disruption in the next decade as companies look to electrify and automate trucks.Within Daimler, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is currently testing its battery-powered <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mercedes-electric-truck-photos-2017-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Urban eTruck</a> in Germany and plans to bring it to market in 2020. Meanwhile, in 2015, Freightliner Trucks tested a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mercedes-self-driving-big-rig-on-a-public-highway-2015-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">semi-autonomous big rig</a> on a public highway - a first for the trucking industry.But <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-semi-truck-companies-helping-design-2017-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tesla</a> and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/timeline-of-uber-otto-acquisition-2017-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Uber</a> also have plans to automate and electrify trucks. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/nikola-one-hydrogen-truck-photos-features-2017-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nikola Motor</a>, a startup, is aiming to release a hydrogen-powered truck by 2021."We said, 'just do a truck.' Other companies are doing the same, let's do it right, let's be a frontrunner in something," Llistosella said.Get the latest Tesla stock price<a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/TSLA-Quote"> here.</a> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mercedes-benz-innovation-windshield-wipers-2017-1">Mercedes finally has a solution to the most annoying thing about windshield wipers</a></h3> Please enable Javascript to watch this video

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