Mr. Erich Nesselhauf, Managing Director and CEO of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles
“India will increasingly play an important role in the global operations of Daimler”
ExconAs platform:
BharatBenz debuts at Excon with the broadest range of tippers and has displayed 11 trucks from its construction and mining range.
Daimler India with its exclusive brand –BharatBenz debuted at the Excon exhibition 2015 in Bengaluru which is the largest construction equipment exhibition in South Asia. BharatBenz displayed 11 trucks from its construction & mining range of products including India’s first indigenized mining truck 3143 making an indelible mark at its first public fair in the country.
One Bharat Benz Elite Truck:
BharatBenz is set to transform the way of work in the construction and mining industry. BharatBenz 3143 is a natural progression towards high powered, cost efficient mining trucks that will bridge the gap in the industry that currently offers premium trucks and trucks that are underpowered. The truck is capable of operating in challenging terrains and can efficiently operate in deep mining conditions, making it an unbeatablevalue proposition.It comes with the trusted and proven OM 457 Mercedes-Benz engine, with a 12 litre capacity and six-cylinders delivering 430hp.The BharatBenz 3143 is available in two variants 19.5Cu.M rock body and 32Cu.M coal carrier.The key differentiator that BharatBenz offers in this segment is higher payload, better fuel efficiency and lower maintenance costs. In addition, the high localisation of the parts translates into a very high availability of spare parts.
India as Important Market and a Global production Hub
India will increasingly play an important role in the global operations of Daimler. Not only is DICV exporting India-made trucks under the FUSO brand to 21 countries, it will also increase its market presence in 30 countries within the next two years. It has also already exported more than one million parts from its plant in Oragadam to Daimler entities in the world.
With top quality products from our world class factory in Oragadam, we have not only made a mark with our Indian and International customers, but also convinced other Daimler brands and entities to source parts from us and our supplier network. Our Indian operations will become more and more important for Daimler Trucks, with regards to sales volumes as well as parts and knowledge-transfer.
