Appointments Buses

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles appoints Andamuthu Ponnusamy as Head of Bus Business

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG (“Daimler Truck”), announced the appointment of Mr. Andamuthu Ponnusamy as Head of Bus Business, effective July 1, 2024. Mr. Andamuthu P began his journey with DICV in 2011 and brings over 35 years of experience in the automotive (passenger and commercial vehicle) industry, […]

Emobility Trucks

DICV set to foray into battery electric, announces strategy for long-term readiness for decarbonizing transportation solutions

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG has announced its foray into the Indian battery electric market with the all-electric, Next-Generation eCanter. The market launch of the all-electric eCanter in India demonstrates the company’s first step towards its larger vision to decarbonize its entire product portfolio in the long term. The all-electric eCanter, which […]

Dealerships Service & Maintenance

BharatBenz expands sales & service footprint in Central India with new dealership in Indore

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG has added a new 3S (Sales, Service and Spares) BharatBenz dealership to its network in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, partnering with PPS Trucking. This facility is the 17 BharatBenz sales and service location in the state; the other 16 locations are situated in Indore […]

Skill Development

Beyond Competence: Nurturing Expertise and Collaboration at BharatBenz National Skills Contest

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has recently concluded the BharatBenz National Skills Contest 2023, an initiative that has evolved to become a pivotal force in upskilling the workforce, driving operational efficiency, and positioning the CV brand at the forefront of technological advancement. In this interview by N. Balasubramanian, Sreeram Venkateswaran, President & Chief Business Officer, […]

Buses

BharatBenz bags order for 298 buses from Odisha Government

The buses will be delivered by its dealer partner in the state PPS Motors as part of the Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative PPS Motors, a part of the largest automotive dealership group, is delivering nearly 300 BharatBenz buses to the Odisha Government as part of the Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative (LAccMI). The Chief Minister of […]

Dealerships Trucks

BharatBenz opens five new 3S dealerships across North, North East and South India

 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG (“Daimler Truck”) today announced the further expansion of the BharatBenz sales and service network in the North, Northeast and Southern regions of India with 5 new 3S dealerships. The BharatBenz sales and service network now comprises of over 320 locations, strengthening the […]

Dealerships

Daimler India launches pre-owned CV brand ‘BharatBenz Certified’

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and the manufacturer of BharatBenz, has announced its entry into the pre-owned commercial vehicle market under a new brand ‘BharatBenz Certified’. This new business initiative will undertake the refurbishment and sale of pre-owned BharatBenz trucks to Indian customers who have been aspiring to […]

Service & Maintenance

BharatBenz introduces ‘Rakshana’ uptime assurance program to enhance profitability of fleets

Through the program, customers are assured of service of trucks and buses within 48 hours at the OEM’s authorized service centres Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, has launched an industry-leading uptime assurance program called ‘BharatBenz Rakshana’ with an objective to help BharatBenz customers enhance business profitability. Rakshana […]

AFTERMARKET Buses Trucks

BharatBenz Rakshana Program to enhance business profitability for customers

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, has launched an industry-leading uptime assurance program called ‘BharatBenz Rakshana’ with an objective to help BharatBenz customers enhance business profitability. Rakshana program commits to servicing and delivering BharatBenz trucks and buses within 48 hours. This program is a standard feature in BharatBenz […]

AFTERMARKET

BharatBenz expands network with 300th touchpoint

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG (“Daimler Truck”), has announced the milestone inauguration of its 300th sales and service touchpoint in India. Coming closer to its customers, BharatBenz further expanded its sales and service footprint in the western region by adding 10 new BharatBenz touchpoints in partnership with […]

Service & Maintenance

DICV launches new Regional Training Center in Cuttack

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG (“Daimler Truck”) has launched a new BharatBenz Regional Training Center (RTC) in Cuttack, Odisha. The new RTC, a partnership between BharatBenz, Directorate of Technical Education and Training (DTET) and PPS Motors Pvt. Ltd., is situated in the premises of ITI, Cuttack […]

Dealerships

Jayaraj Group Celebrating 100 years in style

One of Tamil Nadu’s oldest and leading dealership giants celebrated its centenary celebrations recently by organizing an extravagant ‘Auto Expo and Customer Conference’ at Jayaraj Auto Nagar near Tiruchirappalli. The event saw the group’s customers and partners in the region’s CV and CE market coming together to show renewed vigor after two years of lull […]

Dealerships

BharatBenz expands reach in Central India with new touchpoint in Jabalpur

Expanding its footprint in the central region, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), in association with PPS Trucking, inaugurated a new BharatBenz dealership at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. The opening of the new touch-point reflects the increasing demand for BharatBenz products in Jabalpur. In the near future, PPS Trucking plans to open five new touch-points in […]

Dealerships

BharatBenz expands network in Maharashtra, opens new dealerships in Pune, Nashik and Satara

Expanding its footprint in the Western region, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), in association with Autobahn Trucking, has inaugurated three new BharatBenz dealerships in Pune (Chakan), Nashik and Satara. Opening of the new touchpoints in these highly industrialised automotive districts in Maharashtra indicates the increasing demand for BharatBenz products in the state. Speaking on the inauguration, Anshum Jain, COO, […]

Dealerships

BharatBenz ties up with Shriram Automall to expand exchange business

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has announced a strategic tie-up agreement with Shriram Automall India Ltd. (SAMIL) to bring used commercial vehicles to the Indian CV market. The collaboration will provide a platform for customers to exchange their used vehicle of any brand for new or used BharatBenz vehicles, PAN India. SAMIL is India’s leading […]