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Satyakam Arya Appointed as Chairman of CII, Tamil Nadu State Council

Satyakam Arya has been at the helm of DICV’s commercial vehicle operations since 2018.

Daimler Truck increased group sales in 2021

Daimler Truck reports increased group sales of approximately 455.000 units for 2021, 20 % above prior year level (2020: 378.290 units)

Daimler VP: We expect heavy truck market to grow by 60% in 2021

Rajaram Krishnamurthy, VP — Marketing, Sales and Customer Service, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles on key growth drivers of tippers and dump trucks.

Mercedes-Benz prepares to go all-electric

All newly launched architectures will be electric-only from 2025 onwards.

Kixx wins Korea First Brand Awards

GS Caltex?s lubricant brand, Kixx that is being endorsed by leading Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, has won the Korea First Brand Award in the lubricant category.

Hyster chooses Mercedes-Benz/ MTU engines

Hyster Europe will power its forthcoming Stage V compliant Big Truck range for European customers by Mercedes-Benz/ MTU engines.

The Platform for Premieres

Comtrans 2017 has once again demonstrated its position as the leading trade fair for decision makers in the commercial vehicle (CV) and transport industry in Eastern Europe.

BharatBenz starts Ghaziabad dealership

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), in association with Espirit Trucking, has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art BharatBenz dealership for its commercial vehicle brands in the National Capital Region (NCR), Ghaziabad.

Successful Year for DICV

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, experienced a successful year 2015 as domestic sales increased by 37 per cent to 14,000 units on the strength of the BharatBenz brand?s powerful product lineup.

Pick-n-Carry Hydra: Bestseller

As the Numero Uno bestselling lift and reach product, Hydra crane still continues to be the most demanding mobile crane category in India. Tyre-mounted articulated steering, hydraulic mobile pick-and-carry crane, colloquially termed ?Hydra?, was introduced in India

BharatBenz debuts at Excon

Or the first time, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) with its exclusive brand BharatBenz participated at the Excon exhibition 2015 in Bengaluru.

Defying Market Decline

COMTRANS 2015 demonstrated its position as the leading trade fair for decision makers in the commercial vehicle and transport industry in Eastern Europe. Held from September 8 to 12 at the Crocus Expo Center in Moscow, more than 220 exhibitors from around the world presented innovations and current products.

From fifth wheel couplings to trailer axles: The complete range of components for trucks and trailers

The JOST Group expanded its product range for systems and components in early 2015. For the first time, the world's leading manufacturer of vehicle connection systems, modules and components for trucks & trailers will be presenting Mercedes-Benz TrailerAxleSystems, which has been part of JOST since January.

Ready for Long Haulage

COMMERCIAL vehicle industry experienced one of the worst and the longest spell of recessions during last three years. However, the good news is that it is reviving now. The heavy-duty (HD) trucks industry hit the peak level in 2011 with a sales of 241,000 and it dropped to 130,000 in 2013.

DICV to Launch BharatBenz 3143

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a 100 per cent wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany, is to launch its new BharatBenz 3134 for the niche deep-mining segment in the second quarter of this year.

Force Motors component plant

Force Motors will set up a new plant at Chakan near Pune to make engines and axles for Mercedes-Benz.

Mercedes-Benz starts new office

Mercedes-Benz started its distribution activities in the new site in Kassel-Calden (Germany).

Management changes at Daimler India

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has announced management changes to take effect in March and April 2015. According to a company release, Dr. Albert Kirchmann, currently Head of Daimler Trucks Asia, will become Chairman of Daimler Trucks Asia as of April 1, 2015.

Brake linings

Bremskerl Friction Material India, a subsidiary of Bremskerl, Germany, is a supplier of brake rings, brake linings, clutch linings, brake pads and friction materials. The company caters to products for truck and bus brands like Mercedes-Benz, MAN, Kassbohrer, Renault, Scania, Volvo, Steyr, Iveco, Bova, Auwarter, EVO and DAF. It also caters to special purpose vehicles and trailer brands like BPW, SAF, SAE, SMB, ROR, Krupp, Mannesmann-Demag,

Tata BlueScope building products bags order

Tata BlueScope Building Products, a business division of Tata BlueScope Steel Ltd has bagged the order to supply LYSAGHT roof and wall cladding profiles to the extended manufacturing facility of Mercedes-Benz India at Chakan, Pune.

Bauma Breaks Records

A record 530,000 visitors from over 200 countries converged on the Messe Mnnchen exhibition centre between April 15 and 21. This, the 30th edition of bauma, broke all previous records for exhibitor numbers and exhibition space.

First Actros truck from Chennai facility rolled out

The first Mercedes-Benz Actros 4841K rolled out from the new assembly line at the Oragadam, Chennai facility of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles. The Actros is positioned as a vehicle for tough mining operations.

BharatBenz's Power Yatra

BharatBenz Power Yatra gives customers, transporters, financiers and drivers a close look at the BharatBenz product range of LDTs and HDTs of six different trucks.

Tipping point

The trucking industry has changed quite dramatically in the last ten years and all indicators are that in the next ten years, it is going to be more intense.

VIT hosts first int?l conference

The Pune-based Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT) along with State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University) and Anveshak Technology and Knowledge Solutions,

An Iconic Research Project

Powered with natural gas, the Econic NGT with Allison transmission allows for quieter and more environmentally friendly transport.For more than a year, a Mercedes Benz Econic NGT equipped with an Allison fully automatic transmission

Redefining Trucking

Daimler strengthens its India commitment by launching BharatBenz, representing the entire Daimler India commercial vehicles portfolio of trucks from 6 to 49 tonne.

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