OREANDA-NEWS. Daimler’s subsidiary “Daimler India Commercial Vehicles” (DICV) will bring a total of 17 new truck models of the BharatBenz brand on the Indian market by the year 2014. After last year’s top sales hit of over 1,000 heavy-duty trucks within a three month period, DICV is now setting yet another mile-stone. Beginning today, the heavy-duty models in the weight classes from 25 to 31 tons are joined on the market by the medium-duty trucks from 9 to 12 tons. With this move, DICV is successively rolling out the broad-based truck portfolio “Made in India”.

“Our new medium-duty models will be setting new standards of efficiency and dynamics on Indian roads – in particular when rising fuel prices become an issue in India,” emphasized Marc Llistosella, Managing Director and CEO of DICV, adding: “Our customers trust our reliable products. This is demonstrated by our sales successes for the heavy-duty BharatBenz trucks.”

The medium-duty trucks of BharatBenz are suitable for a great variety of applications. The vehicles, which are used primarily for construction site and distribution transport and can be bought as a base for refrigeration installations, come with 140 hp or 170 hp engines and are at least 10% more fuel-efficient than other comparable products on the Indian market.