Daimler bets on infra play with 14 launches for 2024
Financial Express Mumbai|March 27, 2024
THE INDIAN SUBSIDIARY of Daimler Truck, one of world's largest commercial vehicle (CV) makers, is stepping on the accelerator to cash in on the push for infrastructure development which is expected to get a leg-up post the upcoming elections.
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Daimler bets on infra play with 14 launches for 2024

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the country's fourth largest truck and bus player, will increase the truck production capacity at its plant near Chennai by 25%. This will be aided by the launch of 14 new products in 2024 in segments such as rigid, construction and mining.

Satyakam Arya, managing director and CEO, DICV said, "The segments we are present in sawa growth of 10% in 2023 but we grew by 35% during the same year." DICV is present in the segments between 10-55 tonne.

"We have an installed capacity of 36,000 trucks and 4,000 buses per annum. We are very close to 100% utilisation. We started expanding last year and this year we will accelerate that," Arya added.

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