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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) - As approved at the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting and by the Board of Directors, MFTBC announces the following executive personnel changes
Chennai, 25th March 2018 – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier today visited the manufacturing plant of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) in Oragadam near Chennai.
Chennai – Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) - the wholly-owned Indian subsidiary of Daimler AG – has been named India’s ‘CV Manufacturer of the Year’ for the second time since 2014. At this year’s edition of the Apollo CV Awards held in Mumbai on 15th February, DICV also received two important awards for its heavy-duty truck BharatBenz 3723R and medium-duty truck BharatBenz 1014R Euro-V. In addition, the jury’s panel of industry experts named Mr. Erich Nesselhauf, Managing Director and CEO of DICV, ‘CV Man of the Year’. The Apollo CV Awards are the most reputed independent recognition for India’s commercial vehicle industry.
Chennai – BharatBenz is forging ahead with the deployment of safety features in its trucks with the introduction of an innovative Driver State Monitoring System (DSMS). An industry-first in India’s commercial vehicle segment, the goal is to avoid dangerous situations of drivers falling asleep or otherwise being distracted at the wheel. The DSMS will be introduced on all premium variants of the BharatBenz heavy-duty truck range and will be available for order on other heavy-duty models and as an aftersales solution for existing heavy-duty customer vehicles. First deliveries to customers are planned for April 2018.
Chennai – Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) - the wholly-owned Indian subsidiary of Daimler AG, the world’s leading CV manufacturer with a global reach – recorded 2017 as the most successful year in its young history. Strong momentum from fresh products and tailwind from regulatory changes in the market environment drove domestic sales to new heights.
Kawasaki, Japan– Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) under Daimler Trucks Asia will take part in a manned platooning test along parts of the Shin Tomei Expressway between Hamamatsu Service Area (SA) and Enshu-morimachi Parking Area (PA) from January 23, 2018.
Society Trucking, an authorized dealer of BharatBenz trucks in Uttar Pradesh since 2013, celebrated the sales milestone of delivering 1,000 BharatBenz trucks to customers in the region.
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) in association with Topsel Trucking today inaugurated a new state-of-the-art BharatBenz dealership in Kolkata. The latest addition to DICV’s sales, service and spares network will cater to BharatBenz trucks and buses.
Kawasaki, Japan – MFTBC – Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, under the umbrella of Daimler Trucks Asia, today delivered first units of its all-electric FUSO eCanter to European customers in Berlin. The renowned and globally operating logistics companies DHL, DB Schenker, Rhenus and Dachser will operate the all-electric, series-produced light-duty truck in their fleet. In future, these FUSO eCanter will play an important role in the companies’ sustainable fleet management, especially in urban delivery transport. With the launch of the product brand - E-FUSO - in October, FUSO has already strengthened its commitment to alternative drivetrains. Over the next years, all truck and bus models will come with an additional electric variant.