Mumbai, Oct. 16 -- The first BS-VI heavy-duty powertrain from Daimler India Commercial Vehicles has been rolled out from the Oragadam plant, two-and-half years after the introduction of BS-IV. DICV's start of production comes not only before the government's April 2020 BS-VI transition deadline, but also ahead of their own internal schedule. In 2017, DICV joined a global partnership with Daimler entities in Brazil, Germany and the US with the goal of upgrading key components to BS-VI standards by January 2020.
Satyakam Arya, MD & CEO, said, "Daimler Trucks already has eight years of experience delivering over 14 lakhs BS VI-equivalent vehicles to customers. It is, therefore, no surprise we are again leading the industry in the transition t...