Chennai, Oct. 17 -- Daimler India Commercial Vehicles rolled out its first Bharat Stage VI (BS VI) heavy-duty powertrain from its manufacturing facility at Oragadam. Having already received certification for BS VI back in July 2019, DICV's latest milestone comes just two and half years after the introduction of BS IV.

On the occasion, Mr. Satyakam Arya, MD & CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, 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 to cleaner-emission commercial vehicles."

DICV's start of production comes not only before the government's April 2020 BS VI transition deadli...