Daimler India Commercial
Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG,
celebrated the completion of 10 successful years of operations in India. DICV
started its operations in 2012 with an aim to transform the Indian commercial vehicle
industry with new benchmarks in engineering, technology, safety and comfort in
BharatBenz trucks and buses. In its first decade in the Indian market, DICV
achieved domestic sales of more than 125,000 vehicles, exported over 50,000
vehicles and more than 200 million parts to over 60 countries around the world.
Satyakam Arya – Managing
Director & CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles said, “In the past
decade, we have set new benchmarks in the Indian CV industry by introducing
fully-built, factory-fitted truck cabins, we were the first CV manufacturer to
launch trucks and buses with BSVI engines and have set high standards of
quality, safety and comfort in the market. We have achieved sustainable growth
in our domestic as well as exports businesses and have a plan to accelerate our
foray in these two areas, in the coming years. A few key objectives for the
next decade are to achieve 100% carbon neutrality in our operations by 2025,
become a 100% paper-free organization by the end of 2023, increase energy
self-reliance and have a sharper focus on workplace diversity and culture.”
The OEM currently uses 85% of
its energy from renewable sources. The company has already harnessed solar
energy for its manufacturing facility in Oragadam and has laid the foundation
for an additional capacity of 1.3MW solar photovoltaic plant along its world
class test track in its sprawling 430-acre facility. DICV’s existing solar
energy plant already has a capacity of 3.3MW. The OEM has already achieved 100%
recycling of water and does not depend on external sources of water for
manufacturing. DICV is working towards becoming 100% carbon-free by 2025.