The company reached this milestone in just over six years and exported its buses and trucks to more than 50 export markets with the brands like FUSO, Freightliner and Mercedes-Benz

On successful completion of a year with West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO), the company will repeat the order of Eicher Skyline Pro E-Buses and will eyes market for its CNG buses in West and South.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), one of the leading CV manufacturers has recently obtained its BS-VI readiness certification from ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India) for its 5528TT heavy-duty truck.

The synchronous vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) emergency braking function ensures greater traffic safety by initiating simultaneous braking of all the vehicles, without any delay in reaction times.

With the Government of India mandating the use of airbags and seatbelt by the end of 2019 in the passenger car segment, there is a huge opportunity for the passive safety equipment suppliers in the country, says Atul Kumar.

The new solution displays the information graphically and clearly, enabling the driver to track the status of the system transparently. The transfer is initiated on request by the push of a button, as soon as the partner vehicle is less than 50 meters away. The synchronous vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) emergency braking function ensures greater traffic safety by initiating simultaneous braking of all the vehicles, without any delay and the vehicles halts at the same distance apart during driving.

This truck is powered by the OM 900 series six-cylinder engine with a capacity of 7.2 litres which is available in two power variants of 180kw and 210kw, has a maximum torque of 1100 nm.

A well-placed scrappage policy along with reduced GST rates would have helped the auto economy to do better, says Satyakam Arya, CEO & MD, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles

The Eicher Skyline Pro E buses were deployed with West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO) has served over 1.6 lakh kilometers carrying 1.3 lakh passengers till date