Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, manufacturer of BharatBenz trucks and buses, achieved 48% growth in wholesales by selling 14,222 trucks in 2021. The company has also recorded 125% growth in exports last year, its highest-ever and highest-ever parts sales.
Satyakam Arya, Managing Director & CEO, DICV, said, “2021 was a remarkable year for DICV. We turned challenges into opportunities and achieved more than what we targeted. Despite supply chain headwinds, rising input costs, rising fuel prices and the impact of the pandemic, we closed the year with a 48% increase in domestic wholesales and achieved highest-ever growth in exports of trucks, buses and parts. DICV and BharatBenz complete ten years in the Indian market in 2022 and we are geared up for a sustainable growth this year.”
The company has also recently set up DICV Transformation Office and a Global Capability Centre (GCC). BharatBenz claims to have expanded to 270 touchpoints in India last year.
Satyakam Arya added, “We have entered 2022 with great confidence and we expect this year to be even better than the last couple of years, without ruling out unexpected challenges; 2022 is also a significant year for us as we start a new decade in the Indian market with fresh thinking and out-of-the-box strategies for a new paradigm in mobility.”