Mercedes-Benz India launched its first City Bus at its Chakan plant, with the base variant costing Rs 90lakh (ex-factory, Pune). The company has been selling 2 and 3-axle inter-city buses for quite a while.
Mr. Hartmut Schick, Head of Daimler Buses, commented, “Our 2-axle and 3-axle buses have been very well received in the Indian market. Our foray into city buses will now enable more and more people to ‘Travel with the Star’. We will participate in the Indian market growth by expanding our bus business with a superior-quality low-entry city bus for the Indian market. The Mercedes-Benz City Bus we present today is hence key for Daimler Buses’ strategy for India. As the inventors of buses and one of the largest bus makers of the world, we are confident that our solutions will appeal to the demanding Indian customers”.Daimler also announced the appointment of Mr. Markus Villinger as the Head of Buses for India. With rich experience in Commercial Vehicles business with Daimler, Mr.Villinger will take over the Operations and will be responsible for overall bus business of India with immediate effect."
The low entry City Bus is powered by a proven and robust OM 926 Diesel engine with 252 hp of power and features highly economical drive system using BlueTec equipments making it an ideal vehicle addressing the growing public transport requirements.
