The brand stands for robust and reliable vehicles that meet the requirements of local customers. BharatBenz now offers trucks in all major weight categories, from nine to 49 tons. Around two and a half years after the market launch, there are more than 20,000 vehicles in use on Indian roads – which already brings the youngest brand in the Daimler Trucks family into third place in the Indian heavy-duty segment. Last year BharatBenz was also named "Commercial Vehicles Maker of the Year". "BharatBenz trucks stand for quality, reliability, and efficiency. Thus, they offer exactly what our Indian customers need. Our sales figures reflect this: Last year, sales of our vehicles rose by 59 per cent compared to the previous year", says Erich Nesselhauf, CEO and Managing Director of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV). "The start of the bus production marks the next chapter of our success story.