New truck plant to be constructed in Chennai, Southern India --- Joint venture acquires 1.6 square kilometers (approx. 400 acres) plot --- Site decision based on proximity to suppliers, port, good infrastructure and skilled labor.
After only three years from planning to completion, the new Development and Test Center for trucks at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth, Germany, was formally opened. The new facility has been built at a total capital investment of EUR 80 million, with EUR 35 million of that sum devoted to the second construction phase, for the test track, buildings, and infrastructure.
Vehicle for Polish transport company Kozaryn Transport Spedycja --- Mercedes-Benz Atego has been on the market for ten years and is firmly established in the distribution truck segment --- Automatic engine stop/start system saves fuel and reduces emissions.
Actros' record-breaking drive over 12,728 km: 19,44 l /100 km --- Savings champion also with CO2: minimal emissions of 20,5 g/tkm --- State-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz truck now outperforms the "one-liter car".
More than 1,600,000 commercial vehicles produced in 52 years --- Leading manufacturer of heavy trucks and buses in Latin America --- 50 percent of trucks and 70 percent of buses in Brazil are from Mercedes-Benz.
Milestone for Daimler's world-wide "Shaping Future Transportation" initiative --- UPS "Green Fleet" to expand with 200 Hybrid Electric Vehicles and 300 Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles --- Order is being manufactured on FCCC's walk-in van MT45 and MT55 chassis product line.
