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Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Germany’s Daimler AG, has rolled out its first Left-Hand Drive (LHD) FUSO trucks for export markets from Oragadam, near Chennai.
The FUSO trucks are jointly produced by DICV, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, Japan (MFTBC), a Daimler company.
The first heavy-duty truck — the FUSO FJ (equivalent to a 2528C) — will be first launched in markets such as Nigeria, Ethiopia and Egypt, and in the mid-term, it will be rolled out in markets in Africa, Latin America, and West Asia.
With this, Daimler Trucks Asia strengthens its portfolio of new FUSO trucks for the non-Asian markets as well, adding thrust to its export strategy. A variant of the new DICV-made FUSO LHD will be showcased at the upcoming IAA Hannover show in September, the company said in a statement.
FUSO trucks are already being exported to markets such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Brunei. The new FUSO trucks have been well received by customers, thanks to the already established robust FUSO distribution and service network.
DICV will also start manufacturing medium-duty FUSO LHD vehicles subsequently later this year to address the wider market.
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