Mercedes Benz launches city bus for India

  • Mar 9, 2012
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After its entry into the long-distance inter-city bus segment, Mercedes-Benz has now announced the launch of its city bus targeted at short distance intra-city travel priced at Rs. 90 lakh, ex-factory, Pune

Powered by a 7200 CC, 256 PS engine and mated to an automatic gearbox, Mercedes-Benz has targeted a new segment with its city bus looking for buyers in the City transport corporations and the upcoming public private partnership projects. The 7200CC, 256PS buses are air-conditioned with automatic transmission, air suspension and disk brakes. The company had tested the bus in seven Indian cities over the last year.

In a joint venture with its global body building partner, MCV, the buses will be manufactured at the new integrated body building facility at Chakan. The company has invested Rs. 50 crore on the new facility.

Mercedes and MCV have made joint investments in the plant but are operating independently. Since 1995, MCV has built over 15000 buses for Mercedes Benz. The Jalandhar-based Sutlej Motors builds the bodies of the inter-city buses of Mercedes Benz for India and that arrangement will continue.

The company had launched the intercity bus in 2008 and it sold 150 buses last year.

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