<P> The production plant at Oragadam, near Chennai, spreads over 400 acres (160 hectares) was inaugurated on 18 April 2012 by the Honourable Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, Selvi J Jayalalithaa, in the presence of Dr. Dieter Zetsche - Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head Mercedes - Benz Passenger Cars, Mr. Andreas Renschler - Head of Daimler Trucks & Daimler Buses and top management, media, employees and other stakeholders . The plant hosts a full production facility including body shop, paint and assembly as well as all logistics needed . Also located at Oragadam, DICV has its own 6 km test - track that simulates Indian conditions . </P> <P> Before the launch of BharatBenz trucks in India in the year 2012, Daimler Trucks were available in India with the Mercedes - Benz Actros trucks which were earlier assembled at the Mercedes - Benz India plant at Chakan, Pune . The Mercedes - Benz Actros trucks are now assembled at DICV's Oragadam plant . DICV is responsible for all Marketing, Sales and After - sales of the Mercedes - Benz Trucks, in India . </P> <P> Since the launch of the first BharatBenz dealership in Chennai in August 2012, BharatBenz has established a network of 75 outlets, and has plans to cover more than a 100 locations by early 2015 . </P> <P> Daimler unveiled a new brand of trucks - BharatBenz - for the Indian market on 17 February 2011 . The brand was intended to offer a range of trucks in the 6 - 49 ton range, with vehicles for applications such as haulage, tippers and tractor trailers . In 2012 BharatBenz unveiled its first range of trucks to the media, potential customers and partners in a six - day event in Hyderabad . The BharatBenz range of trucks includes Light Duty Trucks (LDT) & Heavy Duty Trucks (HDT) in the 9, 12, 25, 31 and 49 tonne categories, featuring various usages and applications . The first 3 Heavy - duty trucks (2523 R, 2523 C, & 3123 R) were launched on 26 September 2012 . On 20 February 2013, DICV launched its Light / Medium - duty range of trucks . These trucks are based on the famous FUSO platforms . </P>

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