Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a 100% subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, on Monday, announced a strategic partnership with CERO, a scrappage and steel recycling facility owned by Mahindra MSTC Recycling (MMR).
According to the press release from DICV, this collaboration intends to provide owners with robust support and hassle-free service, assisting them in scrapping their End of Life commercial vehicles (ELVs) and replacing them with new BharatBenz trucks.
Moreover, BharatBenz dealerships can now take advantage of CERO’s platform in scrapping customers’ ELVs. The dealership teams have gone through rigorous training and documentation support to ensure smooth operations, the release added.
Satyakam Arya, Managing Director & CEO, DICV, said, “Scrappage is an important step towards reducing carbon footprint and old, polluting vehicles from Indian roads, which is the need of the hour. This is an opportunity for customers to replace their old fleet with new BS-VI BharatBenz trucks manufactured locally in India with a high standard of safety, quality, comfort and state of the art technology. We see great potential for new truck sales with the effective implementation of the Scrappage Policy.”
Rajaram Krishnamurthy, Vice President, BharatBenz Marketing, Sales and Customer Service, DICV, said, “Scrappage is an eco-friendly way to acquire new fleets with modern technology that will deliver better fuel efficiency, reliability and lower cost of ownership.”
Furthermore, the commercial vehicle maker aims to provide an end-to-end solution to customers for scrapping their old trucks right from the process of vehicle valuation up until the receipt of CoD (Certificate of Deposit), the company said.
Sumit Issar, Managing Director, Mahindra Intertrade and Director, MMR, said, “The arrangement with DICV is going to focus on making the entire process hassle-free for customers and strengthen the reach and benefit all the customers who are looking for solutions for scrapping their old vehicles and replacing them with DICV vehicles.”