Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India is planning to hire over 1,000 engineers in India in the upcoming year. The company has expanded its presence in Bengaluru by leasing approximately 418,000 square feet of office space, emphasizing its commitment to India as a valuable market and talent hub for the automotive sector. As per sources, the company will pay a rent[Read More…]
Mercedes Benz has announced an organisational change, Santosh Iyer has been elevated as the Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India, w.e.f 1-Januray, 2023. He is currently associated with Mercedes-Benz India as the VP-Sales and Marketing. Santosh succeeds Martin Schwenk, who will take up new responsibilities as the President & CEO, Mercedes-Benz Thailand, from 1-January, 2023. Martin Schwenk joined Mercedes-Benz India[Read More…]
Mercedes-Benz has announced the appointment of Vyankatesh Kulkarni as the Executive Director and Head of Operations, India, effective June 1, 2022. Vyankatesh will be responsible for production and procurement-related functions of Mercedes-Benz India, including the company’s transformation journey into electrification, digitisation and technology-driven smart manufacturing prowess of the future. Announcing this key leadership appointment, Martin Schwenk, Managing Director &[Read More…]
Continental Tires continues to serve as the Preferred Partner of the Global Mercedes-Benz After-Sales Tires Program in the Asia-Pacific markets. The partnership extends within the APAC region, which started September 2020 in Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of China (R.O.C., Taiwan), India, and starting September 2021 in Indonesia. The partnership involves intensive cooperation with the development of special marketing[Read More…]
Mercedes-Benz shared the inner workings of its major rollout ROTF. Prateek Pardeshi checks the direct impact on the manufacturer’s production and the middleware as the backbones of future retail. Buying a vehicle has been a task until now! It includes several layers requiring in-person meets to cover quotation, vehicle availability, choice limitation, waiting periods, test drives to ascertain the choice[Read More…]
Mercedes-Benz India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University(DSEU) to provide a one-year Advanced Diploma in Automotive Mechatronics course(ADAM). It falls in line with the ‘Skill India’ initiative of the Government. The course will fulfil the requirement for superlative service in the automotive sector and students will have hands-on experience of the latest tools[Read More…]
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has signed a second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Tamil Nadu. Aimed at expanding the production capacity of the Oragadam plant, the MoU entails an investment of Rs.2277 crore. Suppliers expected to benefit as a ripple effect of the investment include the likes of Apollo Tyres, Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd., Wabco India[Read More…]
Mercedes-Benz inaugurated its first 3S dealership in Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh. Mahavir Motors, the new dealership was inaugurated by Roland Folger, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India and Yashwant Jhabakh, Group Chairman, Mahavir Motors. Roland Folger, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India commented, “Vijayawada is an established industrial city and is fast developing into an emerging market with a strong growth[Read More…]
BorgWarner’s Turbo Systems facility in Itatiba City, Brazil, was presented with the 2014 Mercedes-Benz Brazil Interaction Award in the category of Innovation Technology for the successful launch of various turbochargers for the new Mercedes-Benz Euro 5 engines in South America. “At BorgWarner, we are driven to deliver innovative powertrain solutions that improve fuel economy, emissions and performance for a cleaner,[Read More…]
One of the next steps on the way to perfect electric drive and plug-in hybrid vehicles is wireless charging. Daimler and BMW have now agreed on jointly developing and implementing one common technology. Wireless charging of the battery will make the handling of electric drive and plug-in hybrid vehicles even easier. Mercedes-Benz will commence fleet testing of this “unplugged” technology with[Read More…]
