Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) on Wednesday said that it will launch its first electric truck in India called 'eCanter' within the next six-12 months.
With eCanter, the German company will be entering the light-duty truck segment in India.
"The market launch of the all-electric eCanter in India demonstrates the company's first step towards its larger vision to decarbonise its entire product portfolio in the long term," DICV said in a statement.
Daimler sold 21,231 commercial vehicles (CVS) in India during the financial year 2023-24 (FY24), recording a 23.8 percent year-on year (Y-o-Y) growth, according to Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).
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