Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), which is the 100 per cent Indian subsidiary of the Daimler AG, Germany, had started production from the facility in 2012 and rolled out the first BharatBenz rigid heavy-duty trucks in June that year.

　　"The 1,00,000th vehicles illustrate the unprecedented ramp-up of our operations since 2012. We are proud to have reached another important milestone on our sustainable growth path in India," said Erich Nesselhauf, MD & CEO, DICV.

　　The Oragadam facility near Chennai manufacture nine to 49 tonne trucks besides Buses and coaches under the brand name BharatBenz buses and Mercedes-Benz coaches.