Volvo Trucks, synonymous with the high performance mining
and over dimensional transport applications, has set a new benchmark in the
premium heavy-duty commercial vehicle segment with the delivery of the 10,000th
truck in India today.
Volvo Trucks, the country's largest truck manufacturer in
premium European segment, on June 18, 2015 achieved the landmark of crossing
ten thousand truck sales. The company's recently launched technologically
advanced Volvo FMX 440 8x4 I-Shift which is leader in its class, was handed
over as the 10,000th vehicle to M/s Mahalaxmi Infracontracts Pvt Ltd , who have
over 350 Volvo trucks and a long standing relationship of over a decade with
us. Mr. Pierre Jean Verge Salamon - President, Volvo Group Truck Sales, India,
did the honours along with Mr. Rama Rao A S - SVP Sales, Marketing &
Aftermarket, Volvo Trucks, VECV, at the ceremony conducted in Bengaluru.
Driving change for
the industry
Since it's rollout of the first truck way back in 1998,
Volvo Trucks has been committed to driving progress in the industry. Even when
the commercial vehicle industry in India was working with age old technology
and drivers were not at forefront of product and service development, Volvo
being true to its Scandinavian heritage, was the first to introduce fully
air-conditioned and crash tested cabin in trucks and pioneered the Driver
Training concept by establishing the Driver training center even before first
truck was rolled out.
Over the years, Volvo Trucks in India have become synonymous
with the mining and construction industries where the 8x4 concept introduced in
the mining segment has become the industry norm in the country and the
innovative 10x4 Dump truck concept introduced in 2012 has also established
itself. Being the customer's best business partner Volvo Trucks innovations
were not limited to products. In order to support the customers' right through
the lifecycle of the products, it pioneered the concept of container workshop
at remote mining locations and on-road assistance through Volvo Action Service.
Elucidating the development since 1998, Mr. Rama Rao A S,
Senior Vice President, Sales Marketing and Aftermarket, Volvo Trucks, VECV
said, "Our commitment to continuous improvement drives us forward and
inspires us to be focused on driving progress the industry. You can see our
innovative approach at work in all our processes, but we don't innovate just to
impress ourselves or others. We do it to meet a real life need. Our long
tradition of developing market-leading technology and solutions with products
operational for over 45,000 engine hours in tough and challenging Indian mines
is proof of this. Today Volvo Trucks facilitate around 1/3rd of coal production
in India by moving overburden in the mines and in the process has been driving
progress for the country. The support from the industry has been encouraging
and has helped us deliver what it takes. Yet, for Volvo Trucks and our
customers, our most recent innovation is just the beginning."
Partners in Progress
Over the years Volvo Trucks has built up an elite customer
base having over 100 vehicles in their fleet operating at various mining sites
across India. The customers vouch by the high reliability and productivity and
have expanded business operations at a fast pace with quick return on
investments. Being a complete solution provider, Volvo Trucks considers that
their responsibility does not stop with handing over of the keys and extends
support to customers' right through the products' life cycle with a wide network
of service and parts centers and onsite assistance.
Speaking at the handover Mr. Pierre Jean Verge Salamon,
President, Volvo Group Truck Sales, India, said, "Over the last 17 years
Volvo Trucks has been driving progress in the Indian commercial vehicle
industry. From the first high performance European tractor trailer to the
recent launched technologically advanced truck range, we have personified
performance, productivity and profitability for our customers. We understand
what our customers need and will come to need. That is why we constantly
innovate." He further added, "Reaching the 10,000 mark is a testimony
to the fact that the new high tech capabilities and the wide range of benefits
of our offerings are suiting the Volvo customer."
Committed to growth
story of India
The progress of India is closely entwined with the progress
of the mining, infrastructure & transport industry. With the recent
developments in the Indian economy and with the boost in mining and
infrastructure sector, there are countless infrastructure developments taking
place in India, providing significant opportunities for commercial vehicles in
terms of transportation and logistics. The ongoing coal block auctions and
lifting of the ban on iron ore mining in several states have created the demand
for heavy-duty tipper trucks and ambition of Volvo Trucks is to capitalize on
these development and continue maintaining its leadership position in the
European truck segment and further improve on it.
Mr. Pierre Jean Verge Salamon, President, Volvo Group Truck
Sales, India, outlining the path for Volvo Trucks backed by these major
developments said, "Volvo faces with considerable confidence a future
characterised by major opportunities in the industry, not least the demands
& aspirations placed by the industry. We at Volvo Trucks want to maximize
our operations with the range of technologically advanced transport solutions,
offering total peace of mind to our customers and facilitate their growth and
thereby continue to be the No.1 preferred truck brand in the premium European
segment." He further mentioned that, "With the gradual turnaround the
economy is witnessing and this milestone of our 10,000th truck delivery is a
reiteration of the need for such technologically advanced solutions in the
market. We are looking at exciting times and I am happy to say we are ready to
meet these opportunities."
Volvo Trucks is currently present in India with more than
150 touch points across the country including state-of-the art workshops and
various service support centers as we believe premium trucks need premium care.
from -http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/india-market/en-in/newsmedia/pressreleases/Pages/pressreleases.aspx?pubId=19351volvo truck
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