Daimler India launches Mercedes-Benz SHD 2436 coach

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has announced that it has started the sales of the Mercedes-Benz SHD (super high deck) 2436 coach. The first set of buses has been handed over to a customer - KPN Travels at the DICV Bus plant in Chennai.

The SHD 2436 is a 15-metre intercity coach. It has a seating capacity of up to 61 pushback seats and luggage space of 14 cubic metres (14,000 litres). The coach has an aluminique body structure, which is claimed to make it light.

Mercedes-Benz has equipped the SHD 2436 with an active steerable tag axle, which is claimed to reduce the vehicle's turning circle diameter and make it easier to manoeuvre.

DICV manufactures the SHD 2436 coach at its plant in Oragadam, which has been set up with an investment of Rs. 425 crore. The facility rolls out BharatBenz and Mercedes-Benz buses and houses Wrightbus, an Ireland based body manufacturer within its premises.