Tata Motors completes 1,000,000,000 kms with DTC

Tata Motors has announced that the company’s venture with the Delhi Transportation Corporation (DTC) has completed 100 crore/ 1 billion kilometres with DTC in 7 years. The DTC service is one of the world’s largest CNG powered public transport fleet.

The fleet of 2682 busses, including low floor and semi low floor A/C and Non A/C variants operate from 22 depots spread across New Delhi. The service has ferried over 30 lakh passengers around the city covering 4.70 lakh kilometres daily. The Tata Marcopolo has completed 100,71,27,708 kilometres as of August 15, 2015.

Ravi Pisharody, Executive Director, Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors Ltd. said, “It is very gratifying to have competed over a billion DTC kilometers, a true testament to the durability and quality built into every Tata bus. This has been backed by our strong and dedicated team of employees, with excellent exposure in fleet management, delivering 24x7 services, ensuring bus services for commuters every day for the last 7 years. As a leading partner to State Transportation units, we at Tata Motors will continue to work with them in providing the right product and service solutions, enabling them to create and maintain a sustainable public transportation systems for Smart Cities, with continuous improvements backed by technology. We would like to extend our gratitude to DTC and the commuters of Delhi, and look forward to completing many more such milestones in the years to come.”

C. R. Garg, Managing Director, Delhi Transport Corporation said “We at the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) have always worked towards developing an efficient public transport system for the city. The completion of 1 billion kilometers in seven years by Tata Motors buses operating under DTC, is indeed a remarkable accomplishment and we wish to extend our appreciation to the company on attaining this milestone. Tata Motors’ buses have served the citizens of New Delhi well, providing the city with a range of buses of superior quality, ensuring smooth and comfortable transit for all. DTC’s association with Tata Motors has been fruitful and we hope to continue this partnership in the years to come.”

Source: Tata Motors / DTC