The first set of images of the new Daimler intercity coach - it was unclear if the coach would be sold under the Mercedes Benz brand or the newer, cheaper, BharatBenz brand - set off a lot of expectations again. A few buses were sold as fully built Sleeper coaches - those were probably a last hitch attempt to survive. By the time the after sales support was handed over to BharatBenz, the made-for-India brand of commercial vehicles from Daimler - which was a roaring success, buyers lost interest, and the product died a slow death. Poor after sales support forced many operators away from the three-pointed star. The last time, they came out with a Brazilian Chassis with the coach built at Sutlej, one of India's oldest and renowned coach builders. Daimler's earlier foray into the intercity scene wasn't a roaring success. Hopes were running very high in the busfan community from the time rumors about a new Intercity coach from BharatBenz appeared.
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