Force Motors Limited, described as India's largest van maker, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), Government of India, on Tuesday to participate in the Commercial Vehicle Replacement Scheme for the Delhi-NCR region.
The scheme is designed to accelerate the phasing out of older BS-IV and earlier-generation trucks and buses operating in Delhi-NCR, replacing them with BS-VI compliant or electric vehicles. The initiative forms part of the government's broader push to reduce vehicular emissions across the National Capital Region.
As one of the participating original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Force Motors will work through its authorised dealership network in Delhi-NCR to implement the scheme and offer the prescribed OEM benefits to customers who qualify under the scheme's guidelines.
Prasan Firodia, Managing Director of Force Motors, said the company welcomed the opportunity to work with the government on modernising the region's commercial vehicle fleet, adding that the initiative was in line with the company's focus on cleaner and more efficient mobility solutions for fleet operators and customers.
Force Motors, founded in 1958 by N. K. Firodia, operates five manufacturing units in India and employs more than 10,000 people. The company is currently chaired by Abhay Firodia. Its product range includes the Traveller N and Trax light commercial vehicles, the Urbania modular passenger van platform, the Traveller Monobus, and the Gurkha off-road SUV. The company also manufactures engines for Mercedes-Benz and BMW vehicles produced in India, and holds a joint venture with Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG for industrial and rail engines.