November 18. 2009 2:00AM - Last modified: March 14. 2012 12:38PM

Modine wins new power train cooling business with Daimler India

By Daniel Burkwald

Racine-based Modine Manufacturing Co. today announced that its operation in India has been awarded a contract by Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, Ltd.

The program, which will support Daimler's light, medium and heavy-duty trucks for the Indian market, will be manufactured in Modine's new production plant in Sriperumbudur, Chennai.

"We are pleased with the confidence Daimler India has shown in our ability to meet its requirements in today's highly competitive market," said Thomas F. Marry, Modine Regional Vice President – Asia. "The key to our success with Daimler India is our intelligent globalization strategy to have local production capabilities. This strategy puts us in a position to address application-specific customer needs, while at the same time offering truly globally standardized products within the very competitive commercial environment in India."

Modine employs approximately 7,000 people at 32 facilities in 15 countries.


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