The OM616 & Mercedes-Benz T1 (Tempo Traveller) in India
In 1982, Bajaj Tempo, now Force Motors, signed a deal with Daimler Benz to manufacture the OM616 Mercedes engine under licence in India for fitting on its line of vehicles. This Mercedes engine gave the company a technological edge over other Indian manufacturers led to the success of several Bajaj Tempo models.
The collaboration with Mercedes Benz (Daimler Benz) was further strengthened with the signing of the collaboration for the manufacture of the Tempo Traveller in 1986. This vehicle range was based on the popular Mercedes-Benz T1 range.
In 1987, a plant designed and built to the specification of Mercedes Benz was inaugurated at Pithampur for the production of the Tempo Traveller. The vehicle is currently in production and is one of the most popular people movers in the Indian market.
Some variants based on the Tempo Traveller (Mercedes-Benz T1) are the high roof / low roof versions, the short chassis / long chassis versions and the Excel series of commercial transport vehicles.
The Mercedes OM 616 or its variants still power the light commercial vehicles of Bajaj Tempo, including the tempo traveller and the new Excel series of trucks. Bajaj Tempo is also at present assembling other Mercedes engines and supplying it to Mercedes Benz India Ltd.
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Mini | A | Hatch | W168 | W169 | W176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small | B | W245 | W246 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compact | C | Saloon | W201 | W202 | W203 | W204 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estate | S202 | S203 | S204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive | E | Saloon | W123 | W124 | W210 | W211 | W212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Limousine | V123 | V124 | V212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estate | S123 | S124 | S210 | S211 | S212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luxury | S | Saloon | W126 | W140 | W220 | W221 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Limousine | V126 | V140 | V220 | V221 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pullman | W100 | VF140 | VF220 | VF221 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Landaulet | A140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compact | CLC / C | Coupé | CL203 | CL203 | C204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive | CLK / E | C123 | C124 | C208 | C209 | C207 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cabriolet | A124 | A208 | A209 | A207 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLS | Coupé | W219 | W218 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luxury | CL | C107 | C126 | C140 | C215 | C216 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sports | SLK | Roadster | R170 | R171 | R172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SL | R107 | R129 | R230 | R231 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exotic | SLS | Coupé | C197 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SLR | C199 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roadster | R199 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Speedster | Z199 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small | Vaneo | MPV | W414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive | Viano | W638 | W639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luxury | R | V251 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compact | GLK | SUV | X204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive | M | W163 | W164 | W166 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luxury | GL | X164 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utility | G | W460 | W461 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
W463 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vito | LCV | MB100 | W638 | W639 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sprinter | T1 | W901 - W905 | NCV3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vario | T2 | T2 | W670 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class | Model | Body | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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