Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announces that Sanjiv Khurana has been appointed to the position of General Manager of Trucks Connectivity, effective Feb. 1, 2018. In this newly created position, Khurana leads DTNA’s connected vehicle solutions and spearheads efforts to ensure customers receive critical insights that allow them to achieve maximum efficiency, uptime and safety. The position reports directly to the CEO.
In his most recent role, Khurana was president of Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing, LLC, a DTNA subsidiary. Previously, he served as CFO of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, where he was instrumental in the launch of the Daimler truck business in India.
With the introduction of Detroit Virtual Technician in 2011, DTNA was the first OEM to offer remote diagnostics using factory-installed hardware. Over the past several years, DTNA has deepened its connectivity capabilities with the introduction of the Detroit Connect suite of connected vehicle services, which also includes Detroit Connect Analytics and the recently launched Remote Updates. All Detroit Connect services are accessible via the Detroit Connect portal, which helps fleet managers access and analyze vehicle fault event and performance data, further deepening their knowledge about overall fleet health.
“Customers are responding to the innovative technology offered by Detroit Connect and it’s our responsibility to provide new capabilities that not only meet, but anticipate, their needs,” Khurana said. “Our customers have become increasingly sophisticated in how they are analyzing and implementing data captured and transmitted from their fleets, and DTNA will continue to provide the best solutions that meet their data needs and evolve their businesses.”
Khurana began his career at Daimler in 1999. He has an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from GMI Engineering & Management Institute.
