China Orders 100,000 Electric Mercedes-Benzes
17 Aug 2010, 12:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If true, the order made by the Chinese government for 100,000 electric vehicles manufactured by the Daimler-BYD joint venture will surely become the biggest such contract for electric vehicles signe...
Daimler Offers the First Dual Clutch Transmission on a Truck
28 Jul 2010, 12:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The dual clutch transmissions are one of the most important technological features to have surfaced in the last few years. These no longer come with the drawbacks of the classic automatic transmi...
smart Roadster to Be Revived
24 Jul 2010, 14:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This year's somewhat unexpected tie-up between German group Daimler and the Renault-Nissan alliance is said to be the perfect environment for a new interpretation of the smart Roadster to germi...
Daimler and Foton Motor Announces China Joint Venture
20 Jul 2010, 07:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Daimler announced today it has signed a joint venture agreement with Foton Motor (a subsidiary of BAIC), in the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Premier of the People’s Repu...
20 New Mercedes Cars by 2014
13 Jul 2010, 12:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new model roll out frenzy seems to have engulfed German carmaker Mercedes Benz, who announced this week it plans a massive lineup of some 20 new models to be released by 2014. Given the current ...
Rare Daimler Green Goddess to Be Auctioned
12 Jul 2010, 12:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / An extremely rare classic convertible is due to be auctioned by Bonhams at the upcoming Quail Lodge sale this August. The example in question is a 1949 Daimler DE-36 "Green Goddess" Hooper...
THW to Use Mercedes Benz Emergency Vehicles
12 Jul 2010, 10:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Mercedes Benz announced today it has reached an agreement for the delivery of Mercedes-Benz vehicles to be used by the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (Technisches Hilfswerk,...
130 CNG Thomas Built Buses for LAUSD
12 Jul 2010, 07:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following what Thomas Built Buses, Daimler Trucks North America’s school bus manufacturer calls the biggest contract for natural gas buses in the company’s history, 130 CNG capable schoo...
The SLS AMG is NOT Based on a Defunct Viper Project...
28 Jun 2010, 16:29 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ..."I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who." Rudyard Kipling About a week ago, a rumor started...
DTNA to Invest $200 Million in Redford Plant
20 Jun 2010, 12:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), the American division of German carmaker Daimler in charge with manufacturing trucks, announced yesterday it will invest $200 million in its Redford, Michigan fa...
Daimler Increases Stake in Kamaz Truck Producer
18 Jun 2010, 13:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Daimler AG announced that it has signed a deal with Russian Technologies and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Troika Dialog regarding the equity stakes of the Russian heav...
US-bound smart electric drive Official Photos
14 Jun 2010, 11:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As we previously reported, the second generation smart fortwo electric drive will be invading the US and Canada this autumn. Today, German manufacturer Daimler released a set of photos of the model ...
Setra Bus Receives Top Standard Coach of the Year Award
9 Jun 2010, 11:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This year’s edition of the UK Coach Rally saw the right hand drive Setra S 415 GT-HD coach fitted with a disabled person’s lift take the “Top Standard Coach of the Year” awar...
Nigeria Launches Daimler Bribery Investigation
8 Jun 2010, 10:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite having settled the bribery investigation in the US this April, the pressure is not yet over for German carmaker Daimler. Nigeria has announced this week it will look into Daimler's alle...
Carmakers' World Cup Sales Finals
7 Jun 2010, 10:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Unaware that football mixes better with beer and Coke than with vehicles, German carmakers are scrambling, in light of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, to win an unofficial competition: seller of the most v...
Daimler Will Say Yes to Chinese Investors
7 Jun 2010, 06:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As its growth in the Chinese market continues, with several joint ventures between Daimler and Chinese companies having been setup this year alone, the German carmaker will not oppose any Chinese in...
Mercedes And smart Offering EV Charging Points in the UK
3 Jun 2010, 12:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mercedes-Benz and Smart are preparing to support the widespread uptake of electric vehicles in the UK by initiating a program that will see EV recharging points being installed across their British ...
Mercedes Cheats the Piech Reaper
1 Jun 2010, 07:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ever wondered what Ferdinand Piech, one of the marking figures of Volkswagen and Porsche, has in common with rival company Mercedes Benz? Well, nothing actually, apart from, perhaps, a big grudge. ...
Excitement Over Germany's EV Ambitions Fades
31 May 2010, 08:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back at the beginning of May, Germany was in celebration over the launch of the country's National Electric Mobility Platform (NEMP). All that enthusiasm and excitement have now faded away, as ...
Mercedes Positive with Return-on-Sales Target of 10 Percent
29 May 2010, 12:36 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Following a meeting with investors and analysts in Beijing, Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, expressed his positive thoughts abou...