Daimler and Toyota to Develop Fuel Cell Cars
27 May 2010, 10:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After earlier today German group Daimler announced it has signed a new partnership with Chinese manufacturer BYD for the production of an electric vehicle for the Chinese market, another piece of ne...
Daimler and BYD Establish 50:50 Electric Vehicle JV in China
27 May 2010, 10:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Daimler AG and BYD signed a contract creating a 50:50 research and development technology joint venture for the development of an electric vehicle in China, with the new company using the Shenzen B...
EPA Awards car2go for Air Quality Improvement Efforts
21 May 2010, 10:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Daimler’s car sharing program car2go was recently honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 2010 EPA Clean Air Excellence Award in the category of Transportation Effic...
Spyshots: 2012 Mercedes M-Klasse
20 May 2010, 08:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With still over a year left before the official launch of the new generation Mercedes M-Klasse (rumor place it in dealerships sometime in mid-2011), the German carmaker continues testing the SUV, th...
Daimler to Exit NYSE
14 May 2010, 13:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Daimler hit trades below the belt today after announcing it has decided to delist from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), as a result of "changed investor behavior and consiste...
Daimler Production Returns to Full Throttle
10 May 2010, 06:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The recovery seen in recent months in the automotive industry has prompted German carmaker Daimler into returning to full production one month earlier than anticipated. According to Autonews, Daimle...
Mercedes-Benz Establishes Bus Joint-Venture in Uzbekistan
7 May 2010, 09:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Daimler AG has expanded its bus business by signing an agreement for establishing a 51:49 bus joint venture with Uzavtosanoat in Uzbekistan. The JV sill assemble and sell coaches, intercity busse...
Mercedes Benz Autopilot Test... Pilot
7 May 2010, 09:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the technologies incorporated into vehicles become more and more advanced, it is only natural that at one time humans will be overwhelmed. Apparently, that time is already here, at least in the c...
Mercedes-Benz to Introduce New V6 and V8 Petrol Engines
6 May 2010, 08:55 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Mercedes-Benz will introduce a new range of more powerful and more efficient V6 and V8 petrol engines across their model lineups starting this autumn. For the V6, the main changes are a new narro...
urbanspace Joins Daimler car2go Program
5 May 2010, 08:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Some two weeks before it goes public, Daimler’s car2go car sharing program has another partnership to praise about, being joined by real estate company urbanspace. Company employees and client...
FleetBoard Drivers' League Truckermania Is On
4 May 2010, 10:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Daimler announced today it is taking registrations for the 2010 edition of the FleetBoard Drivers' League, a competition for truckers which will be held between June 1 and June ...
Helicopters, Yachts and Furniture, Mercedes-Benz Style
4 May 2010, 10:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The advancements made by car manufacturers in the field of interior design and styling, as well as the availability of new technologies for those tasks makes more and more traditional carmakers turn...
The UNIMOG - From Agricultural Drop Top to Tuner Ride
30 Apr 2010, 10:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Unimog’s birth was a rather disturbing process. In 1944, Germany was on the pathway of becoming an agrarian country and the 1945 bombing didn’t do much to help the state’s indu...
Stephan Altrichter Appointed Head of Porsche Schweiz
29 Apr 2010, 13:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Porsche announced today the appointment of Stephan Altrichter, former managing director of the Berlin and Potsdam Porsche centre, to the role of manager for Porsche's Swiss sale...
Setra Busses Meet EEV Standards without Particulate Filters
29 Apr 2010, 10:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Daimler announced that its Neu-Ulm Setra touring coaches and rural buses will optionally be available for delivery starting from October 2010 in compliance with the EEV emissions standard without a ...
Carbon Fiber Wars: Daimler Partners with Toray
29 Apr 2010, 09:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the big fuss German carmaker BMW created around its future line of vehicles and all the carbon fiber parts that will go into then, the rivals from Daimler retaliated with the announcement ...
Daimler to Have a Strong Presence at Shanghai World Expo
28 Apr 2010, 12:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Shanghai World Expo 2010, which is scheduled to be held from May 1 until October 21, will see Daimler showcase its future-orientated drive technologies and mobility concepts that have been tailo...
Daimler Ups EBIT Estimate to 4 Billion Euros
27 Apr 2010, 14:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having posted its financial results for 2009 earlier this February, German carmaker Daimler has now revised it's 2010 full-year EBIT estimate to 4 billion euros, after the results for the first...
Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive, Presented This Year
26 Apr 2010, 10:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive previewed in mid-2009 by German carmaker Daimler is getting its good clothes on, as rumor is more production-like version will be presented later this year. A...
Mercedes-Benz Unveils the E-Class L in Beijing
25 Apr 2010, 08:24 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Following the example of its arch-rival BMW, Mercedes-Benz revealed at the Auto China 2010 the long-wheelbase version of its large premium sedan, the E-Class. Longer wheelbase versions are a must on...