New Truck Test Track Unveiled by Daimler in India
19 Mar 2010, 10:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Daimler today pulled the wraps off a new test track for truck in preparation for the launch of production at the Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) division in Oragadam, India....
Japanese Public Transport Gets Citaro Buses
18 Mar 2010, 10:25 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German manufacturer Daimler announced today it has delivered ten new Citaro articulated buses to Keisei Bus, one of the top mass transit companies in Japan, which transports around 250,000 passeng...
BYD EV Will Not Be
17 Mar 2010, 08:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The long acclaimed electric vehicle to be built for the Chinese market by local manufacturer BYD will no longer hit the market by mid-2010, after the carmaker / battery manufacturer plans to the a m...
BYD Posts Record Q4 Profit
15 Mar 2010, 11:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After an incredible 2009 in terms of sales and an at least as promicing start of 2010, Chinese manufacturer BYD posted 1.46 billion yuan ($214 million) earnings for Q4, nearly doubling the initial f...
Female Daimler Employees Enter Rally in a Viano
12 Mar 2010, 13:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Bettina Singhartinger and Andrea Spielvogel, two female Daimler AG employees, will join the official lineup for the Aicha des Gazelles women's rally. The two will enter competition in a Mercede...
Daimler Sells Bus Fleet to Italy
11 Mar 2010, 16:30 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Fleet sales are extremely important whether we talk about cars, trucks or buses, especially in times of recession. As selling has became more and more difficult, Daimler Buses has just announced an ...
Daimler Trucks Sales Down 45 Percent in 2009
10 Mar 2010, 15:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The global economic slump strongly affected the truck sales, as well as it did with passenger cars. So is the case with Daimler Trucks, who saw a decrease of 45 percent in worldwide sales during the...
Daimler Sells Shares of Tata Motors
9 Mar 2010, 10:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Daimler today sold all of its 5.34% of the ordinary shares of Indian automotive company Tata Motors to various groups of investors through the capital market, the company stated. The carmaker will r...
Daimler and BYD to Produce Electric Vehicle for China
1 Mar 2010, 20:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Daimler AG announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese BYD car manufacturer for the co-development of electric vehicles in China. The two companies plan to create an el...
Top Chinese Commercial Vehicles Producer Reports Tripled 2009 Profit
1 Mar 2010, 13:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / More and more automakers take advantage of China’s booming car market, with both domestic and imported brands enjoying increasing sales. China’s largest commercial vehicles producer, Bei...
New smart to Be Produced in Collaboration With Renault-Nissan
23 Feb 2010, 17:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Daimler has finally found a partner for the development of the next generation smart cars - the company has agreed to start a collaboration with the Renault-Nissan alliance to create the a new smart...
2010 Mercedes-Benz Econic, Garbage Truck Turned Green
19 Feb 2010, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having to deal with trash everyday doesn't mean you don't have to comply to the same set of eco-rules all other must comply with. In fact, a greener a garbage truck is (because we are talk...
Daimler Posts 2009 EBIT and 2010 Previsions
18 Feb 2010, 10:54 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Last year was a difficult one for most automakers, but everybody managed to pull through. Daimler had a difficult first half of year, but managed to improve its EBIT in the third and fourth quarter....
Dieter Zetsche, Daimler Chairman Until 2013
18 Feb 2010, 08:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just as rumors began pointing on early Wednesday, German group Daimler and its supervisory board extended the contract of Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board, until December 31, 2013. In addit...
Daimler Willing to Plead Guilty and Pay $200M for Bribery Accusations
15 Feb 2010, 20:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Daimler AG admitted that it has used bribing to “smooth” certain African, Asian and Eastern European business development pathways, as Bloomberg reports. The company agreed to pay $20...
Daimler Builds 2.5 Million Engines in Brazil
12 Feb 2010, 11:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Daimler plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, is in celebration these days, after the production lines spat out the 2.5 millionth engine since the facility opened its doors back in 1956. &...
Daimler Raises Stake in Kamaz
11 Feb 2010, 17:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Daimler announced today it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russian investment bank Troika Dialog for the acquisition of five percent of the Kamaz shares held by t...
Daimler to Deliver Freightliner Trucks for Forestry Sector
11 Feb 2010, 11:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Daimler’s North American division announced it has received a major order for 75 Freightliner Business Class M2 106 type trucks from the American Forestry Equipment of Virginia (FEVA), which w...
smart fortwo Edition Greystyle, New Clothes, Same Car
9 Feb 2010, 10:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Daimler previewed today yet another special edition of the smart fortwo, dubbed Edition Greystyle. In fact, as we got accustomed to by now, the same old smart fortwo, with new clothe...
Daimler Celebrates 10 Years of FleetBoard Telematics
8 Feb 2010, 13:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Daimler announced its FleetBoard telematics service solutions for commercial-vehicle fleets is celebrating 10 years of existence in 2010. The company has equipped more than 60,000 ve...