Daimler to Form New Joint Ventures with Kamaz
24 Nov 2009, 13:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Daimler put an end to speculation today by confirming it will form two new joint ventures with its Russian partner Kamaz, for the manufacturing of trucks. The two new JVS will be cal...
Unimog U 20, Firefighting in Croatia
24 Nov 2009, 13:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Daimler announced the introduction of the Unimog U 20 vehicle in Croatia, joining firefighting service for the Croatian city of Sibenik as a TLF 10/25 tank water tender. The Germans ...
Brawn Dismisses Button/McLaren Switch
18 Nov 2009, 10:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ross Brawn dismissed the latest reports that Jenson Button has already agreed to a 3-year deal with McLaren Mercedes, insisting that negotiations between his team and the current Formula One champio...
Daimler Launched car2go Sharing Service
18 Nov 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new car sharing pilot project kicked off in North America this week, thanks to a partnership between carmaker Daimler and the City of Austin. Dubbed car2go, the first pilot phase starts with 200 s...
Daimler Defends Brawn GP Buyout
18 Nov 2009, 08:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche defended his decision to fund a brand new Formula One project starting 2010, amid criticism from a fellow member of Daimler's board of directors. Earlier this we...
Daimler Gets German Funding for Electric Vans
17 Nov 2009, 11:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Daimler announced today it will receive 9 million euros from the Federal German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Reactor Safety (BMU) for the research and develo...
Citaro FuelCELL-Hybrid, On the Streets of Hamburg in 2010
17 Nov 2009, 11:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Daimler's bus division debuted yesterday on in Hamburg the Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL-Hybrid, in expectation of the service debut in 2010. The zero emission bus will be opera...
Fry: Mercedes Deal Doesn't Change Offer for Button
17 Nov 2009, 09:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Technically speaking, the Brawn GP buyout by Daimler AG would have to lead to a better extension offer for world champion Jenson Button. Now that the future of his team is secured, the natural thing...
Daimler Official Blames Board of Directors for Brawn GP Buyout
17 Nov 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Not everyone back at Stuttgart believes Daimler made the right call when deciding to buy the Brawn GP team in Formula One. If Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche yesterday confirmed that the German comp...
Silver Arrows Announces Rivalry with McLaren
17 Nov 2009, 07:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Silver Arrows F1 Team will become McLaren Mercedes' newest rival in the world of Formula One, or at least that's how the promise of Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche sounds following his ann...
Mercedes to Announce Brawn Buyout Today?
16 Nov 2009, 11:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes Benz will finally unveil their plans for the future in Formula One, as parent company Daimler has scheduled a press conference later today in which both Dr. Dieter Zetsche, head of Mercedes...
Daimler Financial To Post Positive Results for Q4
11 Nov 2009, 15:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After the mother company expressed its optimism about the upcoming market evolution, the financial arm of German manufacturer Daimler, Daimler Financial, follows the lead and now says it expects to ...
Daimler Rewards Mondialogo Engineering Winners
10 Nov 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The third annual Mondialogo Engineering Awards have been were presented by Daimler and UNESCO yesterday at a ceremony held at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. Thirty international teams of you...
Fire Services Get Daimler Training
9 Nov 2009, 13:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German fire services have been provided with several training practice sessions by Daimler to learn how to apply a variety of rescue options with the aid of the very latest models. The carmaker also...
Mercedes October Sales, Up for the First Time in 2009
8 Nov 2009, 16:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Mercedes Benz announced on Friday its sales figures for October, the 10th month of the year bringing Mercedes the first positive results of 2009. Long story short, Mercedes sold 97,...
Brazil, Daimler's Biggest Truck Market
30 Oct 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite the very difficult conditions the Brazilian automotive industry experienced this year, the country managed to become Daimler's biggest customer in terms of trucks bought. The local ...
Haug Says Mercedes Will Not Switch Support from McLaren
28 Oct 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although it was rumored that Daimler and Mercedes chief Dieter Zetsche will travel to Abu Dhabi in order to discuss Mercedes' new plans for its grand prix foray in 2010 and beyond – as st...
Daimler Forecasts Financial Growth in Q4
27 Oct 2009, 11:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are improving for Daimler AG, especially when taking into account the positive development the company has registered in the third quarter of the year. To give you an example, the third-quart...
SK Energy Li-Ion Batteries for Mitsubishi Fuso
26 Oct 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Korea-based company SK Energy announced yesterday that it will supply lithium-ion batteries to Mitsubishi Fuso, a project of Daimler and Mitsubishi in which the former owns 85 percent. The bat...
Daimler Busses Sells 1,045 Mercedes Chassis to Chile
23 Oct 2009, 12:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Daimler Buses today announced that it delivered 1,045 Mercedes-Benz to Santiago de Chile, with the vehicles supposed to be used by the Transsantiago public transport system. Approximately 3,800 of t...