Daimler Pumps Money in Rastatt Expansion
22 Oct 2009, 12:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Daimler announced today it will expand production capacity of the Rastatt facility following a 600 million euros investment. The money is part of the overall 3 billion to be spent o...
Two New Freightliner Coronado for US Roads
16 Oct 2009, 10:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Daimler announced today the introduction of two new Freightliner Coronado trucks for the US. The two are the Coronado for highway use and the Coronado Severe Duty (SD) for the co...
Electric smart fortwo to Be Built in France
8 Oct 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Daimler announced today it will begin mass production of the electric smart fortwo in 2012, at the smart plant in Hambach, France. The announcement was made during a visit French...
Magna to Supply Mercedes' SLS AMG Body
8 Oct 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Magna International, who's still fighting to take over the German brand Opel, signed an agreement with Mercedes Benz to develop and build aluminum bodies for the new SLS AMG. Daimler AG is curr...
Daimler Financial Expands to UAE
8 Oct 2009, 09:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The financial arm of German manufacturer Daimler announced that starting this week it will open a Mercedes-Benz Finance and Mercedes-Benz Leasing business in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The new...
VW, Daimler, Citroen Management Change
28 Sep 2009, 12:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what may very well be considered as the "autumn restructuring campaign," personnel shuffle and changes seem to have engulfed car manufacturers. The latest from this "transfer"...
Mercedes S-Klasse, Made In USA?
23 Sep 2009, 14:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In an attempt to continue reducing costs, it would appear that German manufacturer Daimler is considering shifting some of the S-Klasse model production to the United States. At least this is what a...
Daimler Bets All on China
21 Sep 2009, 11:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Enthusiastic about the month-after-month growth it is experiencing in China (and it is not the only one), German manufacturer Daimler announced it will strive to make the Chinese market a main-strea...
Daimler to Sell 425 Buses to the Netherlands
20 Sep 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Daimler secured yet another contract to sell the buses it is producing, this time from Netherlands. The German manufacturer will sell 350 Mercedes-Benz urban and intercity buses ...
Klaus Maier Leaves Daimler, Joachim Schmidt to Replace Him
18 Sep 2009, 08:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Daimler's head of sales and marketing for Mercedes Benz cars has decided to step down, due to personal reasons as of October 1. He will be replaced by Joachim Schmidt, at the moment head of sal...
H2 Mobility, Germany's New Hydrogen Infrastructure Plan
11 Sep 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another step towards forever changing the way future roads will look like was taken yesterday by several industrial groups in Germany, who signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the creation...
BMW to Head SEIS Research
11 Sep 2009, 07:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The increasing integration of IT elements, as well as Internet solutions into vehicles has determined the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research to set up the SEIS, or Security in Embedde...
Mercedes Sales Still Down in August
8 Sep 2009, 14:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The third German manufacturer to post its sales for August follows the trend of both BMW and Audi and reports a 13 percent decrease in volume, when compared to August 2008. Mercedes sold a total of ...
Daimler US Hybrid Buses Sales Surpass 3,000
3 Sep 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American division of German manufacturer Daimler announced today it managed to brake yet another mark for its hybrid buses: so far, North America bought over 3,000 Orion VII diesel-electric hybr...
Mercedes 190 D BlueEFFICIENCY, Baby-Benz with a Bang
3 Sep 2009, 10:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ever wondered how would it have been having today's technology some 20 years ago? Imagine the cars made then powered by today's engines...Today's safety features on yesterday's v...
Chrysler Could Use Fiat, Iveco to Replace Sprinter
3 Sep 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The newly-formed alliance with Turin-based carmaker Fiat could allow Chrysler find a replacement for the Sprinter, after Daimler AG announced it will no longer provide the model to the American comp...
Mercedes-Benz BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS Revealed
3 Sep 2009, 07:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Daimler released the first photos and details on the almost production-ready Mercedes-Benz Concept BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS electric car which is powered by an electric motor and a three-cylinder, turbo...
Mercedes B-Klasse F-Cell Details and Photos Released
28 Aug 2009, 12:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first Mercedes Benz series-built fuel cell vehicle has just been detailed by the German manufacturer, in the eve of the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. With performances similar to the ones achieved b...
Chrysler Sues Daimler
26 Aug 2009, 07:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the lawsuit filed by a group Chrysler creditors, Chrysler Group LLC filed on Friday a lawsuit against Daimler with the US Bankruptcy Court New York. The American manufacturer is accusing i...
Daimler Gets Funding for Hybrid Buses
25 Aug 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Daimler announced today it was included in the Electric Mobility Model Regions development program set up by the German Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (BMVBS)....