* Expansion of production portfolio as of 2015 * USD350 million investment, 400 new jobs * Dr. Dieter Zetsche: “This new model is an important element of our growth strategy.” Stuttgart, Germany / Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA – Daimler will further expand its U.S. plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama: as of 2015, an entirely new Mercedes-Benz model [...]
Monday, September 19, 2011
* Expanded strategic cooperation between Daimler Trucks and Kamaz * Presentation of new Kamaz vehicle featuring components from Daimler Trucks * Daimler Trucks and Kamaz sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning their collaboration on truck cabs * Andreas Renschler, Daimler Board of Management member responsible for Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses: “We’re delighted to further [...]
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* Investments for the production of current and future model lines and capacity expansions * First all-new M-Class customer vehicle produced * Dr. Dieter Zetsche: “We’re continuing to write new chapters of the Tuscaloosa plant’s success story with significant investments into the future.” Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA – On the occasion of the production of the [...]
* Agreements signed for the establishment of the EM-motive GmbH joint venture for the development, production, and sale of traction motors for electric vehicles * Production scheduled to start in 2012 * Sites in Hildesheim and Stuttgart to employ a workforce of roughly 100 Stuttgart – Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH have completed their [...]
* Framework agreement covering investments of about 2 billion euros signed with joint venture partner BAIC: o Production of several models of the new compact cars and the GLK o Construction of an engine plant for passenger cars and vans and expansion of its technical capacity to 250,000 units o Foundation of an R&D center [...]
* Daimler provides trucks and off-road vehicles valued at about ?4 million for rescue operations and reconstruction in Japan * Vehicles to be handed over to the Nippon Foundation, a Japanese aid organization * All-terrain passenger vehicles and trucks from Mercedes-Benz as well as Fuso trucks are ideal for clean-up operations in the devastated areas [...]
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Stuttgart/Tokyo/Kawasaki * Initial immediate action in the form of cash donation * Additional activities to follow, possibly in the form of material supplies Stuttgart/Tokyo/Kawasaki – Daimler AG is providing two million euros as immediate aid for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The donation is intended to support the disaster relief and [...]
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Nizhny Novgorod /Stuttgart * Daimler has selected GAZ as a partner in Russia and plans to invest more than ?100 million in production of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter in Nizhny Novgorod * Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends official presentation of the project * Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Daimler CEO: “The van market in Russia offers great growth [...]
Friday, December 17, 2010
Stuttgart/Moskau * Daimler Trucks and Kamaz sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning axles * Successful launch of truck production at Fuso Kamaz Trucks Rus and Mercedes-Benz Trucks Vostok Stuttgart/Moscow – Today, Daimler AG and the Russian manufacturer Kamaz announced the next step in their partnership. In a memorandum of understanding, both companies agree to cooperate [...]
Stuttgart/Kawasaki *Fuso is the first manufacturer worldwide to present a double-clutch transmission in commercial vehicles *Known as the “Duonic”, this double-clutch transmission combines automated driving with the advantages of a manual transmission Stuttgart/Kawasaki – As with a fully automatic transmission it is a two-pedal system, there is an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal and a [...]