Daimler’s China Venture to Build Engine Plant
Daimler AG and its joint-venture partner, China’s Beiqi Foton Motor Co., said they will build a $166 million plant with the capacity to make as many as 45,000 engines a year for its trucks to serve the fast-growing Chinese market.
July 19, 2012Detroit Reman Offers More Parts Choices from Daimler in North American Aftermarket
TOOELE, Utah — As soon as Daimler Trucks offers its North American customers a new part or system, the corporation’s remanufacturing unit, Detroit Reman, is already figuring out how to get used versions of them as soon as possible, so the division can remanufacture them and sell them on the aftermarket.
July 16, 2012Daimler’s Global Investments Fend Off Rivals Such as VW-Scania-MAN, Renschler Says
Daimler AG’s truck division, the world’s biggest truck maker, said spending on a global presence will help it fend off competition from a manufacturing alliance Volkswagen AG is forming with Scania AB and MAN SE.
July 2, 2012Daimler’s Detroit Unit Unveils Upgrades to 2013 Heavy-Duty Truck Engine Line
DETROIT — Detroit Diesel Corp. announced a series of enhancements to its 2013 Detroit heavy-duty truck engines that are designed to improve their fuel efficiency and reduce the cost of running and maintaining them.
July 2, 2012Natural Gas Engines a Niche Product, Daum Says, and Daimler Has No Plans to Make Them
OXON HILL, Md. — Expressing some skepticism about the near-term strength of the market for natural-gas engines in heavy-duty trucks, Daimler Trucks’ chief U.S. executive said the truck maker will continue using Cummins Inc. engines rather than developing its own natural-gas power plants.
June 4, 2012Daimler Says New Cascadia Tops 9 MPG in Road Trials
OXON HILL, Md. — Daimler Trucks North America unveiled what will become its primary over-the-road heavy-duty tractor next year and said the new model — named the Cascadia Evolution — will be about 7% more fuel-efficient than its 2010 model.
June 4, 2012Daimler Unveils 2014 Freightliner Cascadia; Hosts LaHood
OXON HILL, Md. — Daimler Trucks North America showed off its new version of the Freightliner Cascadia that meets January 2014 federal greenhouse gas standards, touting its commitment to fuel economy while hosting Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
Daimler Bets Big on India’s Booming Truck, Bus Market
CHENNAI, India — The world’s largest commercial vehicle maker, Daimler AG, is making one of its biggest-ever bets by pouring $850 million into production and sales operations here, in what is now the world’s fastest-growing market for trucks and buses.
May 14, 2012Western Star Aims to Boost Market Share With New 4700; Another Model to Come
LAS VEGAS — Executives at Western Star Trucks, Daimler AG’s North American niche brand, want to boost U.S. heavy-duty market share toward the 3% level from its current neighborhood of 1.2%, hoping that its new 4700 and another model to come will increase sales toward that level.
May 14, 2012Daimler’s First-Quarter Truck Sales Rise
Daimler AG said Friday its trucks division posted a 21% jump in first-quarter sales to 107,700 vehicles, as demand in North America and Asia more than made up for declines in Europe and Latin America.
April 27, 2012