Freightliner News Updates

Mexican production of heavy-duty trucks slowed in September compared with August but again outstripped manufacturing in the year-ago period by a wide margin.

Before plant employees, Paccar CEO Preston Feight and regional politicians, Trump highlighted the EPA’s proposed revisions to NOx emissions regulations.

Daimler Truck became nimbler over the past nearly five years in an ever-changing world, according to CEO Karin Radstrom, as was intended when the OEM went public.

Any expansion of the truck maker’s North American leasing or rental operations would be carried out through Daimler Truck Financial Services.

U.S. Class 8 retail truck sales extended year-over-year gains in August, buoyed by seasonal momentum and notching a third consecutive month eclipsing prior-year levels.

Freightliner is adding workers at its Saltillo, Mexico, manufacturing plant as production ramps up across North America, Daimler Truck CEO Karin Radstrom said.

“We have a couple of sites, so I hope we make a decision pretty soon,” CEO Karin Radstrom said Sept. 13 at an event preceding the IAA Transportation conference.

Overall, Mexican commercial vehicle production in August totaled 16,389 trucks and buses, up 100.2% year on year. Production also jumped 24.9% month on month.

U.S. medium-duty truck sales gained momentum in July due largely to a jump in the Class 6 market, which showed a 39.4% year-over-year increase.

Production soared 51.8% year over year in July to 14,675 trucks and buses from 9,668 vehicles in the year-ago period.