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Mercedes CEO says China price pressure is here to stay

Mercedes-Benz Group CEO Ola Källenius expects the fierce pricing competition in the Chinese car market to stick around for years to come.

July 29, 2026
BusinessTechnology

BMW, Mercedes to Set Up Joint EV Charging Network in China

BMW AG and Mercedes-Benz Group AG will cooperate on a fast-charging network for EVs in China with a plan to open at least 1,000 stations by 2026.

November 30, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFor-HirePrivate

Mercedes Challenges Tesla's Battery-Powered Semi

Mercedes-Benz Trucks revealed a heavy-duty #electric #truck to take on Tesla’s battery-powered Semi, the latest move in the intensifying race to decarbonize road logistics. 

October 12, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFor-HirePrivate

Mercedes Unveils Longhaul Electric Truck

Mercedes-Benz Trucks revealed a heavy-duty electric truck to take on Tesla Inc.’s battery-powered Semi, the latest move in the intensifying race to decarbonize road logistics.

October 10, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Mercedes to Build Its Own EV Charging Network

Mercedes-Benz says it will build its own worldwide electric vehicle charging network starting in North America in a bid to compete with EV sales leader Tesla.

January 5, 2023
BusinessFuel

Mercedes Opens Battery Plant for Electric SUVs

Mercedes-Benz Group AG opened a battery factory in Alabama months before the luxury carmaker starts assembling electric SUVs nearby in an effort to challenge Tesla Inc. in the U.S. EV market.

March 15, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Daimler Moves to Separate Mercedes, Trucks to Counter Tech Shift

Daimler AG is firming up plans for its biggest corporate overhaul in a decade, granting its cars and trucks operations more independence in a bid to become more nimble and better confront the disruptive shift to self-driving electric vehicles.

October 16, 2017
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Mercedes Will Deliver a Bag of Coffee to You by Drone in Zurich

Mercedes-Benz is taking the next step in an ambitious project to use drones for same-day delivery, with a three-week pilot in Zurich that will see mini copters shuttle bags of ground coffee to fixed points in the city.

September 28, 2017
Business

Mercedes-Benz to Launch Pickup Truck in 2017

FRANKFURT, Germany — Mercedes-Benz will launch a pickup truck in late 2017, becoming the first German premium automaker to enter one of the most lucrative segments in the car industry.

October 25, 2016
Business

Mercedes 'Mothership' Van Will Transport Robot Workers to Deliver Packages

Starship Technologies, maker of squat six-wheeled robots that deliver packages to businesses and homes, said Sept. 7 it is working with Mercedes to develop a van to transport eight of the robots and release them onto sidewalks to make deliveries.

September 8, 2016

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