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Montag, 13.Mai 2013The Daimler Board of Management made the following personnel decision today: Effective August 1, 2013, Sven Ennerst (49) will take on global responsibility for the development department at Daimler Trucks.
Ennerst will succeed Georg Weiberg (65), who will retire after working for Daimler for more than 40 years.
After ten years as Head of Engineering Mercedes-Benz Vans, [...]
The A-Team — headed for success since 2011 thanks to Euro VI compliance
Samstag, 27.April 2013The Actros, Antos, and Arocs form Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ “A-Team” of heavy-duty vehicles, which began its successful career in 2011.
The three star-brand trucks were consistently developed to meet the tough Euro VI emissions standard, which will reduce the limits for particulate and NOx emissions by more than 90 percent in the future.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has taken [...]
World Premiere of the New Generation Unimog and Econic
Freitag, 19.April 2013Today Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks is celebrating the world premiere of a ten-model Unimog lineup (U216 to U 5024) as well as of several two and three-axle variants of the low-entry Econic special-purpose vehicle.
As a result, the era of Euro VI-compliant engines is now also being ushered in for special trucks. The new vehicles will [...]
FleetBoard at Bauma: Flexible telematics solutions for construction site transport
Montag, 15.April 2013Construction transport entails diverse challenges. Telematics-assisted internet services help you to meet these demands. Keeping tabs on the fleet at all times results in reduced operating costs and streamlined processes.
At the Mercedes-Benz stand, no. 104/204 in hall B4, Daimler FleetBoard is showing how flexible telematics solutions can be deployed to manage transport operations at [...]
New Unimog and new Econic in winter test drives and final tests
Samstag, 30.März 2013Currently the test vehicles are undergoing the last tests, for example for use in winter road clearing. Once again, this year’s winter testing was carried out in Rovaniemi, Finland which is the capital of Lapland on the Arctic Circle.
The vehicles had to complete extensive tests not only with regard to handling and driving characteristics [...]
The new Atego – benchmark in short-radius distribution
Mittwoch, 13.März 2013Mercedes-Benz presented today in Wörth the new Atego for light and medium-duty distribution transportation. The Euro VI legislation that will soon go into effect in Europe requires manufacturers to come up with completely new vehicle concepts.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is already concluding its product offensive nine months before the new emissions standard goes into effect. The [...]
A Big Hit: Over 1,000 BharatBenz heavy-duty trucks sold in India after only 3 months
Samstag, 16.Februar 2013Three months after the launch of the first BharatBenz trucks for the Indian market, Daimler subsidiary, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), is taking stock.
From the start of sales on September 26, 2012 until the year-end, DICV sold 1,098 heavy-duty trucks between 25 and 31 tons. DICV will be launching other new models of the [...]
New Mercedes-Benz Arocs construction site truck to give business a further boost in 2013
Dienstag, 29.Januar 2013“The three new Mercedes-Benz vehicles clearly deserve a triple A rating,” said Andreas Renschler, the Daimler Board of Management Member responsible for Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses, at the Arocs world premiere, which took place today in Munich.
“The first three representatives of our heavy-duty truck platform are giving our global module strategy a big [...]
Daimler Subsidiary Fuso Wins Major Orders for 650 Trucks in Malaysia and Australia
Freitag, 18.Januar 2013The Japanese subsidiary, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), starts the new year with a favorable orders position in the Asia-Pacific export markets of Malaysia and Australia.
The current large orders for a total of 650 light-duty Fuso Canter trucks and medium-duty Fuso Fighter trucks underscore the company´s commitment to sell 200,000 commercial vehicles [...]
Stars and diamonds over Russia: Daimler shines in Europe’s booming growth market with Mercedes-Benz and Fuso trucks
Montag, 24.Dezember 2012Together with the strategic partner, Kamaz, in which Daimler AG and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development jointly hold a 15% stake, Daimler’s Commercial Vehicles Division is tapping into Europe’s largest truck market.
Thus, Daimler Trucks is represented in Russia with its Mercedes-Benz truck models from partly local production not only in the premium [...]
Canter Hybrid awarded Irish Green Commercial of the Year 2013
Freitag, 21.Dezember 2012The all-new Canter Eco Hybrid from FUSO Trucks was crowned Irish Green Commercial of the Year 2013 at the eighth annual Fleet Transport Awards Gala Dinner, held at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland.
Established to honor excellence in the Irish Road Transport and Haulage Industry, over 700 representatives from the road transport and related industries attended [...]
Mercedes-Benz Arocs – The new force in construction
Donnerstag, 29.November 2012Mercedes-Benz Trucks is continuing to revamp its range of trucks at top speed. The new specialist for construction work is following on the heels of the new Actros for long-distance transport and the Antos for heavy-duty short-radius distribution: from 2013 on all the trucks and tractor units used for on and off-road applications in the [...]
Daimler Trucks and Kamaz Intensify Partnership by Signing Contract Covering the Supply of Commercial Vehicle Components
Samstag, 17.November 2012As part of their strategic partnership, Daimler’s commercial vehicle division and Russian truck manufacturer Kamaz have signed a contract covering the supply of engines and axles for the Russian company’s trucks and buses.
As a result, Kamaz will now receive OM 457 truck diesel engines and M 906 bus natural gas engines. The contract also encompasses [...]
Brazilian Government Awards Large Orders for more than 2,100 Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Vans
Mittwoch, 31.Oktober 2012Daimler´s subsidiary Mercedes-Benz do Brasil has won several tenders of the Brazilian government for a total of over 2,100 vehicles.
The large-scale orders call for delivery of more than 1,700 Atego trucks, and 400 Sprinter of Mercedes-Benz. Among the decisive criteria for winning the tenders are superior quality, a broad usage profile and low total [...]
Daimler expands its Truck Family in India: Start of Production for medium-duty trucks
Dienstag, 16.Oktober 2012Following the market launch of its heavy-duty trucks two weeks ago, the Daimler Trucks subsidiary Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has now reached another milestone by starting production of its medium-duty trucks (9 and 12 tons). The BharatBenz vehicles are manufactured at the Chennai production facility in Southern India, which was inaugurated in April of [...]
Daimler first to receive certification for meeting EU regulation on “AEBS Advanced Emergency Braking Systems” with its new ABA 3
Mittwoch, 10.Oktober 2012At the IAA this year, Daimler AG was presented by the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) with the first certificate of approval to be issued in Europe in relation to the international Regulation on “AEBS – Advanced Emergency Braking Systems”.
The certification applies to Mercedes Benz trucks, and more specifically to the new Actros [...]
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