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 [...]
Mercedes-Benz Actros wins 2012 red dot design award
Dienstag, 31.Juli 2012Mercedes-Benz sets sustainable trends in truck design with maximum aesthetic appeal. The judging panel of the most internationally acclaimed design competition has acknowledged this fact by awarding the Stuttgart-based company the coveted red dot award for the new Actros truck.
1,800 manufacturers and designers from 58 countries submitted entries this year for consideration by the experts [...]
Mercedes-Benz presents new engine generation for commercial vehicles
Mittwoch, 14.März 2012Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a totally new generation of Mercedes-Benz medium-duty engines with the series designation OM 93x in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim today. Together with the equally new heavy-duty OM 470 engine, Daimler is expanding its “BlueEfficiency Power” engine portfolio into a comprehensive range complying with the impending Euro VI emissions standard. Initially presented in 2011, the OM [...]
Seven Mercedes-Benz Actros vehicles tackle airport winter service operations in South Korea
Montag, 5.März 2012South Korea’s largest airport, Incheon, has expanded its fleet of winter service vehicles with the addition of a further seven Actros models from Mercedes-Benz. Handed over in the middle of February to Jae-Sun Ryu, the airport’s Deputy Executive Director, the vehicles bring the total number of Mercedes-Benz Actros models in service at the modern airport [...]
Best Goods for Turkish Fruit Wholesale Merchant: 150 Mercedes-Benz Trucks for Delivery of Fresh Citrus Fruits
Mittwoch, 18.Januar 2012Daimler’s subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Türk has reeled in another major sale. By placing an order for 150 Mercedes-Benz Actros 1844 LS trucks, Turkish fruit and vegetable wholesaler Cekok Gida continues to put its trust in the dependability of Mercedes-Benz trucks.
The food company relies primarily on Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks, which make up about 90 percent of [...]
Daimler Trucks Improves Profitability, Productivity, and Capabilities for Innovation
Freitag, 30.Dezember 2011Indications are good that the global truck sector will continue to grow in the future.The current level of incoming orders at Daimler AG confirm this view: The orders for 420,000 units that Daimler Trucks received between January and November 2011 represent a 26 percent increase from the prior year (334,200 units), as well as the [...]
The Year in Review: Part II April – June
Donnerstag, 29.Dezember 2011The best of 2011 – Part II: April to June
Concept A-Class
The Mercedes Concept A-Class is the first heartbeat of a new generation whose expressive design stands for concentrated dynamism.
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Leading Brazilian Construction Firm Adds 115 Mercedes-Benz Trucks to Its Fleet
Montag, 19.Dezember 2011Mercedes-Benz do Brasil continues to register a high level of orders for medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks. One of Brazil’s largest construction companies, Camargo Corrêa has now ordered 115 Mercedes-Benz trucks in order to upgrade its fleet.
The order encompasses a wide range of products, including medium-duty Atego, heavy-duty Axor and Actros trucks. As part of [...]
New Actros takes “European Transport Sustainability Prize 2012” award
Donnerstag, 1.Dezember 2011The new Mercedes Benz Actros has taken the “European Transport Sustainability Prize 2012” award in the “Trucks from 7.5 tonnes” category.
This is the first year the prize sponsored by the Huss-Verlag publishing house has been awarded. The jury statement highlighted the vehicle’s low fuel consumption, which was achieved in spite of the technology measures [...]
New Mercedes-Benz Actros voted “Truck Of The Year 2012″
Donnerstag, 1.Dezember 2011On the occasion of the international specialist trade fair “Trailer 2011” in Kortrijk, Belgium, an international expert jury awarded the new Mercedes-Benz Actros the title of “Truck Of The Year 2012”.
The industry journalists, coming from 24 European countries and specialised in commercial vehicles, voted the flagship from the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle fleet the best [...]
Aero trailer design study from Mercedes-Benz: drastically cutting wind resistance and fuel consumption of semitrailer tractors
Montag, 28.November 2011The wind resistance falls by 18 percent, the fuel consumption by virtually five percent: the design study from Mercedes-Benz goes by the working title “aero trailer” and shows how it is possible to reduce yet further the already low consumption and thus also the CO2 emissions of state-of-the-art trucks such as the new Actros. Mercedes-Benz [...]
First new “Euro VI” Mercedes-Benz Actros delivered to France
Dienstag, 25.Oktober 2011The first Actros Euro VI was handed over to the Transalliance transport company today as part of a major order for over 500 Mercedes-Benz trucks.
Ulrich Bastert, head of sales at Mercedes-Benz Trucks, handed over the vehicle to Alexandre Michel, owner and CEO of the Transalliance Group, in Wörth today. “There is a good, long-standing [...]
New heavy-duty Actros truck: The Mercedes-Benz among trucks
Montag, 19.September 2011Its looks have been optimised in the wind tunnel, its technology and engineering are masterful and its cab is a unique combination of workplace and home from home:
the new Mercedes-Benz Actros is the new benchmark for premium-class trucks. It reconciles high performance with low fuel consumption, its emissions are lower in pollutants than any [...]
FleetBoard inside: telematics as standard on the new Actros
Mittwoch, 27.Juli 2011With the launch of the new Actros, Mercedes-Benz is the first automobile manufacturer to offer a telematics system as standard. The FleetBoard system, an in-house development from Mercedes-Benz, will be available in all new Actros trucks throughout Europe at no extra charge for the hardware. The system will also function effectively in mixed fleets comprising [...]
10,000 km long-distance comparative test drive. New Actros: more mileage from less diesel
Dienstag, 5.Juli 2011After 10,000 kilometres it is official: the new Actros from Mercedes-Benz combines ultra-low exhaust emissions with ultra-low fuel consumption. The clean heavy-duty truck, which is Euro VI-compliant as standard, offers low emissions which undercut the currently valid standards by up to 80 percent.
At the same time, the new generation of vehicles which has been [...]
The new Mercedes-Benz Actros: the very definition of a premium long-distance truck
Montag, 4.Juli 2011Brimming with innovation and emotion. Easier on the environment than other trucks. Aiming for the very top in terms of comfort, driving dynamics and economy. Boasting outstanding material and build quality as well as the lowest overall costs. Not to mention irresistibly good looks.
Yet for all these superlatives, the most important aspect for those [...]
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