Daimler opens new Regional Center for commercial vehicles in Chennai

Just seven months after the opening of the first Regional Center for commercial vehicles in Dubai, Daimler AG has completed the regionalisation of its sales and service organisation for its commercial vehicle business in key regions of growth. The opening of the Regional Center

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Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance start manufacturing joint-venture in Mexico

Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance have significantly expanded their collaboration with the start of a manufacturing joint-venture in Aguascalientes in central Mexico.

The new business entity COMPAS (Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes) is

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Daimler puts new safety technology on the road in all its commercial-vehicle divisions

The commercial vehicle divisions of Daimler AG are forging ahead with the development of safety and assistance systems for deployment in trucks, buses and vans. The ambitious goal is to avoid dangerous situations and thus to realise the vision of accident-free

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Daimler opens new bus plant in Colombia and expands its bus business in Latin America

Daimler is further expanding its bus business in Latin America - the wholly owned subsidiary Daimler Colombia S. A. is opening a new bus plant in Funza near Bogota with an installed capacity of 4,000 units per year. To this end, US$ 2-million are being invested in the bus

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Change of personnel at Daimler Trucks & Buses

Change of personnel at Daimler Trucks & Buses: Effective July 1, 2015, Ulrich Bastert (55), Head of Marketing, Sales and Services Mercedes-Benz Trucks, and Till Oberworder (44), Head of Marketing, Sales and After Sales Daimler Buses, will swap their positions.

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Daimler introduces electric mobility in driving schools

Drawing on the maxim 'electric mobility is something you can learn', Daimler AG and the Academy Holding AG are launching a pilot project with five selected Academy driving schools in the wider Stuttgart area, with the aim of making electric vehicles an integral part of driver

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Daimler's new compact car plant goes live at Beijing Benz

Mercedes-Benz marked an other important milestone in its 'built in China, for China' strategy with the opening ceremony of its top-notch compact car plant, housed at the company's local production joint-venture Beijing Benz Automotive Corporation (BBAC).

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Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance to jointly develop midsize pickup truck

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG will expand their five-year strategic cooperation into the pickup truck segment.

Together, Nissan and Daimler will develop a 1-ton pickup truck for Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz recently announced its entry into this

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Mercedes-Benz location in Sindelfingen celebrates its 100-year anniversary

The Mercedes-Benz location in Sindelfingen has held a grand ceremony to celebrate its 100-year anniversary. Dr. Manfred Bischoff, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG, Winfried Kretschmann, Prime Minister of the State of Baden-Württemberg and

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Jochen Gotz is the new Head of Finance & Controlling at Daimler Trucks & Buses

Jochen Gotz is the new Head of Finance & Controlling at Daimler Trucks & Buses as of March 1, 2015. He assumes overall responsibility for all finance and controlling functions at Daimler Trucks & Buses worldwide. At the same time, Jochen Gotz will become a member

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