Daimler AG reached preliminary agreements to restart sales and local production of trucks in Iran as the lifting of global trade sanctions opens the oil-rich Middle Eastern nation to European investments.
January 20, 2016Business
Daimler Trucks to Cut Its Workforce at Cleveland, N.C., Factory by 30%
Daimler Trucks North America announced plans to lay off an estimated 936 employees, or 30% of the 3,100 workers at its Cleveland Truck Manufacturing Plant in North Carolina, which makes heavy-duty Freightliner and Western Star trucks.
January 11, 2016Business
DTNA to Lay Off 30% of Workers at Heavy-Duty Plant in North Carolina
Daimler Trucks North America announced it will lay off an estimated 936 employees, or 30%, of the 3,100 workers at its Cleveland Truck Manufacturing Plant in Cleveland, North Carolina, where it manufactures heavy-duty Freightliner and Western Star trucks.
January 5, 2016Business
Daimler’s Powertrain Chief Oversees Global Integration
REDFORD, Mich. — As head of powertrain and manufacturing for Daimler Trucks, Frank Reintjes plays a critical role in the development of the company’s trucks around the globe. He has been with the company for 20 years, spending time on both the truck and passenger car side.
January 4, 2016Business
Video: TT's Abt Joins Daimler Execs on PBS Program 'Autoline'
Transport Topics Editorial Director Neil Abt joined Daimler executives Martin Daum and Jeff Allen on the Dec. 27 broadcast of "Autoline This Week," which appears on about 38 PBS affiliates around the nation. Daum and Allen lend perspective to the major news that Freightliner and Detroit Diesel made in 2015. Watch the program here.
December 29, 2015Business
Bernhard: Trucking to Benefit From Autonomous Car Push
REDFORD, Mich. — The path to the autonomous truck remains clear and is actually being made easier by the aggressive steps being pushed by the passenger car segment, the head of Daimler’s global commercial vehicles division said.
November 30, 2015Business
Daimler Kicks Off Production of AMTs in North America for First Time
REDFORD, Mich. — Daimler Trucks North America officially launched production of its Detroit-branded DT12 automated manual transmission on Nov. 20 while simultaneously announcing a $375 million investment to produce medium-duty engines here in 2018.
November 20, 2015Business
Daimler AG Truck Unit’s Third-Quarter Earnings Set Record
Daimler AG reported third-quarter earnings before interest and taxes at its global truck division were the highest ever, climbing 34% to about $897 million compared with about $667 million in the year-earlier quarter.
October 22, 2015Business
Watch as Daimler's Autonomous Truck Debuts on German Roads
Daimler AG’s autonomous truck made its debut on public roads in Germany on Oct. 2. Watch a rebroadcast of the debut.
October 2, 2015Business
Daimler Trucks Expects Brazil Crisis to Worsen Before Revival
Daimler AG said it expects demand for trucks and buses in Brazil to plunge as much as 50% this year as the crisis in South America’s largest economy worsens.
September 11, 2015