Daimler AG News Updates

Business, Technology, Fuel

Truck OEMs’ Battery Cell Group Hires Ford Exec Kearns as CEO

Kel Kearns is slated to be the CEO at the commercial vehicle battery cell manufacturing joint venture set up by Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Trucks & Buses U.S. Holding and Paccar Inc.

June 5, 2024
Business, Equipment

Daimler Truck Q1 Profit Rises Even as Sales Fall

Daimler Truck profits rose year-over-year in Q1 2024, with executives and analysts more optimistic about the company’s North American business than its European operations.

May 6, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

Daimler CEO: Lack of Electric Truck Chargers a Top Concern

The world’s biggest commercial vehicle maker warned that slow progress adding charging infrastructure is threatening the shift to zero-emission trucking.

May 2, 2024
Government, Business

Truck Makers Face Retrial in Europe in Price-Fixing Case

Daimler Truck Holding AG and Volvo AB will face a retrial in a 560 million euros ($603 million) case over a price fixing cartel, a German appeals court ruled.

March 28, 2024
Business, Equipment

Daimler Reports Q4 Earnings Increase on Strong Pricing

Profits at Daimler Truck AG jumped 120% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2023 on strong demand plus higher prices and margins. 

March 1, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Daimler Truck to Explore Abu Dhabi’s Green Hydrogen Supply

Daimler Truck AG and Abu Dhabi agreed to explore the Gulf state’s supply of green hydrogen to power future fuel cell rigs in Europe.

January 25, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel

Cummins, Daimler, Paccar Pick Site for Battery Plant Venture

Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding and Paccar Inc. on Jan. 18 selected Marshall County, Miss., as the manufacturing site for their planned battery cell joint venture.

January 19, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Lidar Maker Aeva Wins Multiyear Contract for Daimler Trucks

Aeva Technologies Inc. has won a multiyear contract to supply Daimler Truck Holding AG with technology to help advance autonomous driving on highways.

January 9, 2024
Business, Technology

Daimler Truck Deputy Chair Wary of 15% Cost Savings Target

Daimler Truck Holding is not likely to achieve the 15% reduction in operating costs, investment and research and development expenditures it’s targeting by 2025, its deputy chairman said.

January 8, 2024
Business, Technology, Private, Global Freight

Daimler Partners With Amazon for Fuel Cell Truck Trials

Daimler Truck plans to begin the first on-road customer tests of hydrogen fuel cell-powered Mercedes-Benz GenH2 trucks in global markets in the middle of 2024.

December 20, 2023