Chinese automotive group of companies, BAIC intends to acquire up to 5% stake in Daimler, and has appealed to the local authorities in Beijing to support the deal. According to some reports, BAIC has already started the process of buying shares on the open market. Stock price Daimler is currently supported by the purchaser who… More
Daimler, which includes the German brand Mercedes-Benz may terminate its partnership with the Renault-Nissan Alliance in the framework of the strategy of the savings that he intends to introduce the new Executive Director Ola Kallenius. It is alleged that the German company plans to save 6 billion euros to improve the efficiency brand of Mercedes-Benz,… More
The European Commission made accusations against German companies Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW, who are suspected of intentionally obstructing the implementation of technologies to reduce emissions from automobile engines. This was reported in an official statement by the EC. Automakers suspect that in the period from 2006 to 2014, they conducted a technical meeting of the… More
The company refuses Daimler brand smart, if he did not begin to make a profit. Losses since the launch of the brand in 1998 amounted to billions of euros, and the decision will be made before the end of this year. Newspaper Handelsblatt, citing insiders within the company writes that the new head of Daimler… More
Since then, as Volkswagen acknowledged that he had installed a special device on the engine control unit to fool tests for the analysis of harmful emissions from diesel engines, German carmakers continue to be prosecuted by the courts and special commissions all over the world. German prosecutors began a new investigation against Daimler, ostensibly to… More
The head of Daimler Dieter Zetsche has issued a warning about possible negative consequences of a British exit from the European Union (Brexit) after the German carmaker reported a drop in profits. Profit of the parent company of Mercedes-Benz in 2018 fell to 28% from just over $ 12 billion to 8.67 billion. The fall… More
At the auto show CES-2019, held in Las Vegas (USA), the German company Daimler, which includes Mercedes-Benz presented the new Freightliner Cascadia truck with Autonomous driving features of the 2nd level. This model unite active assistant driving system with control of movement in the band. Analysing information from onboard radar and cameras, the truck will… More
Daimler and BMW are exploring opportunities for cooperation in the field of production of key automotive components. We are talking about the joint development of platforms, batteries, and technologies of Autonomous control. Sources Bloomberg the companies report that the issue is at an early stage of discussion and cooperation between manufacturers will be limited to… More
Daimler has announced that it will allocate 20 billion euros for the purchase of lithium-ion batteries by 2030. This will be the last step in the transition to the corporate strategy for the mass production of hybrid and fully electric vehicles. Although the company was not informed about the suppliers of batteries for its cars,… More
Carmaker Daimler announced the upcoming change to its Executive Director and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. Replaced German Dieter Zetsche will come the Swede Ola, Kalenius. The contract of Dieter Zetsche, who in may was 65, expires in 2019, but Daimler has now decided to announce that the next highest Executive position in the group will… More