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Daimler Buses continues to rely on Europe for next-generation electric city bus
10 Nov 2026
Daimler Buses continues to rely on Europe for battery-electric city buses. The manufacturer today presented a near-production prototype of the next…
Daimler Truck profitability rebounds as markets recover
06 Nov 2026
Daimler Truck Holding AG (“Daimler Truck”) delivered a strong third quarter in 2026, with significantly improved profitability and cash generat…
Ljubljana Relies on Battery and Hydrogen Power: 35 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G Buses in Operation for CO₂-Free Public Transport
04 Nov 2026
The Slovenian capital of Ljubljana is pursuing a technology-neutral approach in transforming its public transport system by combining battery-elect…
Daimler Truck Defence Delivers First Twelve Mercedes-Benz Unimog Vehicles to the Kosovo Security Force
30 Oct 2026
Daimler Truck Defence has handed over the first twelve Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 5000 vehicles to the Kosovo Security Force (KSF).…
Daimler Truck Survey: Many Fleet Decision-Makers Consider E-Trucks More Economical than Diesel Trucks
29 Oct 2026
Electric trucks are already regarded by many fleet decision-makers as a more economical alternative to diesel trucks. This is the result of a Daiml…
Ljubljana Relies on Battery and Hydrogen Power: 35 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro Buses in Operation for CO₂-Free Public Transport
26 Oct 2026
The Slovenian capital of Ljubljana is pursuing a technology-neutral approach in transforming its public transport system by combining battery-elect…
Europe in the Rear-View Mirror: First Major Leg of the eActros 600 World Tour Completed
22 Oct 2026
Content creator and professional truck driver Tobias Wagner, known as the “Elektrotrucker,” has completed the first major stage of his world to…
Major order from the Netherlands: Egala orders 175 Mercedes-Benz trucks for its European fleet
20 Oct 2026
The dutch company Egala has taken over 175 vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The major order comprises 155 Mercedes-Benz Actros 1845 LS semitrai…
Daimler Buses Makes its Coaches Even More Efficient, Digital and Safer
19 Oct 2026
Daimler Buses is comprehensively upgrading its coach portfolio. Starting in 2027, the Mercedes-Benz and Setra coach model series will successively …
Daimler Truck receives order for 61 Mercedes-Benz Unimog vehicles for New Zealand Defence Force
15 Oct 2026
Daimler Truck Defence will supply the New Zealand Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) with 61 Mercedes-Benz Unimog vehicles as…
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
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By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
