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Premiere with MOIN in Lüneburg: Daimler Buses builds a completely new electric bus depot for a customer for the first time
28 May 2025
Defining moment for Daimler Buses in Lüneburg: For the first time in its history, the company has been awarded the contract to plan and construct …
Dividend of 1.90 euros per share approved at the Annual General Meeting of Daimler Truck Holding AG
27 May 2025
At the Annual General Meeting of Daimler Truck Holding AG ("Daimler Truck"), a dividend of €1.90 per share was approved. Based on the current sha…
Pony Express with eActros 600 and Actros L: Mercedes-Benz Trucks supports project for efficient transport
27 May 2025
Can a transport principle that is over 150 years old be applied to today's truck traffic? Mercedes-Benz Trucks and the technology company MANSIO, b…
Mercedes-Benz at the UITP Summit 2025: eCitaro with the next NMC4 battery generation
27 May 2025
Daimler Buses will be presenting solutions for the challenges of transport companies today and tomorrow at the UITP Summit 2025 in Hamburg from 15 …
transport logistic 2025: Mercedes-Benz Trucks presents electrified logistic solutions
27 May 2025
At the world’s largest trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management, “transport logistic”, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is pres…
E-mobility in Lower Franconia: W&P expands fleet with 20 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 and opens charging park with 56 charging points
26 May 2025
Freight forwarder W&P from Prichsenstadt in Bavaria is one of the transport companies that is already relying on e-mobility. The haulage company’…
Daimler Truck brand BharatBenz reaches milestone: 200,000 vehicles for the Indian market
26 May 2025
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, has reached a milestone: the 200,000th BharatBenz truck was recently de…
Major order in Poland: Kawczyński Logistics receives 75 of the latest Mercedes-Benz Actros L with ProCabin
23 May 2025
A success for the dealer of Daimler Truck Poland, Sobiesław Zasada Automotive in Krakow: Kawczyński Logistics has officially received 75 brand ne…
Cleverly clocked in stratified operation: Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 as endurance runner at Wessels Logistik
19 May 2025
What applies to diesel trucks applies to Wessels Logistik, a provider of transport solutions for four generations, and of course also to electric t…
Mercedes-Benz Trucks Classic inspire at Brazzeltag
19 May 2025
The Brazzeltag at the Technik Museum Speyer has long since become a fixed date for fans of technical cultural assets. On the grounds in the cathedr…
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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.
