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Mercedes-Benz Trucks aims to win a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title with eActros 600
28 Apr 2025
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is planning an unusual activity to draw attention to topics relevant to the transport industry and society: electrification, r…
Ten eCitaro G fuel cell vehicles with new H₂ drive mode for the public transport network of the city of Stuttgart
28 Apr 2025
Ten Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G fully electric articulated buses with the new pure hydrogen “H₂ mode” drive mode will be put into operation by t…
Daimler Buses supplies five electric eCitaro buses to Darmstadt transport company HEAG mobilo
23 Apr 2025
With the handover of five battery-electric Mercedes Benz eCitaro 12 metre solo buses on Wednesday, 23 April 2025, all solo buses from the Darmstadt…
Wucherpfenning & Krohn GmbH expands its fleet with 40 customized Mercedes-Benz Atego vehicles
23 Apr 2025
Wucherpfennig & Krohn GmbH, which specializes in the rental of commercial vehicles, is expanding its fleet with a total of over 100 Mercedes-Benz t…
Powerful on the road: Italy's Napolitrans relies on 70 new Mercedes-Benz Actros L ProCabin
17 Apr 2025
Napolitrans, a leading company in the transport and logistics sector, has recently purchased a fleet of 70 new Mercedes-Benz Actros L ProCabins. Th…
Allgäu Airport Express with new Setra coaches
17 Apr 2025
Allgäu Airport Express GmbH is renewing its Setra fleet with three new S 519 HD. The seven three-axle ComfortClass coaches now provide a shuttle s…
Autonomous Driving: Daimler Truck delivers latest iteration of autonomous-ready truck platform to Torc
16 Apr 2025
Daimler Truck North America has started delivering its latest flagship on-highway trucks to the autonomous testing fleet of Torc Robotics, a subsid…
Daimler Buses aiming to foster growth with e-services
11 Apr 2025
Daimler Buses is planning further growth in the field of e-mobility – also beyond vehicles and infrastructure. To this end, the company is introd…
Daimler Coaches Expands U.S. Presence with New State-of-the-Art Facility Location
11 Apr 2025
Daimler Coaches North America has broken ground on a state-of-the-art delivery and service center in Jacksonville, Florida, further strengthening i…
Daimler Truck unit sales in Q1: 99,812 units
11 Apr 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, the Daimler Truck Group sold 99,812 vehicles (Q1 2024: 108,911). The segment Trucks North America contributed 38,992 …
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