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Daimler Truck inaugurates new truck and bus production site in Argentina
12 May 2026
Mercedes-Benz Camiones y Buses, a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, celebrated the official inauguration of its new Zárate Industrial Center north of B…
Next-Generation Driver Training Truck: the eActros 600
12 May 2026
The transformation of road freight transport continues to gain momentum: by adding a Mercedes Benz eActros 600 to its training fleet, the ECF Pro B…
Urban fleet between glass façades and the River Main: Frankfurt orders ten new Mercedes-Benz eEconic
08 May 2026
Frankfurt Waste Management and Service GmbH (FES) is consistently continuing its path towards electrification of its municipal fleet and is orderin…
30 Years of Actros in the Anniversary Year “130 Years of Trucks”: How Mercedes-Benz Trucks Combines Engineering Heritage and Transformation
08 May 2026
In the anniversary year “130 Years of Trucks,” Mercedes-Benz Trucks looks back on 30 years of the Actros. Since its market launch in 1996, the …
Shareholders elect proposed Supervisory Board members and approve dividend of 1.90 euros per share; John O’Leary, Achim Puchert and Eva Scherer reappointed by Supervisory Board
08 May 2026
At today’s Annual General Meeting of Daimler Truck Holding AG (“Daimler Truck”), shareholders approved a dividend of €1.90 per share, uncha…
Daimler Truck with strong order intake in Q1, reaffirming 2026 full-year outlook and paving the way for volume recovery
08 May 2026
Daimler Truck Holding AG (“Daimler Truck”) started the year 2026 with a continuing positive momentum in order intake. At Group level incoming o…
New Setra coaches – to mark the occasion
08 May 2026
Reisebüro Növermann GmbH, Friedrich Gross OHG and Stewa Touristik GmbH are celebrating their 100th anniversaries with new Setra touring coaches.…
Daimler Truck strengthens its Own Retail Business in Europe: Expanding into the UK through the acquisition of eStar Truck & Van Ltd.
08 May 2026
Customer focus as a top priority: Daimler Truck continues its strategic expansion of corporate owned retail and service centers (Own Retail) across…
From the First Truck to the Future of Transportation: Daimler Truck Celebrates ‘130 Years of Forward’
08 May 2026
Daimler Truck is launching its global anniversary campaign “130 Years of Forward”, marking 130 years since Gottlieb Daimler invented the world�…
RETTmobil 2026: Daimler Truck showcases the Unimog U 5023 for demanding operations and the Atego LF 10
29 Apr 2026
The international firefighting and emergency services industry will gather in Fulda from May 6 to 8, 2026, at RETTmobil 2026, Europe’s leading tr…
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