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Dec 02, 2021, 09:17 ET Change in Leadership at Mercedes-Benz Vans and Realignment of the Heritage of Mercedes-Benz

Under the leadership of Marcus Breitschwerdt (60), currently Head of Mercedes–Benz Vans, all aspects of brand and corporate heritage incl. the...

Oct 29, 2021, 01:08 ET Daimler performance resilient in third quarter

Unit sales at Mercedes-Benz Cars & Vans decreased due to semiconductor shortage Group revenue of €40.1 billion (Q3 2020: €40.3 billion) at prior-year ...

Oct 27, 2021, 13:05 ET Daimler aligns Board responsibilities after Trucks split: Jörg Burzer to join Board of Management

Daimler AG to enable leaner decision-making by aligning Management Board responsibilities with Mercedes-Benz AG Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of...

Oct 01, 2021, 09:30 ET Overwhelming majority of shareholders in favour of spin-off of Daimler Truck and renaming of Daimler AG

Extraordinary General Meeting votes for historic realignment First stock-exchange listing of Daimler Truck Holding AG planned by end of 2021 Renaming ...

Oct 01, 2021, 02:08 ET Shareholders decide on spin-off of Daimler Truck

Extraordinary General Meeting on the historic realignment of Daimler AG Initial listing of Daimler Truck Holding AG anticipated by end of 2021...

Sep 23, 2021, 11:30 ET City of Long Beach Partners with Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America and Xtelligent to Revolutionize Urban Mobility through Connected Vehicle Data

The City of Long Beach has entered into a public-private partnership with Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, with support from...

Jul 30, 2021, 10:03 ET Go-ahead for Mercedes-Benz Cars and Daimler Truck as independent companies by Board of Management and Supervisory Board

Daimler shareholders will receive one additional Daimler Truck Holding AG share for every two shares held Daimler will retain a minority stake of 35% ...

Jul 22, 2021, 07:05 ET Mercedes-Benz prepares to go all-electric

All newly launched architectures will be electric-only from 2025 onwards. In 2025 Mercedes-Benz will launch three electric-only architectures....

Jul 21, 2021, 01:08 ET Daimler shows strong performance in second quarter despite semiconductor shortage

Unit sales increased by 36% to 736,400 passenger cars and commercial vehicles Revenue of €43.5 billion (Q2 2020: €30.2 billion) EBIT of €5,185...

Jul 14, 2021, 18:34 ET Preliminary Q2 2021 results above market expectations despite semiconductor shortage

Mercedes-Benz Cars & Vans achieved strong results in the second quarter thanks to convincing products, favorable product mix, pricing and ongoing...

May 20, 2021, 08:02 ET Daimler Truck sets out ambitions as an independent company

Daimler Truck hosts inaugural Strategy Day for investors and analysts, setting out financial and technology goals Determined to raise performance and ...

Apr 23, 2021, 06:39 ET Daimler AG: Management Board appointments for Truck CEO Daum and Chief Financial Officer Wilhelm extended

The Supervisory Board of Daimler AG at its meeting on April 23, 2021 extended the appointments of management board members Martin Daum and Harald...

Apr 23, 2021, 01:07 ET Daimler raises margin targets based on strong first quarter performance

Strong demand: the Group sold 728,600 vehicles (Q1 2020: 644,300) Favorable product mix and pricing: revenue of €41.0 billion (Q1 2020: €37.2...

Apr 15, 2021, 19:18 ET Preliminary Q1 2021 Results significantly above market expectations

Favourable sales momentum at Mercedes-Benz Cars driven by all major regions, especially China, strongly supported the product mix and pricing in the...

Mar 31, 2021, 12:30 ET Supervisory Board of Daimler AG elects Bernd Pischetsrieder as new Chairman

End of an era: long-time Chairman Manfred Bischoff steps down from Supervisory Board New Supervisory Board members: Elizabeth Centoni, Ben van...

Mar 31, 2021, 03:00 ET Annual Meeting: Daimler Accelerates Electric Push

Electric mobility: broadest product portfolio in the automotive industry ranging from city cars to heavy-duty trucks Ambition2039: transformation...

Feb 18, 2021, 01:39 ET Daimler confident for 2021

Financial results 2020 significantly better than expected amid COVID-19 challenges Net profit increased by 48% to €4.0 billion (2019: €2.7 billion)...

Feb 03, 2021, 10:22 ET Daimler plans separation into two pure-play companies and majority listing of Daimler Truck to accelerate into zero- emissions and software-driven future

Intention to split Daimler's industrial businesses and establish two independent pure-play companies Spin-off and separate listing of Daimler Truck...

Jan 28, 2021, 15:05 ET Daimler preliminary results for the financial year 2020 significantly above guidance and market expectations

Daimler completed the financial year of 2020 in a challenging environment with a very strong fourth quarter, in particular with regard to Industrial...

Dec 14, 2020, 09:39 ET Mercedes-Benz Production network goes electric: Six new MERCEDES-EQ launches by 2022

Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant (Germany): Launch of electric luxury sedan EQS in Factory 56 in first half of 2021 Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant...

Dec 07, 2020, 08:26 ET Next Milestone Ambition 2039: The global Mercedes-Benz supply chain is becoming CO2 neutral

As part of the Ambition 2039, Mercedes-Benz is pushing ahead with the transformation to CO2 neutrality with a package of measures along the entire...

Dec 03, 2020, 08:39 ET Daimler's Supervisory Board gives its full backing to business plan 2021-2025

Daimler to accelerate the transformation towards electrification and digitization Investment plan of more than €70 billion confirmed Board of...

Dec 03, 2020, 02:49 ET Proposals for new appointments to the Daimler Supervisory Board and for its chair

The Supervisory Board of Daimler AG is facing significant personnel changes. At the end of the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on March 31, 2021, the...

Nov 12, 2020, 08:10 ET Mercedes-Benz will in future only source battery cells with cobalt & lithium from certified mining sites, while significantly reducing cobalt

Mercedes-Benz AG is fulfilling its responsibility as part of the sustainability offensive and is relying on sustainable supply chains for its...

Nov 09, 2020, 14:45 ET Daimler HeadLights Podcast with Ola Källenius: Background on the new Mercedes-Benz strategy

How does Ola Källenius want to refocus Mercedes-Benz AG strategically? And how does he intend to reconcile luxury, electrification and digitization...