Tag: Commercial vehicle
Mercedes-Benz lays off 3,600 workers in Brazil
Group headquarters of Daimler-Benz AG in Stuttgart The automotive group produces in Brazil, among other places. (Photo: imago images/imagebroker) Sao Paulo As part of a restructuring, Mercedes-Benz is laying off…
Why Tesla and Mercedes have failed on autopilot so far
Waymo Truck: The Google subsidiary is testing self-driving “Freighliner” trucks from Daimler Trucks. new York The Google subsidiary Waymo and the German manufacturer Daimler Truck are starting test runs with…
Truck builder cannot deliver trucks because there are no drivers
Daimler trucks The manufacturer’s sales increased, but there are problems with free cash flow. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich Logistical problems, of all things, are clouding Daimler Truck’s business. In concrete terms,…
Tesla semi-trailer to come by the end of the year
Dusseldorf A long story seems to be coming to an end: “The Tesla Semi will be delivered this year with a range of 800 kilometers,” announced Tesla boss Elon Musk…
Tesla semi-trailer to come by the end of the year
Dusseldorf A long story seems to be coming to an end: “The Tesla Semi will be delivered this year with a range of 800 kilometers,” announced Tesla boss Elon Musk…
Ex-Opel boss is now in charge of Nikola
Ex-Opel boss Lohscheller The manager moves up to the top of the Nikolas group. (Photo: dpa) new York The former Opel boss Michael Lohscheller climbs to the top of the…
DEVK & US start-up Hyzon launch practical text
New York, Cologne The gleaming white hall in Chicago, in which the team from the start-up Hyzon is working on the future of mobility, has something of the character of…
Traton HR director Osterloh: The integrator of the truck brands
Dusseldorf Just over a year ago, not a week went by in which Bernd Osterloh didn’t make headlines in connection with Volkswagen. A new dispute with CEO Herbert Diess, a…
Daimler Truck joins Manz for battery technology
Munich In Baden-Württemberg, a new alliance with a signal effect is formed. Daimler Truck, the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy trucks and buses, has secured around ten percent of the…
Daimler Truck increases forecast thanks to rising prices
Daimler trucks The adjusted return on sales should therefore increase to seven to nine percent for the year as a whole. (Photo: dpa) Munich Strict cost discipline and the largest…
VW subsidiary MAN relies on purely electric trucks for long-distance journeys
Prototype of the electric truck from MAN The future of goods transport is electric – and will probably do without hydrogen. (Photo: MAN) Berlin Nobody doubts about electric cars anymore.…
Electric truck manufacturer delivers first trucks
Nikola truck The first copies have been delivered. (Photo: Nikola Motor) Phoenix, NY Nikola has reached an important milestone: As the electric truck manufacturer from Phoenix, Arizona, founded in 2014,…
Digitization: Automation can save jobs
Autonomous transport vehicle from Fernride A single teleoperator can take care of several trucks at the same time. (Photo: Fernride) Entrepreneurs in Germany only have to put words like robots,…
VW and Fernride start teleoperation: remote-controlled trucks in the test
Munich Milos Nesic is sitting in his office, the large screen in front of him shows a parking lot. His office chair: a replica truck seat with a steering wheel,…
MAN restarts truck production
MAN is producing again The loss-making truck manufacturer has found a new supplier for cable harnesses. (Photo: dpa) Munich After six weeks of standstill, the truck manufacturer MAN will start…
Pepper Motion wants to convert trucks and buses to electric drives
Munich The high fuel prices could further accelerate the conversion of trucks and buses to electric drives. However, electric trucks are currently hard to come by and expensive to buy…
Rapid growth in Asia – That’s how important Fuso is
Tokyo So far, Karl Deppen has only been able to manage the Asian division of Daimler Trucks remotely. In March, the Japanese government lifted an entry ban for foreigners that…
Fleet managers want to say goodbye to diesel
Electric truck from Daimler Most electric trucks are unsuitable for long-distance driving. (Photo: dpa) Munich A liter of diesel cost exactly 2.14 euros on average in March. The ADAC has…
Loss of production and short-time work for 11,000 employees at MAN
Trucks from MAN The company, which belongs to the VW Group, has around 34,000 employees worldwide, 14,000 of them in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Munich The truck and bus manufacturer MAN…
Loss of production and short-time work for 11,000 employees at MAN
Trucks from MAN The company, which belongs to the VW Group, has around 34,000 employees worldwide, 14,000 of them in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Munich The truck and bus manufacturer MAN…