Daimler

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Daimler Q2 loss widens on weak demand

CEO Ola Kallenius said it had worked to preserve cash reserves during a difficult time and was seeing “the first signs of a sales recovery”

23 Jul 2020 3:26 PM

Daimler sees operating loss ahead in Q2 over virus. (PTI Photo)

Daimler sees operating loss as auto sales drop due to coronavirus

In January-March, Daimler reported a 92 percent slump in net profit

29 Apr 2020 1:46 PM

Mechanical or software systems failures were detected in only 14 per cent of the cases of disengagement from the autonomous system in the tests conducted on Beijing roads by 12 self-driving car makers in China (Photo | Wikimedia Commons)

Self-driving cars may go commercial in China by 2025, as India lags behind

Covering about 10 lakh km within Beijing alone, 12 Chinese automotive firms have tested 77 cars in 2019

03 Mar 2020 6:05 PM

Mercedes-Benz customers will be notified in writing over further actions if their vehicle is subject to the recall and a software update can be installed.

Daimler recalls hundreds of thousands of Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles

Mercedes-Benz vehicles with so-called OM651 diesel engines meeting Euro 5 emission standards and has ordered Daimler to carry out recalls.

12 Oct 2019 11:11 AM

The call comes amid a dispute between carmaker Daimler, car parts company Valeo and Nokia on fair access to the Finnish company’s patents for self-driving vehicles. (Representational image/ Pixabay image)

EU experts call for companies to give access to AI technology

The experts also warned against governments using AI systems to spy on individuals.

27 Jun 2019 11:35 AM

Daimler, HPCL launch co-branded fleet card

The co-branded card offers various rewards for the owners.

19 Jun 2019 3:22 PM

Autonomous driving start-up Aurora open to working with BMW, Daimler

BMW and Daimler in February announced an alliance to develop technologies for highly automated driving.

03 Apr 2019 2:08 PM

Nokia said Daimler was seeking to side-step taking out licenses.

Daimler asks EU antitrust regulators to probe Nokia patents

Tech companies and mobile telecoms providers are playing an increasingly important role in the auto industry.

31 Mar 2019 1:21 PM

Torc, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, will help Daimler accelerate software development by giving the German manufacturer access to 120 skilled staff, Daimler Trucks Chief Executive Martin Daum said.

Daimler buys Torc Robotics stake for self-driving trucks

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

30 Mar 2019 9:58 AM

Nokia has a highly profitable patent business, a legacy of its history as the market-leading mobile phone maker.

Probe Nokia patents: Daimler to EU antitrust regulators

Nokia said Daimler was seeking to side-step taking out license.

30 Mar 2019 9:53 AM

Spiraling development costs for self-driving cars have forced BMW and Daimler to team up to share the financial and engineering burden, executives explained at a press conference in Geneva.

Daimler, BMW to define self-driving rules

BMW and Daimler would develop next generation advanced driver assistance systems for compact and larger cars.

07 Mar 2019 10:16 AM

Uber is gaining a stranglehold on its US market.

Daimler, BMW to invest 1 billion euros in venture to rival Uber

BMW and Daimler are working to develop autonomous cars which could enable them to up-end market for taxi and ride-hailing services.

22 Feb 2019 5:32 PM

Chinese customers are still buying high-end Maybach models at a rate of 600 vehicles a month.

Daimler to start making electric cars in China in 2019

China has introduced minimum sales requirements for so-called new energy vehicles.

29 Nov 2018 8:55 AM

The latest generation of Sprinter vans debuted in February this year and Mercedes-Benz plans to offer electric versions from next year.

Musk hints at Tesla interest in Daimler van

Outgoing Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche was reported as saying that he did not rule out cooperating with Tesla in future.

20 Nov 2018 9:00 AM

There has been growing scrutiny of diesel vehicles since Volkswagen admitted in 2015 to installing secret software on 580,000 US vehicles.

Software may have helped Daimler pass US emissions tests: report

Report says US investigators had found several software functions that helped Daimler cars pass emissions tests.

19 Feb 2018 9:12 AM

The collaborations also point to the importance of partnerships between Western carmakers and automotive suppliers and companies based in China.

Baidu in self-driving car tech tie-ups with Bosch, Continental

The two deals underscore the wave of global partnerships being formed in the fast-moving autonomous vehicle sector.

02 Jun 2017 7:49 PM

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