China has imposed fine of $202m on twelve Japanese car parts makers for allegedly price-fixing. The ruling came after Chinese regulators raided foreign companies including Mitsubishi Electric, Sumitomo Electric, Audi, BMW, Daimler, and ...
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The first Silk Road Int'l Truck Contest & Logistics Innovation Contest was open in Lian Yungang port on August 14, and the contest is themed as "Cooperation for smooth transports and prosperous development". As the road show for China ...
As the development pace is slowing down in China, BAIC Foton is exploring overseas markets, and it is learned from Foton Daimler that their first overseas plant will be built in India in the end of this year, and then they will explore ...
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Mercedes-Benz faces probe in China for allegedly price fixing and violating the country’s anti-monopoly law. The Chinese pricing authorities said to have gathered evidence that the German car maker has controlled the price of its ...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. will supply original equipment tires to Daimler AG for the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class compact SUV. The German vehicles will come factory equipped with Yokohama C.drive2 tires for overseas markets. Two versions of ...
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Dr. Seshu Bhagavathula's core areas of professional expertise have been in research and development, innovation and strategic analysis. Apollo Tyres Ltd. has appointed Dr. Seshu Bhagavathula chief technology officer (CTO). He will ...
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With the sales of commercial vehicles decreasing in China, Foton speeds up their overseas strategy. It is learned from Foton Daimler Open Day that their first overseas plant with sole proprietorship will start to build in India in the end ...
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The vocational segment of Freightliner’s business is going to get a bigger push in 2014 and beyond, Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) Senior VP of Sales and Marketing, Richard Howard, said at a conference in California. ...
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Daimler has unveiled plans to invest €1.5bn at the Mercedes-Benz Cars plant in Sindelfingen, Germany, by 2020. The proposed plans are part of the company's efforts to modernize the facility to manufacture another model in ...
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Mercedes-Benz for the first time has started production of a long-wheelbase version of the C-Class. Not even six months after the start of production of the new C-Class in Bremen, Germany, the first long-wheelbase C-Class model has rolled ...
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Daimler AG (stock-exchange symbol: DAI) is continuing along its path of profitable growth. In the second quarter of 2014, the Group achieved new record levels of unit sales and revenue and significantly increased its operating profit from ...
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The first sod has been turned: Daimler’s wholly-owned commercial vehicle subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is starting construction of the new headquarters building on Swan Island in Portland, Oregon. The new building ...
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Daimler and BMW have partnered to jointly develop a standardized technology for inductive charging of electric cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The system will comprise two components, including a secondary coil in the vehicle floor ...
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Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology, a joint venture between Daimler and BYD, has unveiled its new all-electric vehicle, DENZA, at the Auto China 2014, which is being held at Beijing in China. The vehicle is equipped with an 86kW ...
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German automaker Daimler along with its Romanian subsidiary Star Transmission has commenced the construction of a new Mercedes-Benz assembly plant in Sebes, Romania with an investment of EUR300m. The company expects to assemble new ...
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