In the short to medium term, Daimler Trucks expects demand to decrease in its core markets in Europe and the United States. This normalization has already begun and is expected to continue until 2021. Daimler Buses expects demand to rise. In the Daimler Trucks & Buses division, investment and cost pressure will continue in the… Continue reading @Daimler: 14. Nov 2019Daimler cuts costs and sets course for the future
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@Daimler: 07. Nov 2019Mercedes-Benz continues worldwide growth in unit sales at the beginning of fourth quarter
A total of 81,017 Mercedes-Benz cars were delivered in the Europe region in October – a new October record (+1.3%). From January to October, unit sales in the region increased by 0.6%. In the core market of Germany, deliveries increased by 5.3% to the number of 30,763 vehicles. This means that in the first ten… Continue reading @Daimler: 07. Nov 2019Mercedes-Benz continues worldwide growth in unit sales at the beginning of fourth quarter
@Daimler: 04. Nov 2019Daimler launches new corporate structure
November 04, 2019 – We have launched our new corporate structure as planned on November 1, 2019. The separation of the car and van and the truck and bus businesses to two new subsidiaries took effect at the end of October with their respective entries in the commercial register. Three legally independent stock corporations now… Continue reading @Daimler: 04. Nov 2019Daimler launches new corporate structure
@Daimler: 04. Nov 2019Mercedes-Benz USA reports October Sales of 27,867 Vehicles, up 1.2%
November 04, 2019 – Mercedes-Benz USA reports October Sales of 27,867 Vehicles, up 1.2% ATLANTA – Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today reported October sales of 27,867 Mercedes-Benz models, a 1.2% increase over October 2018. Additionally, Mercedes-Benz Vans recorded October sales of 4,263, bringing MBUSA to a grand total of 32,130 vehicles for the month, an increase… Continue reading @Daimler: 04. Nov 2019Mercedes-Benz USA reports October Sales of 27,867 Vehicles, up 1.2%
GM will bring an electric truck to market in 2021
GM CEO Mary Barra said Thursday that the automaker will bring its first electric truck to market in the fall of 2021. The comments were made Thursday during GM’s investor day. Later this evening, Tesla, which also plans to start selling an electric truck in 2021, will reveal its “cybertruck” at an event in Hawthorne,… Continue reading GM will bring an electric truck to market in 2021
Toyota’s first plug-in hybrid RAV4 piles on the power and fuel efficiency
Toyota gave its first plug-in hybrid RAV4 more than just a plug. It piled on the power as well. The 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime, which was unveiled this week at the LA Auto Show, will achieve two seemingly conflicting goals. The vehicle will be its most fuel efficient and one of its most powerful. This… Continue reading Toyota’s first plug-in hybrid RAV4 piles on the power and fuel efficiency
BMW locks up €10.2 billion battery order ahead of EV onslaught
BMW announced Thursday it will spend more than €10 billion euros ($11.07 billion) on battery cells from Chinese battery cell manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. and Samsung SDI. The deal comes just days after BMW unveiled its first purely electric premium mid-size sedan, called the i4. The all-electric sedan, which won’t be available until 2021, is… Continue reading BMW locks up €10.2 billion battery order ahead of EV onslaught
Define and manage growth on your own terms
Tim Hsia & Neil Devani Contributor More posts by this contributor The first hires are the hardest Getting press for your startup: the true role of communications Welcome to this edition of The Operators, a recurring Extra Crunch column, podcast, and YouTube show that brings you insights and information from inside top tech companies. Our… Continue reading Define and manage growth on your own terms
Alnylam Gets Quick FDA OK for Second RNAi Rare Disease Drug
November 20th, 2019 Xconomy Boston — [Updated 11/21/19, 10:05 a.m. See below.] An Alnylam Pharmaceuticals drug developed to treat a rare, inherited metabolic disorder won FDA approval on Wednesday, the second regulatory nod the company has received for a drug that turns off a gene to prevent it from causing disease. The FDA approved the… Continue reading Alnylam Gets Quick FDA OK for Second RNAi Rare Disease Drug
Audi and Porsche are happily cannibalizing their own ICE sales for new EVs
In conversations with Audi and Porsche at the LA Auto Show, a trend emerged: both companies seem quite pleased that so many of their EV sales interest is coming from their own existing, internal combustion customers. For a long time, one worry among automakers has been that creating new EV programs would just be an… Continue reading Audi and Porsche are happily cannibalizing their own ICE sales for new EVs