Mercedes-Benz Trucks replaces the conventional rearview mirrors with the MirrorCam camera system What are the advantages of the MirrorCam? How does the whole thing work? What needs to be considered? A dozen questions and answers about the MirrorCam Stuttgart – Cameras on the roof frame and displays at the A-pillars: the new Actros is easy to… Continue reading @Daimler: Cameras instead of rearview mirrors – is that at all possible? Everything you always wanted to know about the MirrorCam.
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Mercedes-Benz: EV development is more important than self-driving cars – The Next Web
German automaker Mercedes-Benz has said that it’s putting the brakes on developing self-driving cars. Earlier today, News.com.au reported that Ola Kallenius Daimler chair and Mercedes head of cars spoke to journalists, telling them the company is shifting its approach away from self-driving cars. [Read: Nearly 90% of Americans don’t trust self-driving cars] In the near… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz: EV development is more important than self-driving cars – The Next Web
Coronavirus is decommissioning car factories worldwide – but not everywhere: where the car industry is idle, where something is still rolling
AP VW plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee: Nothing is rolling off the assembly line here either In the past few days, events in the automotive industry have overturned: Because of the Corona virus-Pandemic, car manufacturers and suppliers had to shut down their plants and temporarily shut them down – first in Europe, now almost everywhere in… Continue reading Coronavirus is decommissioning car factories worldwide – but not everywhere: where the car industry is idle, where something is still rolling
Daimler in danger: fear of Chinese takeover
Sindelfingen, Daimler design studio, autumn 2019. CEO Ola Källenius (50) should give the okay for a new model from his small car brand Smart. The SUV in bonsai format will be launched in 2022, electrically, of course. “Cool,” says Källenius. The eyes are on the man next to the Daimler boss, An Conghui (49), CEO… Continue reading Daimler in danger: fear of Chinese takeover
Daimler to halt production in Alabama, South Carolina for two weeks
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Daimler is suspending production at its plants in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Charleston, South Carolina for two weeks starting today, it said. “Management is monitoring the situation continually and will take further measures if needed. Business will resume once the situation has improved,” the German carmaker, which owns the Mercedes-Benz brand, said in… Continue reading Daimler to halt production in Alabama, South Carolina for two weeks
Interview: CEO Källenius: “Daimler does not need state aid”
Ola Källenius Unlike Lufthansa, for example, the Daimler boss currently excludes direct financial injections from the federal government. (Photo: imago images / rheinmainfoto) Munich, Frankfurt Daimler-Boss Ola Källenius wants the Stuttgart automaker with the greatest possible flexibility and solidarity through the corona crisis bring. Although the Mercedes manufacturer had to stop production in Europe and… Continue reading Interview: CEO Källenius: “Daimler does not need state aid”
Why BMW and Mercedes made cheap cars that failed and why they keep trying
German brands such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi built their reputations on being purveyors of precise engineering cars, luxurious interiors, cutting-edge technology, and above all, pretty high sticker prices. But increasingly, they are selling cars with prices that are quite average. In their quest to grow volumes and reach a broader chunk of the new… Continue reading Why BMW and Mercedes made cheap cars that failed and why they keep trying
Construction of BMW’s Debrecen plant to continue
BMW has announced that the construction of its EUR 1 billion factory in Debrecen (225 km east of Budapest) will not stop and recruitment will continue, writes Népszava.It is noteworthy that in recent days Hungarian car manufacturers have announced factory shutdowns, including Audi in Győr (120 km west of Budapest), Suzuki in Esztergom (50 km northwest) and Mercedes at Kecskemét (90 km southeast).At the same time, it is worth recalling that it was during the 2008-2009 global economic crisis that Mercedes’ investment in Kecskemét was announced, and questions were still raised as to whether the new plant would be built.
Press Releases – Coronavirus: EU auto industry faces unprecedented crisis
Brussels, 20 March 2020 – The effect of the coronavirus on society and the global economy is unprecedented, with grave consequences for the automobile industry. Indeed, most of the members of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) have already announced temporary closures of plants due to collapsing demand, supply shortages, and government measures, and are… Continue reading Press Releases – Coronavirus: EU auto industry faces unprecedented crisis
Volkswagen: networking and software orientation
The manufacturer Volkswagen was praised for the networking and proclaimed the sovereignty of the software – also with Daimler? When it comes to networking Volkswagen on the WLANp Standard, which the EU does not consider default was established. Instead of C-V2XWith the mass integration into the new, Volkswagen creates what works on the basis of… Continue reading Volkswagen: networking and software orientation