Daimler

Daimler, BMW to cooperate on self-driving tech

NEXT-generation driver-assist systems, automated driving on highways, and automated parking are technologies Daimler AG and BMW Group will in future develop together. This comes as a result of the two companies having entered into a new agreement…

Trade war, diesel troubles hold back profit at Daimler

  FRANKFURT, Germany  — Automaker Daimler AG said Wednesday fourth-quarter net profit fell 49 percent to 1.64 billion euros ($1.87 billion) as the company’s Mercedes-Benz luxury car business was buffeted by diesel woes and global trade conflict.…

Germany hits Mercedes with mass diesel recall

Germany ordered Monday the recall of some 774,000 vehicles from Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler across Europe, citing illegal “defeat devices” designed to conceal high levels of harmful emissions from regulators’ tests. “The federal government will order an immediate…

Porsche joins race to produce flying car

Porsche has joined Daimler, Italdesign and Volvo's Chinese owner Geely who think flying cars could be the best way of escaping our congested roads in the future.…

2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class unveiled

The exterior styling might not have been a huge departure from the previous model, but the interior is where the real action is.…

Mercedes-Benz launches Croove car rental app

The peer-to-peer sharing model allows owners to determine the rental fee or have the app provide a rate based on supply and demand. …

Daimler experiment sheds light on truck-driver safety

“Light therapy” tests conducted on a team of truck drivers in Finland have found that filling a truck cabin with artificial daylight can lift mood, alertness and perception and even boost a subject’s ability to drive economically.…