On August 4, Macauto Industries Co., Ltd. (Macauto) announced a joint venture (JV) with Samvardhana Motherson International Limited (Motherson) to form Motherson Macauto Solutions Limited. The JV will be established in Pune by the third quarter of 2025 and begin production in the fourth quarter of 2025. Macauto's inv

Plateforme de la Filière Automobile (PFA) announced that July new passenger car sales in France of 116,377 units decreased 7.7% over the same month last year.   
Group Stellantis sales of 31,247 units decreased 8.7% (26.8% share) while Renault Group sales of 27,614 units decreased 7.7% (23.7% share).
Volkswagen Group

On August 1, Daimler Truck announced a workforce reduction at its Saltillo, Coahuila, plant, which will involve the dismissal of 500 workers, in response to a significant drop in production levels and the current international market situation. Although the notice to unionized workers did not specify figures, the Coa

On July 31, Daimler Truck lowered its 2025 outlook, especially due to market uncertainty in North America, where the unit sales dropped 20% YoY to 38,580 units (Q2 2024: 48,246 units) in Q2 2025.
In Q2 2025, industrial business revenue reached EUR 11.8 billion, i.e., down by 6% (Q2 2024: EUR 12.5 billion), due to low

On July 24, Daimler Truck unveiled a new version of its torque-overlay steering system, called Servotwin, which is designed for vehicles with heavy front axles.
Like its predecessor, the new Servotwin system is based on a dual-circuit steering setup with separate hydraulic and electric power supplies. It combines the

On July 24, Mercedes Benz do Brasil Ltda., a Daimler Truck subsidiary, launched two new Axor truck models, i.e., the 2038 4x2 and 2545 6x2 for the Brazilian market. These trucks are built for medium- and long-distance freight transport and expand the brand’s heavy-duty lineup in South America.
The models will be manu

On July 23, Daimler Buses announced that it will showcase its latest electric innovations, including the Mercedes Benz eIntouro intercity bus, new NMC4 batteries for the eCitaro range, and updated Omniplus services at the Busworld Europe 2025 from October 4 to 9, 2025, in Brussels.
eIntouro Intercity Bus: for the fir

On July 17, it was reported that Daimler Truck México successfully placed MXN 3 billion in bonds on the Mexican Stock Exchange, achieving an oversubscription of 1.35 times.
The issuance, coordinated with Scotiabank, BBVA, and Santander, is part of a MXN 10 billion program and reflects strong investor confidence in Da

On July 14, Daimler Truck North America announced it will lay off around 2,000 employees at five sites across the U.S. and Mexico due to the weak and uncertain freight market caused by tariffs and trade problems that spill over to affect domestic industries.
“As we navigate a challenging economic environment, we’ve s

On July 16, Aeva, a Mountain View, California provider of next-gen sensing and perception systems, announced an expanded partnership with Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) to advance the commercialization of autonomous vehicles through enhanced production of Aeva’s state-of-the-art 4D LiDAR technology.
As part of th

Indian passenger vehicle sales in June 2025 were down 6.3% y/y to 275,766 units.
For April through June of 2025, total vehicle sales were down 1.2% to 1,235,097 units, compared to the same period of 2024. PVs (passenger vehicle, UV and van) sales were down 1.4% y/y to 1,011,882 units (excludes BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Vol

On July 11, Daimler Truck delivered the eActros 600 e-trucks in the Netherlands to logistics provider Simon Loos. Two trucks are now being used for retail deliveries. Simon Loos has ordered 75 eActros 600s, doubling its electric truck fleet.
The eActros 600 is built for long-distance transport. It features three batt

On July 11, Daimler Truck announced the official opening of its new Global Parts Center (GPC) in Halberstadt, Germany.
The EUR 500 million investment aims to centralize aftersales logistics for Mercedes-Benz Trucks, distributing up to 300,000 parts to over 170 countries from 2026 onward. The center will serve nearly

On July 8, Daimler Truck announced its updated Group strategy called “Stronger 2030” at the Capital Market Day 2025.
The strategy is built on the following five key pillars to increase profitability and resilience:
The Group is focusing on economies of scale, shown by the planned merger of Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino.In

On July 7, the Daimler Truck Group announced it sold 106,715 trucks and buses in the second quarter of 2025, down 4.9% compared to 112,195 in Q2 2024. Of that amount, BEV truck sales increased 90.1% to 1,232 units, compared to 648 units in Q2 2024.
•    Daimler Trucks North America segment accounted for 38,580 units

On July 4, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, launched its new BharatBenz construction and mining vehicle lineup, comprising the HX and Torqshift series. These new models were validated through field testing, with over 150 trucks deployed across various high-demand constructio

On July 2, Daimler Truck announced that it has signed a letter of intent on the local assembly of Mercedes-Benz trucks with the government of the Republic of Senegal and Global Truck Systems (GTS).
Daimler Truck will support the two partners in setting up an assembly plant in Senegal and then supply vehicle component

Plateforme de la Filière Automobile (PFA) announced that June new passenger car sales in France of 169,504 units decreased 6.7% over the same month last year. 
Renault Group sales of 49,767 units increased 5.1% (29.4% share) while Group Stellantis sales of 41,809 units decreased 8% (24.7% share).
Volkswagen Group sal

On June 30, multiple sources reported that the Russian government has added Daimler Truck to the list of companies against which it is imposing economic sanctions. Daimler Truck had a joint venture with Kamaz in Russia. In 2022, it exited the Russian market and transferred its share to its partner.
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