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Winfried Hassemer to be a neutral intermediary at Daimler

Stuttgart

, Feb 02, 2012 -

Daimler has appointed Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Winfried Hassemer as an independent neutral intermediary (ombudsman) for Germany. He took up this position on February 1, 2012 and will receive information on any serious breaches of rules and regulations. “With the neutral intermediary we are expanding the possibilities for external and internal whistleblowers to contact us confidentially and if desired also anonymously, and to report any breaches of rules and regulations,” stated Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG for Integrity and Legal Affairs.

Roaming platform to make future of electromobility more customer-friendly

Stuttgart

, Jan 19, 2012 -

Germany is on its way to an emission-free future. With the aim of making Germany a leading market for electromobility, the German federal government’s National Development Plan for Electromobility combines climate protection and industrial policy. Its target is to have one million electric vehicles on the country’s roads by 2020. However, achieving this will require greater customer acceptance. Improved user-friendliness is a vital condition for this acceptance, and has prompted six German companies to sign a memorandum of understanding.

Daimler Adds 1,200 Positions in Ramp-up of Truck Production in North America

Stuttgart/Cleveland, North Carolina

, Jan 12, 2012 -

Daimler Trucks North America today announced the addition of a second shift and plans to ramp up production at its Freightliner Truck Manufacturing Plant in Cleveland, N.C. This will result in the creation of 1,200 new jobs, including 100 at the nearby DTNA Components and Logistics Plant in Gastonia, N.C.

Daimler and Google deepen strategic partnership

Las Vegas, NV, USA

, Jan 11, 2012 -

Today at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Daimler and Google announced a deepening of their strategic partnership to provide Daimler with access to the suite of application programming interfaces (APIs) known as Google Maps API for Business for the use of cloud-based, map-related applications in Daimler vehicles and early access to other new APIs as they are developed. These applications significantly accelerate time-to-market in Mercedes-Benz passenger cars.

Daimler and Nissan to produce engines together in North America

Detroit/Stuttgart/Paris

, Jan 08, 2012 -

In the latest step forward in the collaboration of Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Nissan’s Decherd, Tenn., plant will build Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz starting in 2014.

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(Jan 05, 2012)

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(Jan 04, 2012)

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Sponsorship

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(Dec 15, 2011)

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