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2026
175,000 workers join IG Metall day of action against car industry job cuts
On 21 September, IG Metall organized a day-long, nationwide "Union Day of Action" under the motto "For a Future instead of Job Cuts," in which 175,000 workers at 280 locations across Germany's automotive and supplier industry protested against planned job cuts in the car industry, including thousands inside Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant, workers at Volkswagen Kassel-Baunatal and Braunschweig, workers at Volkswagen's commercial vehicles division and ZF Wabco, and 150 people attending publicly in front of the Daimler Truck plant in Kassel.
2021
Daimler announces planned Daimler Truck spin-off and listing
Daimler CFO Harald Wilhelm said the company was preparing to spin off Daimler Truck as an independent listed company by the end of 2021. The article describes this as a plan, not a completed spin-off or listing.
2021
Daimler Truck and Shell agree on hydrogen refueling stations
Daimler Truck and Shell reached an agreement under which Shell will establish heavy-duty hydrogen refueling stations from 2024 between green hydrogen production centers in Rotterdam, Cologne and Hamburg.
2021
CATL and Daimler Truck announce expanded cooperation
CATL and Daimler Truck announced they would deepen their existing cooperation: CATL is to supply battery packs for the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul, planned for production in 2024, and the companies also intend to jointly design and develop next-generation cells and battery packs.
2021
CATL and Daimler Truck expand global partnership
CATL and Daimler Truck announced an expansion of their global partnership. CATL will supply batteries for the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul from 2024 and the partners will jointly design and develop next-generation cells and battery packs for trucks.
2021
Cummins and Daimler Truck announce engine development partnership
Cummins and Daimler Truck AG announced an agreement for Cummins to develop and produce a range of medium-duty power solutions, with production located at Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz campus in Mannheim, Germany.
2021
Daimler announces truck-business spin-off
Daimler announced that it would separate its truck business into an independent company and prepare for a separate stock-market listing; the report said shareholders would make a final decision at a special meeting in the third quarter.
2020
Daimler Truck and Foton announce China truck production and distribution cooperation
Daimler Truck and Foton announced that they would produce and distribute Mercedes-Benz tractor trucks in China through their joint venture. The new model is planned to begin production in about two years.
2020
Daimler Truck and Waymo partnered on autonomous trucks
Daimler Truck and Waymo are working together to deploy Level 4 autonomous driving technology in Daimler's Freightliner Cascadia trucks. Under their plan, the Waymo-powered trucks are to be offered to U.S. customers in the coming years; this is a planned future launch, not a reported completed release.
2020
Daimler Trucks Unveils Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Concept Truck
Daimler Trucks unveiled the Mercedes-Benz GenH2 hydrogen fuel-cell concept truck; the report says customer testing is planned for 2023 and mass production is planned after 2025.
2020
Volvo Group and Daimler Truck announce fuel-cell joint venture agreement
Volvo Group and Daimler Truck announced that they had signed a preliminary, non-binding agreement to establish a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize fuel-cell systems for heavy-duty vehicles and other applications. The proposed venture would be owned equally by the two companies.