Automotive IT News and Facts
BANGALORE – Companies in mature markets are increasingly transferring r&d abroad and premium car maker Daimler is no exception. The company recently inaugurated a new r&d center here, underscoring the importance it attaches to the fast-growing Indian market. “India is one of the core markets of our Mercedes-Benz 2020 growth strategy, and it has enormous [...]
Daimler will soon start selling the new smart electric drive in China after authorities gave the carmaker the green light to start importing the small car into the world’s biggest market. The German premium car group said the electric version of the smart will go on sale in China before the end of the year. [...]
Mercedes-Benz has opened a new sales training center in Chengdu in southwestern China, the biggest of its kind outside Germany. It is the sixth Chinese facility operated by the premium car division of Germany’s Daimler. The center is capable of offering 55,000 training days a year for employees of Mercedes dealerships. Mercedes has 260 dealers [...]
Daimler’s Chinese joint venture officially opened a new product development center for vans this week, as the German premium car and truck group continues to broaden the geographical spread of its operations. The center, located in Fuzhou in southeastern China, houses a design and computation department, a proving ground, several component and complete-vehicle test rigs and [...]
HANOVER – Daimler CIO Michael Gorriz said the premium car maker wants to establish multiple connections with its customers, running from the initial information gathering through the car purchase to the actual use of the vehicle. In a joint presentation with Philipp Siemer, head of product marketing for Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz passenger car brand, Gorriz told [...]
Daimler officially opened a new r&d center in Bangalore, strengthening its activities in the growing Indian market. The German premium car maker said the facility, which employs 1,200 people, is the biggest of its kind in India. Bangalore also has a special focus on IT. “Our new centre of competence in Bangalore gives us direct [...]
Daimler will acquire a 12 pc stake in Beijing Automotive Group’s (BAIC) passenger car division, the first time a western carmaker invests directly in a Chinese auto group. The two companies were already working together in various areas, but the investment lays the groundwork for closer cooperation in the world’s biggest car market. Daimler will [...]
Daimler, Ford Motor and Nissan said they are planning to launch a mass-market fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) as early as 2017. The three automakers on Monday signed an agreement for the joint development of a fuel-cell system. The cooperation would speed up the introduction of the technology, significantly lower investment costs and help define global [...]
LAS VEGAS – Mercedes-Benz will have full Siri integration in its next E-Class starting this spring. The German premium car maker said during the annual CES consumer electronics fair that Apple’s voice software will be available in the E-Class for drivers using an Apple iPhone 4S Drivers can use Siri to access most content on [...]
Daimler has formed a new Chinese sales operation that will market its imported as well as locally produced vehicles in the world’s largest car market. Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service is a 50-50 joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner, BAIC. It will handle sales and marketing, aftersales, used-car and fleet sales and will responsible [...]
