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Mercedes-Benz laminates 10 Trailers for UEFA Euro 2008 Soccer Championship

15. May 2008

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In the occasion of this years UEFA Euro 2008 Soccer Championship (22 days to go), Mercedes-Benz CharterWay has laminated ten refrigerated truck trailers with European Soccer Championship motifs. Five of the trailers trailers are decorated with an enormous collage of more than 5,000 photos of soccer fans, the other five will have images of the [...]

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Daimler Supports Earthquake Victims in China with a Total of EUR 500,000

15. May 2008

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Daimler AG is supporting the earthquake victims in China together with its local companies (DNEA) and Beijing Benz-DaimlerChrysler Automotive Ltd. (BBDC). The money is being provided to locally active aid organizations such as China Charity Foundation and the Chinese Red Cross. In addition, DNEA has provided the Chinese authorities with trucks for use in disaster areas. Daimler [...]

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UPS Places Largest Order for “Green” Trucks Ever with Daimler

14. May 2008

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The largest order of alternative-fuel and drive-train commercial vehicles to-date was placed with DTNA’s Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation today by UPS. The order, consisting of 200 hybrid electric vehicles and 300 compressed natural gas vehicles. These environmental friendly vehicles will be used by UPS for daily delivery operations across the United States and will function in [...]

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Worldwide Mercedes-Benz Cars Sales up by 22%

6. May 2008

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While US sales were down 3% in April, mostly due to the slowdown in the US economy, worldwide sales of the four brands of Mercedes-Benz Cars (Mercedes-Benz, AMG, smart, and Maybach) reached a total of 119,000 units for April, an overall increase of 22% from the 2007 figure (97,800). Since the beginning of the year, [...]

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Canada strong - but for how long?

5. May 2008

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Canadian sales for the three-pointed star in April were the best results in the company’s history.  While the whole Canadian light passenger vehicle market grew by 3.7%, Benz was way ahead of the game with gains of 22% over April 2007.  This is a fantastic achievement for a luxury manufacturer, especially when compared to the [...]

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