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Global car makers agree on standardised EV charging design

Eight of the world's largest and most influential global manufacturers have agreed on a standard design for the charging systems of their electric vehicles. Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have...

Nissan-Renault & Daimler partnership remains strong

With Suzuki and Volkswagen suing each other over a failed alliance, all eyes are on the Nissan-Renault and Daimler partnership, which represents yet another affiliation between a Japanese and German brand.

Daimler, BYD collaborating on Chinese EV for 2013

Daimler, the parent company of German luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz, and Chinese manufacturer BYD are collaborating on a new compact electric car. A concept will be unveiled at Auto China 2012 in Beijing next April ahead of the production...

Aston Martin, Daimler in talks over Maybach development

Aston Martin and Daimler are reportedly in talks over a deal that would see the British luxury sports car brand build future Maybach models. According to the Financial Times, Daimler is investigating the viability of Aston Martin designing and...

Mercedes-Benz B55 B-Class created by Mercedes-Benz apprentices

Just relax for a second, this is not a production car and will probably never be one. But it is very exciting. A bunch of 12 apprentices working for Daimler at the Rastatt plant in Germany conjured up the idea of creating a Mercedes-Benz B55 V8...

BMW AG and Daimler AG unite to save money on seats

Recent company friendship between BMW AG and Daimler AG has surfaced. It seems both companies are aiming to save money so they've put their heads together and conjured up the ultimate cash-saving scheme; seat frame sharing.

Daimler & Toyota team up on fuel-cell technology

If anyone was taking bets, not many would've put their money on the likelihood of a Toyota and Daimler partnership, nonetheless a report in the Financial Times Deutschland suggest the two companies will join forces to fast-track fuel-cell technology...

Renault-Nissan, Daimler alliance could save billions of euros

A report published by Autonews today says a new alliance between Renault-Nissan and Daimler could save billions of euros in development costs on both sides of the fence. A source close to the deal says the manufacturers aim to sign an agreement...

Daimler sued for bribery, settles for $200 million

In a rather interesting case, German car and truck maker Daimler AG (the owners of Mercedes-Benz) was last week charged with violating U.S. bribery laws. The charges allege the company showered foreign officials with millions of dollars as well as...

Nissan-Renault, Daimler discuss engine, EV technology swap

According to a report published in Japan's Nikkei newspaper, Nissan-Renault and Daimler are in three-way talks over a potential exchange of larger engines (from Daimler) for electric car and battery technology (from Nissan-Renualt).