Daimler news (2022): mercedes-benz group new name mercedes-benz group

Mercedes-Benz Group

Mercedes-benz group

daimler’s split into two separate companies has resulted in a new naming convention. From february 2022, the passenger car division will be called mercedes-benz group.

Photo: imago mercedes drive pilot

in december 2021, mercedes became the first automaker to receive approval to drive autonomously on the autobahn at level three. From 2022, both S-Class and EQS will be available to order with the option.

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Due to the shortage of semiconductors, mercedes will discontinue almost all V8 models for the u.S. for the time being.

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From 2022, there will be an e-car in every mercedes segment.

Photo: mercedes mercedes manual

According to media reports, mercedes is gradually removing the manual gearshift from its model range.

Daimler news in january 2022: chief executive officer Kallenius completes group restructuring with new name mercedes-benz group. And: mercedes receives approval for autonomous driving at level 3 (drive pilot) for the autobahn. This and other news summarized here (update: 31.01.2022).

Daimler news (2022): renaming to mercedes-benz group

In february 2022, carmaker daimler AG will officially say goodbye to its company name and will then be called mercedes-benz group AG. Chairman of the Board of Management ola Kallenius thus completes a far-reaching restructuring of the Group that began at the end of 2021 with the spin-off of the truck business from daimler truck. Since then, there have been two separate companies, both of which are listed on the stock exchange. Mercedes-benz is now focusing on the car and van business. The traditional brand with the star is to be used as a company name to make the manufacturer more attractive and to establish it as a luxury brand. The two future companies are in completely different industries, each with very specific customer bases, technologies and capital requirements, Kallenius said. And both are active in industries that are undergoing extensive change. "They can make this change much more effective if they act as independent units in the process.", he emphasized. According to daimler’s chief financial officer harald wilhelm, the company’s split into two independent companies, each listed on the stock exchange, will cost- mercedes-benz for cars and vans and daimler truck for trucks and buses- 700 million euros. The costs would be incurred, among other things, by dividing up and building up the financial services business. A tax burden of 400 million euros is also to be expected. The separation of the group’s divisions has more advantages than disadvantages, however. daimler mobility AG disappears, financial and mobility services merge into the other two divisions. And the holding company will also no longer be needed in the long term. More on this topic: our product tips on amazon
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Daimler news (2021): drive pilot, splitting up the group, DUH lawsuit, goodbye to plug-in hybrid, V8 pause for USA, electric strategy

After mercedes in the december 2021 as the first manufacturer to receive approval from the federal motor Transport authority (KBA) for autonomous driving at level three, from 2022 the S-Class and EQS will be optionally equipped with the drive pilot. In the event of heavy traffic on the highway, the function can be activated via a button on the steering wheel rim, thus handing over control to the on-board systems. The self-driving mercedes will then be able to travel at speeds of up to 60 km/h, while the passengers can be entertained by infotainment features. 13.191 kilometers of freeway have been classified as suitable by mercedes nationwide. Due to the required sensors and various hardware components, however, the drive pilot cannot be retrofitted.

At the IAA mobility in september 2021 according to media reports, mercedes has confirmed that it is abandoning its plug-in hybrid technology. There should be no more new developments in the PHEV segment. However, the current technology, fourth-generation PHEV powertrains, will still be used in upcoming models. The AMG GT 4-door with plug-in hybrid technology was recently unveiled. So for the time being, it remains unclear when the last plug-in hybrid from mercedes will actually roll off the production line.

At august 2021 a dealer information from mercedes USA was released to the public, stating that a large number of the V8 models would no longer be available for the time being. The main reason given in the letter was the global supply chain bottleneck, which can be traced back specifically to the shortage of semiconductors. Ultimately, however, it may also have been emissions concerns that led mercedes to decide to scrap the eight-cylinder rather than cleaner, smaller units, hybrid or electric cars. Now 17 of the 25 V8 model series for the 2022 model year will be powered by the C63 AMG S coupe up to the GLS 580 4matic are missing from the showrooms of U.S. dealers:inside. It is not yet possible to estimate how long the models will be back and whether they will return at all. Experts assume that the supply chains will not return to normal until 2023 at the earliest. Luxury manufacturer aston martin, which sources many of its V8s from mercedes-AMG, does not yet seem to be affected by the bottleneck.

At july 2021 daimler announces plans for a tighter reorientation of the group toward the electromobility. By 2022, there should be an e-car from mercedes in all segments in which the brand is represented. The assembly sites for passenger cars and batteries of mercedes-benz AG are to operate on a climate-neutral basis from this time onwards. From 2025, daimler plans to use three new electric architectures: MB.EA for mid-size and large electric cars, AMG.EA for high-performance e-cars from mercedes-AMG and VAN.EA for vans and light electric commercial vehicles. Then 50 percent of all new car sales should also be fully electric or plug-in hybrids. There will be no more new platforms for internal combustion engines. In addition, the automaker wants to be fully electric by 2030 where market conditions permit. Between 2022 and 2030, the company aims to invest more than 40 billion euros in battery electric vehicles. Investment in internal combustion engines and plug-in hybrid technology to fall by 80 percent between 2019 and 2026. The acquisition of the British electric motor specialist YASA is to enable the use of axial-flow motors in the group. China is also expected to play a key role in the accelerated electric strategy. Cell production for the required 200 gigawatt hours of capacity is to be carried out together with partners in eight planned gigafactories. Nine factories are planned for the production of battery systems, and further assembly capacities are to be covered by GROB, a specialist in battery production and automation systems. daimler’s electric strategy also takes into account the expansion of the charging infrastructure. The workforce is being realigned through qualification and retraining programs, natural fluctuation, and severance packages. The development of the future operating system BM.OS also to create 3,000 new jobs worldwide in software engineering.

Daimler news 2020: engines from china, end for manual transmission, zetsche not returning& schiemer at mercedes-AMG

As in the november 2020 it becomes known that geely and daimler are deepening their joint venture: as reported by the "handelsblatt" with reference to group and industry circles, the two carmakers are planning joint engine production. From 2024, hundreds of thousands of gasoline engines to be produced jointly per year. Development authority for units that run on gasoline, artificial fuel (e-fuel) or hydrogen is to lie with daimler. Production takes place both in china and at mercedes in europe. The main aim of the collaboration is to achieve cost savings in the three-digit million range. Questions remain, however, as to whether the engine plant in unterturkheim will suffer as a result of the cost-cutting measures and what the cooperation with Renault, which already supplies various engines to Mercedes, will look like in the future. According to media reports, the agreement on joint engine production between daimler and geely is to be signed before the end of 2020.

Mercedes is apparently planning to hand switch to withdraw from the model program in the medium term. This was reported by the U.S. car magazine "the drive" at october 2020. Accordingly, the manual gearshift will be successively removed from the range, for example with product updates or new model generations. The magazine cites cost savings on the one hand and product rationalization on the other. In this case, the latter means streamlining the production process, as it is very likely that only one automatic transmission will be used per vehicle. While the news that mercedes intends to withdraw the manual transmission from its product range is likely to elicit a rather muted response worldwide, it has a completely different impact on the german market: although only the A-Class, B-Class, CLA and C-Class model series are currently available with manual transmissions, a representative survey by the opinion research institute yougov found that a good 46 percent of respondents said they preferred a manual transmission.

The former daimler ceo dieter zetsche did not return to the automaker in 2021 as planned as chairman of the supervisory board. He announced this in the september 2020 in an interview with the "frankfurter allgemeine sonntagszeitung" newspaper known. He had thought long and hard in the summer about whether his original decision to return to the daimler supervisory board next year was still valid. "Of course I would have been happy to do this job. I also think I would have done well", he said, but admitted: "I asked myself whether I was really doing the company a service. And whether I am doing myself a favor by taking on this task now." finally, the 67-year-old said: "in the final analysis, i have decided that i don’t want this, that i will do without it." zetsche was chief executive officer at daimler from january 2006 to may 2019, before handing over his post to ola Kallenius. The plans for him to take over from manfred bischoff as chairman of the supervisory board in 2021 have recently met with increasing criticism from many shareholders. Among other things, zetsche is accused of having rested on the records of previous years at the end of his time as CEO and of having missed important milestones, especially for the transition to electromobility. zetsche did not comment further on the question of who could take over from manfred bischoff as chairman of the supervisory board. "I’m out of that, I have no decisions to make about that."

There tobias moers, since 2013 head of mercedes-AMG, left daimler and in august 2020 took up his new post as CEO of aston martin, the management of the performance subsidiary was reorganized. This was announced by daimler in may 2020. The post of chairman of the executive board was taken over by philipp schiemer, most recently head of mercedes-benz do brasil. Jochen hermann, most recently head of edrive development at damler, became the new head of technology and member of the executive Board at AMG, where he had already worked as head of overall vehicle development from 2014 to 2016. Both took up their new duties on 1. august 2020.

Daimler news 2019: record sales, new daimler CEO Kallenius, group strategy "ambition2039" & joint venture with geely

The bottom line is that daimler 2019 just 2.4 billion euros profit – 2018 it was still three times as much. Although the carmaker was still able to increase sales slightly to 172.7 billion euros, mainly because the core brand mercedes-benz ended the year with another sales record (around 2.34 million cars sold). However, high costs eat up a large part of this immediately: for example, the bill for legacy costs from the diesel affair has become ever longer in 2019. In addition, investments in the ramp-up of electric car production and in the development of expensive future technologies must be shouldered. "While our results in 2019 reflect the continued strong demand for our attractive products, we cannot be satisfied with profits.", Chief executive officer Kallenius also conceded. Since taking office in may 2019, he has already made several downward adjustments to expectations and in november 2019 also launched a cost-cutting package that includes the elimination of thousands of jobs. In addition, Kallenius intends to significantly reduce material costs and also cap capital expenditures, thin out the expensive model range, and focus more strongly on the vehicles with the highest profit margins in the individual segments. For 2020, daimler expects hardly any change in revenue, but a significant increase in operating profit. Meanwhile, the slump in profits also has consequences for employees and shareholders: For the approximately 130.000 pay-scale employees will receive only 597 euros in profit sharing in 2020 and a one-time recognition bonus of up to 500 euros. In the previous year, the bonus was much higher at 4965 euros. daimler also cut its dividend more drastically than expected: shareholders are to receive only 90 cents per share for the past fiscal year- the year before, the price was 3.25 euros.

Ola Kallenius in the may 2019 took up his post as new chairman of the board of management of daimler. The supervisory board had appointed the swedishman to his post as new daimler chairman at its meeting on wednesday, 26. september 2018, appointed successor at the top of the group and head of the mercedes-benz car division. the current member of the board of management responsible for research and development succeeds the long-serving chairman of the board of management of daimler, dieter zetsche. Kallenius is 49 years old and has been a member of daimler’s executive Board since the beginning of 2015. The swede is a business economist and has worked for the group since 1993, most recently as head of group research and development for the passenger car division. He has long been considered a promising candidate for the post of daimler chief executive officer. Daimler is currently fundamentally restructuring the Group. The plan is for a new structure with three legally independent units under a joint umbrella company- one for cars and vans, one for trucks and buses, and one for financial services.

Mercedes announced on 13. May 2019 the group strategy "ambition2039" presented. In the course of the presentation of the new mercedes strategy, daimler board member for development ola Kallenius set the date of 2039 for the end of the combustion engine: from then on, the new cars sold worldwide by the Stuttgart-based company are to be CO2-neutral. However, the carmaker is not yet sure exactly which technologies will be used. To reach new car fleet target in 20 years, company plans to sell only electric cars and vehicles with plug-in hybrid engines. In addition, the combustion engines in hybrid vehicles will in future be powered by synthetic fuels obtained from renewable energy sources and therefore CO2-neutral. daimler invests ten billion euros in the expansion of its e-car range alone. But the carmaker is also continuing to work on the fuel cell. They can also replace combustion engines, according to the head of engine development torsten eder. And: it is also planned that not only the german, but also the european passenger car plants of the group will operate in a climate-neutral manner by 2022. The sites around the world are to follow suit- the question of when and how much money will be spent on this was left open the future chief executive officer Kallenius, however, openly.

The next generation of the mercedes smart small car brand will be manufactured in a new factory in china built by geely for smart. That’s what the two carmakers announced in the March 2019 known. joint venture between daimler and geely to give smart a new lease of life. Smart has already said goodbye to the internal combustion engine and wants new models to be powered exclusively by electricity. mercedes will contribute both the brand and the concept and design of smart, while geely will drive development and production. the cooperation between daimler and geely was quite foreseeable: mercedes had announced that it was looking for new partners for smart. Most recently, there was a cooperation with renault- in france, the twingo is based on the same small car platform. the aim of the cooperation with china is therefore to drive both the switch to pure electromobility and the expansion of the brand- more precisely: a new compact class model. Geely, for its part, expects the joint venture to increase its stake in mercedes- the chinese automaker took a 9.7 percent stake in daimler at the beginning of 2018- to be successful.

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