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Transports Vallée in France is investing in the future: First Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 and 62 Actros L with ProCabin

The French Vallée Group has added the first Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 to its fleet and at the same time put a new charging infrastructure into operation at its headquarters. In addition to entering the world of electric mobility, the company continues to rely on a state-of-the-art fleet of combustion engines.

Major order for 500 electric buses: Daimler Buses signs new framework agreement

The Flemish public transport operator De Lijn, headquartered in Mechelen, Belgium, is fully committed to electromobility as part of its corporate strategy. Since 2022, it has exclusively procured electric buses, and by 2035 at the latest, De Lijn’s bus fleet is set to operate entirely with zero local emissions.

Dennis Kinzelmann to become CEO of Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks

Personnel change at Mercedes-Benz Trucks: Dennis Kinzelmann (45) will take over as Head of Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks & Custom Tailored Trucks effective January 1, 2026. He succeeds Franziska Cusumano (36), who will assume the role of CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation in Japan as of April 1, 2026.

17 new Setra intercity buses for Merz Reisen

Merz Reisen GmbH is taking delivery of 17 new Setra Low Entry intercity buses. Each S 515 LE is equipped with 45 seats and features advanced technology, including the Sideguard Assist 2 system.

Omnibus Weidachstein embarks on a battery electric future – with five new eCitaro city buses

On 16 December 2025, Omnibus Weidachstein GmbH & Co. KG took delivery of five new Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses at the Daimler Buses plant in Neu-Ulm. Marijo Sapina, Head of Sales for Private Customers at Daimler Buses, handed over the new vehicles to Dr. Sandra Bayerle-Schnarrenberger, owner of Omnibus Weidachstein GmbH & Co. KG, and her son Kilian Benedikt Bayerle, in the presence of Eva Treu, District Administrator of Neu-Ulm.

Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks unveils the most luxurious Unimog ever

To mark its 80th anniversary next year, Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks has taken on a special challenge: In collaboration with conversion partner Hellgeth Engineering, the most powerful off-road Unimog to date has been created as a show car for the luxury segment, featuring improved performance and expanded comfort features.

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Award-winning sustainability project: “Being at the forefront of logistics transformation is incredibly exciting.”

The project “Electrify Inbound Logistics” was honored end of November in Munich with the European Transport Award for Sustainability by Transport magazine, published by Huss-Verlag. Behind this achievement lies a clear goal: to gradually electrify inbound logistics traffic to the Wörth plant and the three component plants in Gaggenau, Mannheim, and Kassel. Marc Köster, who has been driving the project forward since…

Germany Gets It – Road Safety in the Age of E-Mobility

Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Daimler Buses, VDA President and Blicki Ambassador Hildegard Müller, and the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport are supporting the new road safety initiative 'Germany Gets It' by the Blicki e.V. association.

Busworld Europe 2025

From 4 to 9 October, 2025, Daimler Buses will underline its innovative strength and leading role in both the transformation to e-mobility and the development of safe and sustainable carry with scheduled-service buses and coaches in Europe and the world at the Busworld Europe 2025 trade fair in Brussels (3 October, Press Day).

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Safer on the road with high voltage: High passive safety of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 confirmed in crash tests

Passive Sicherheit: Crashtest mit dem Mercedes-Benz eActros 600

A stretch limousine for local transport

Germany Gets It – Road Safety in the Age of E-Mobility: Event pictures

Electric power for the holiday season: Rothaus Brewery transports black forest fir to Brussels with the eActros 600

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