Brussels / Leinfelden-Echterdingen – Daimler Truck AG (“Daimler Truck”) is pleased to announce that Karin Rådström, President and CEO of Daimler Truck, is elected Chair of the Commercial Vehicle Board of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) effective January 1, 2026.

Karin Rådström stated: “It’s a privilege and honor to take over as Chair of ACEA’s Commercial Vehicle Board at such a crucial time for our industry. Trucks and buses keep Europe moving – they are the backbone of logistics and public transport. With many of the world’s leading truck and bus manufacturers based here in Europe, we have both the responsibility and the opportunity to lead.

Yet, there are challenges that put our industry’s competitiveness at risk. We fully support the EU’s goal to decarbonise transport – and with dozens different zero‑emission truck and bus models in series production, our industry is delivering. But substantial market uptake will only happen when our customers can operate zero-emission vehicles as seamlessly and profitably as conventional vehicles today.

That’s why we need an accelerated review of the heavy‑duty vehicle CO₂ legislation no later than mid‑2026. The Commission must take urgent action now to prevent manufacturers from having to pay penalties while the essential enabling conditions are simply not in place. The obligations for manufacturers must be aligned with the development of charging and hydrogen infrastructure networks and policy measures that support robust business cases for our customers, like CO₂‑based road charges in all Member States.

2026 has to be the year Europe turns challenges into progress, delivering pragmatic solutions that protect competitiveness while driving decarbonisation. Europe must quickly become our strong home market for zero‑emission technologies. Both the Commission and Member States must urgently streamline and simplify the regulation framework and accelerate the demand for zero‑emission vehicles. That is what I will focus on in my tenure at ACEA,” Karin Rådström concluded.

The Commercial Vehicle Board of Directors is made up of the most senior executives from ACEA’s commercial vehicle members, which convenes the CEOs of DAF Trucks, Daimler Truck, Ford Trucks, Iveco Group, MAN Truck & Bus, Scania Group and Volvo Group – elects its Chairperson on an annual basis. Karin Rådström takes the reins over from Christian Levin, President and CEO of Scania and Traton Group, who held the position in 2025.