Daimler Trucks North America has announced that it has secured more than 10,000 orders for new vehicles equipped with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emissions technology. SCR is an exhaust aftertreatment system that brings the vehicles in compliance with stringent EPA2010 emissions standards. The system practically eliminates NOx emissions and the manufacturer says it also improves fuel economy by up to 5% compared to previous designs. Every new Freightliner Cascadia, Coronado and line of M2 business-class medium-duty vehicles are now available with Detroit Diesel BlueTec or Cummins SCR emissions equipment. "SCR is the industry's premier solution for meeting the 2010 emission requirements, and our customers are already benefitting from the technology," said David Hames, general manager, marketing and strategy for Daimler Trucks North America.Related posts: Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) secures two new major orders for a total of 825 BlueTec trucks Daimler Opens New Production Plant in Chennai for Indian BharatBenz Trucks Daimler to expand Brazilian truck ...

Daimler AG, the world's second-largest auto maker, aims to outperform rival BMW in terms of vehicle sales in China this year or next year, said Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche at the Beijing Auto Show, Reuters reported. Daimler will sell products specially for the Chinese market, including an electric car to be developed with Chinese partner BYD Co and a long wheelbase version of its Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Daimler has been competing with BMW globally. The latter recently said it aims to produce 300,000 vehicles per year and to sell 100,000 units per year in China. China is expected to overtake the U.S. as BMW's third-largest market this year. From:China KnowledgeRelated posts: Daimler wants to triple China sales by 2015 Daimler and BYD announce DENZA Brand for New Battery-Electric Vehicle Daimler to build R&D center in Shenzhen

Mercedes-Benz managed to collect about $2.5 million in lease or loan payments through its smartphone apps, according to Andreas Hinrichs, the company’s vice president of marketing. The majority of that amount came from iPhone users, who accounted for about $2 million. The apps allow Mercedes-Benz financial customers to pay their monthly leases or car loans, manage their accounts, locate the nearest Mercedes-Benz dealer, contact a customer service representative or view company news. “We wanted to be the first out there and now we have seen rapid customer adoption,” Hinrichs said during an interview Friday. More than 11,000 people have downloaded the iPhone app and another 7,800 have visited the mobile site to install the option on their smartphones. A few tweaks have also made the iPhone application compatible with the iPad. The Mercedes-Benz app is available for free from Apple’s app store.Related posts: Daimler to pay $185 million to settle U.S. bribery charges Mercedes-Benz A- ...

As part of the newly formed alliance between Renault-Nissan and Daimler, the new Infiniti G series will receive a Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder engine. Earlier this week when Mercedes parent company Daimler and Renault/Nissan announced a new partnership, the deal included the use of both 4-cylinder and V6 Mercedes powerplants in Infiniti models. Ghosn did not say which Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder engine would be used in the Infiniti G car. Mercedes-Benz doesn’t currently import any four-cylinder-powered cars to the United States, but has said that it may. The shared four-cylinder engine may also be sold in the Mercedes-Benz C-Class to save money. The C-Class will be built in Alabama starting in 2014. A more interesting choice might be the 2.1-liter 4-cylinder diesel available in European E-Class models. With direct injection and a two-stage turbocharger, the diesel produces 204 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque, as marketed in Britain. It is not known whether that engine could ...

The Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen is gearing up for the production of a fourth model of the high-volume C-Class model range. As of 2011, a Coupé will be added to a flexible production line, which already produces the three existing models. This will be a new addition to Bremen’s current production portfolio in the C-Class segment, comprising the Saloon, the Estate and the compact GLK sport utility vehicle (SUV). "The decision by the Board of Management to produce the Coupé version of the current C-Class here in Bremen as well represents another important milestone on our way to becoming Mercedes’ competence centre for the C-Class and is a clear sign of the trust in the Bremen team's capabilities and standards," says Peter Schabert, Head of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen. The Bremen plant is developed into the worldwide competence centre for the high-volume C-Class model series. Allocating production of the new Coupé ...