Dieter Zetsche

Bernhard moved from Mercedes cars to Daimler Trucks

Feb. 21, 2013 16:21 CET
Daimler swapped the roles of Mercedes production and purchasing chief Wolfgang Bernhard and Daimler Trucks head Andreas Renschler at a supervisory board meeting on Thursday. The board also extended CEO Dieter Zetsche's contract until the end of 2016.... Read More »

 

Daimler shifts Bernhard from Mercedes cars to head trucks division

10:21 am U.S. ET | Feb. 21, 2013
Daimler swapped the roles of Mercedes production and purchasing chief Wolfgang Bernhard and Daimler Trucks head Andreas Renschler at a supervisory board meeting today. The board also extended CEO Dieter Zetsche's contract until the end of 2016.... Read More »

 

DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC

A Mercedes in half the time

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 8, 2013
Daimler is determined to build its Mercedes-Benz and Smart cars in half the time it took just six years ago. Back then, the average production time at the Daimler subsidiaries was 60 hours, excluding the powertrain.... Read More »

 

Daimler CEO Zetsche vows comeback with 13 new models

Feb. 7, 2013 16:04 CET
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche will roll out 13 new models with no predecessor in the next eight years to hep Mercedes retake the top spot in luxury-car sales by 2020.... Read More »

 

DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC

Zetsche: If Winterkorn can do it, so can I

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 7, 2013
Dieter Zetsche plans to keep his double role as Daimler chairman and Mercedes CEO despite the different challenges facing the businesses.... Read More »

 

Daimler sees flat 2013 profit after 10% fall last year

3:19 am U.S. ET | Feb. 7, 2013
Daimler forecast unchanged 2013 profit as spending for new models and a revamp of the automaker's operations eat into earnings. The company said earnings fell 10 percent in 2012.... Read More »

 

U.S., China boost Mercedes' January sales

Feb. 6, 2013 13:58 CET
Global sales at Mercedes-Benz Cars unit rose 8.1 percent to 102,180 in January as the United States and China helped lift demand.... Read More »

 

Germans A-OK in the USA

Feb. 6, 2013 06:01 CET
German automakers expect to partially offset Europe's sales slump with another year of double-digit volume gains in the hot U.S. market. “We expect to grow by about 10 percent this year,” Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon told Automotive News Europe... Read More »

 

Zetsche's next term turns on Mercedes passing BMW

Feb. 5, 2013 06:01 CET
Daimler's board is set to extend CEO Dieter Zetsche's contract by five years, handing him the chance to deliver on his goals or risk the Mercedes brand falling further behind its competitors.... Read More »

 

Daimler will buy 12% stake in Beijing Auto's car unit

Feb. 1, 2013 12:04 CET
Daimler will pay 640 million euros for a 12 percent stake in the car unit of Chinese partner Beijing Automotive and get two seats on the board, the German company said on Friday.... Read More »

 

Daimler near deal to take stake in China partner, report says

Jan. 31, 2013 10:41 CET
Daimler will sign a deal in Germany on Friday to take a 10 percent to 20 percent stake in Beijing Automotive Group's car unit, China's National Business Daily newspaper said on Thursday. Daimler aims to secure influence in its Chinese partner ahead of BAIC's initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said.... Read More »

 

FINAL ASSEMBLY

Zetsche's job seems secure (says Zetsche)

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 28, 2013
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche's future has been the subject of speculation, but the former Chrysler boss says we can stop speculating. He says he's pretty sure his contract will be extended before it expires at year end.... Read More »

 

Daimler starts production of Mercedes CLA in Hungary

Jan. 25, 2013 13:00 CET
Daimler has begun production of a coupe-styled Mercedes compact alongside the B class in Hungary. The CLA is one of three new compacts that the automaker is planning to launch before 2015.... Read More »

 

Mercedes to add 2 models to S-class range

Jan. 25, 2013 06:01 CET
Mercedes-Benz's redesigned S-class range will grow from three vehicles to five with the addition of a convertible and an ultraluxury sedan.... Read More »

 

Zetsche expects to stay on as Daimler CEO

Jan. 21, 2013 08:51 CET
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says he expects to have his contract renewed by the company's supervisory board in February after his current term as head of the car and truck maker expires at the end of this year.... Read More »

 

NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW

Mercedes to add 2 models to S-class range

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013
Mercedes-Benz's redesigned S-class range, which begins to arrive this fall, will grow from three vehicles to five with the addition of a convertible and an ultraluxury sedan.... Read More »

 

Daimler to sell Smarts via Twitter-like service in China

Jan. 17, 2013 06:01 CET
Daimler will sell a limited edition of its Smart ForTwo using a Twitter-like service in China as it tries to tap the country's 564 million Internet users.... Read More »

 

Zetsche says Daimler must fix China operations to catch BMW, Audi

Jan. 15, 2013 07:49 CET
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said the Mercedes brand must turn around its struggling Chinese operations to catch up with BMW and Audi.... Read More »

 

2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW

Mercedes E class undergoes major midcycle refresh

11:55 am U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013
Mercedes-Benz introduced an all-new car in a new segment and a restyled venerable E class today at the Detroit auto show. But while Daimler Chairman Dieter Zetsche devoted one sentence to the all-new CLA compact sedan, he pulled out all the stops for a mid-cycle restyling of the high-volume E class sedan.... Read More »

 

Daimler to extend Zetsche's contract, report says

Jan. 13, 2013 14:31 CET
Daimler will extend CEO Dieter Zetsche's contract by five years, two years more than expected, a German magazine reported.... Read More »

 

10 things to watch in 2013

Jan. 10, 2013 06:01 CET
No one expects the European car market to be a source of good news this year, especially for volume brands. Optimists predict flat sales while pessimists foresee a decline of up to 5 percent. Here are 10 stories to watch in 2013..... Read More »

 

Mercedes' December sales rise on U.S. demand

Jan. 7, 2013 06:01 CET
Daimler said global sales at its Mercedes-Benz Cars unit rose 0.4 percent to 132,589 in December as strong U.S. demand offset weaker deliveries in China and western Europe. Through December, sales rose 4.5 percent to a record 1.42 million.... Read More »

 

Zetsche wants Mercedes to retake global luxury lead by 2020

Dec. 29, 2012 12:48 CET
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche hopes to return the automaker to the top spot in the premium car market ahead of Audi and BMW by 2020, he said in an interview with a German newspaper. "I am confident that we will be ahead of our rivals by 2020 at the latest," he said.... Read More »

 

Zetsche wants Mercedes to regain global luxury crown by 2020

6:48 am U.S. ET | Dec. 29, 2012
Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche hopes to return the automaker to the top spot in the premium car market ahead of Audi and BMW by 2020, he said in an interview with a German paper. "I am confident that we will be ahead of our rivals by 2020 at the latest," he told Boersen-Zeitung in an interview published on Saturday. He said he hoped to reach that target during his time in office.... Read More »

 

Mercedes valued at half of BMW as Zetsche loses investors

Dec. 15, 2012 06:01 CET
Daimler's investors have valued the company's Mercedes-Benz unit at around half that of rival BMW as CEO Dieter Zetsche seeks to reclaim the title of world's biggest luxury carmaker.... Read More »