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Eyewitness News
February 18, 2018
... which faces ongoing investigations by US and German authorities into excess diesel emissions, has said investigations could lead to significant penalties and recalls. FILE: A Mercedes logo is seen on a wheel of an AMG. Picture: Facebook.com. Mercedes Ãâ÷ Diesel emissions Ãâ÷ Daimler Motor Company.
iNews
November 15, 2017
The London to Brighton Run is the world's oldest motorsport event. These days, it's called the Veteran Car Run, and first ran in 1896 to mark the Red Flag Act: the need to have a person walking in front of every car on the road with a red flag or lantern was no more. Campaigners had called for the repeal forÃâà...
Eyewitness News
October 23, 2017
... several German carmakers on suspicion they had conspired to fix prices in diesel. A street sign can be seen in front of the illuminated logo of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) on 10 December 2015 in Hanover, central Germany. Picture: AFP. European Union Ãâ÷ Volkswagen Ãâ÷ Daimler Motor Company.
The Engineer
October 18, 2017
The prospect of imminent annihilation is a great motivator and the correlation between warfare and technological advance is well known and documented. The development of armour is no different in this respect and The Engineer has taken a keen interest in the materials and processes used to affordÃâà...
Carscoops
September 23, 2017
Britain's Daimler Motor Company dates back to 1896, acquiring rights to the name from what would become Mercedes' parent company. It passed through a string of owners until Jaguar acquired it in 1960, using the name to designate more upscale versions of its own models – not unlike what Mercedes,Ãâà...
CleanTechnica
June 10, 2017
The City of Stuttgart in Germany is a case study in the clash between the old world & industries that humans have developed over the centuries and the new realities resulting from the very same industries that have elevated humanity: air pollution, hazardous waste, and soot-covered buildings.
TechCrunch
January 31, 2017
Daimler and Uber have announced a partnership that will see the automaker introduce its own self-driving cars for use on Uber's ride sharing service. The team-up is the second alliance Uber has struck with a car maker in pursuit of its goal of delivering self-driving service to users, the first of which wasÃâà...
DriveSpark.com
December 16, 2016
Jaguar will develop the luxury electric sedan with the help of Daimler Motor Company, which the British company bought in 1960. Just like how Maybach is to Mercedes-Benz, Daimlerwill add the luxury quotientto Jaguar's electric sedan. Jaguar's Electric Sedan Might Be XJ Successor. Daimler AG andÃâà...
autoevolution
December 15, 2016
The electric sedan from Jaguar could be turned into a luxury model with a touch from Daimler Motor Company, a division of Jaguar. Even if the Daimler name is usually associated with the German corporation that owns Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar bought the Daimler Motor Company in 1960. BSA held theÃâà...
Mirror.co.uk
June 30, 2016
A unique car used by wartime hero Winston Churchill for his political duties has emerged for sale for Ãâã260,000. Churchill drove the historic Daimler motor while Prime Minister in 1944, the same year he helped mastermind the D-Day landings, and again in 1949 when he was seeking re-election for aÃâà...
Campden FB
May 13, 2015
In 1997 the Daimler Motor Company – at that time Daimler Chrysler under CEO Jurgen Schrempp – made the decision to relaunch the brand, explains fourth-gen Ulrich “Ulli” Schmid-Maybach. “The first of these new cars shipped in 2002. I functioned as a pastor of sorts representing its heritage. That brandÃâà...
MotorTrend Magazine
January 7, 2013
In 1891, Gottlieb Daimler sold fellow engineer and friend Frederick Simms the British rights to his patents, and by 1895, Simms had formed the Daimler Motor Company Limited to build engines and cars, with Gottlieb enlisted as a consulting engineer. Britain's oldest car company soon became known for itsÃâà...
