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November 26, 2008

Detroit Diesel Reaches BlueTec SCR Testing Milestone

REDFORD, MI – Detroit Diesel Corporation has surpassed seven million miles of demonstrated testing on its BlueTec Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology.

Tags: BlueTec SCR, daimler, Detroit Diesel

November 18, 2008

Daimler to Drop Sterling Brand, Eliminate 3,500 Jobs

REDFORD TOWNSHIP, MI– Daimler AG announced it will close its Sterling Trucks division in North America and cut 3,500 jobs as it reins in production and shifts manufacturing to Mexico.

Tags: daimler, Daimler Trucks AG, discontinue, Sterling, Western Star Trucks

September 9, 2008

Daimler Launches Europe’s Largest Fleet Test of Hybrid Trucks in London

STUTTGART – Daimler AG has launched Europe’s largest fleet test of hybrid trucks by presenting 10 Fuso Canter Eco Hybrids to eight customers in London.

Tags: daimler, Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid, hybrid truck

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I can’t recall a year as tumultuous as 2008. The year started with the Jan. 1 termination of the $1.8 billion merger between GE and PHH and ended with the near bankruptcy of GM and Chrysler. In between, we witnessed record fuel prices, then a spectacular freefall in fuel prices, a dismal used-vehicle market, unprecedented credit gridlock, the inability of some fleets to order new-vehicles, and fleet delivery disruptions due to a UAW strike and an epic Midwest flood that submerged rail lines.

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