![]() Originally a producer for its own freight-forwarding company “Our close connection with Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Mitsubishi Fuso assures us of continued leadership in our home market for years to come.” “Today, Freightliner LLC is part of the world’s largest truck manufacturer, and is the leader in North America in trucks from 7.3 tonnes up, as well as being the largest producer of school buses, of diesel-powered recreational vehicle chassis, and those for walk-in vans used in parcel delivery service,” said Chris Patterson, President and CEO of Freightliner LLC. A mere 11 years later, Freightliner went on to become the number one manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks in North America, and in 1999, it celebrated the production of its one-millionth truck. At the time of the acquisition, the company had just produced the 200,000th Freightliner truck. Truck Group head Andreas Renschler said: “Today, Freightliner is not only an integral part of the DaimlerChrysler Truck Group and the pillar of our North American commercial vehicle operations it is also the Group sales leader for our entire truck business.”īack in May 1981, Daimler-Benz AG acquired the truck manufacturer Freightliner Corporation (headquartered in Portland, Oregon), which was relatively unknown outside of the North American truck market. “Thanks to its dedicated employees and strong brands, the company has now become an indispensable part of DaimlerChrysler.” for Daimler-Benz AG,” said Zetsche at the anniversary celebration. “In 1981, Freightliner became the first foothold in the U.S. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the DaimlerChrysler Board of Management and responsible for the Mercedes Car Group, Andreas Renschler, Board of Management Member responsible for the Truck Group and Buses, Chris Patterson, President and CEO of Freightliner LLC, and more than 2,500 employees in Portland, Oregon, today celebrated the 25th anniversary of Freightliner’s affiliation with DaimlerChrysler. ![]() Integral part of the DaimlerChrysler Truck Group.Currently the NAFTA market leader for class 5 – 8 commercial.Freightliner acquired by the former Daimler-Benz AG organization.Menu 25 years of Freightliner LLC as part of DaimlerChrysler AG: A German-American success story 05 31, 2006 Download images for this press release
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |