Daimler Truck


Daimler Truck AG is the world's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, with over 35 main locations worldwide and approximately 100,000 employees. Daimler Truck AG is headquartered in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany. It was a part of Daimler AG from November 2019 to December 2021.

History

The Daimler Truck and Daimler Buses divisions include the eight vehicle brands BharatBenz, Freightliner, FUSO, Mercedes-Benz, RIZON, Setra, Thomas Built Buses and Western Star. Daimler Truck is the global market leader in the medium and heavy-duty truck segment with a gross vehicle weight of over 6 tons. In 2019, around 489,000 vehicles were delivered in this segment. Financial and mobility services are offered via the Daimler Truck Financial Services division.
Daimler Truck was established in 2019 as a subsidiary of Daimler AG. In February 2021, Daimler announced its planned to spin off Daimler Truck into a separate listed company. The spin-off was approved by its shareholders on 1 October 2021. Following this, Daimler Truck Holding AG was incorporated to manage assets owned by Daimler Truck AG, and Daimler AG retained 35% of shares in the new company, with 5% being transferred to its pension trust. A separate website for the Daimler Truck company was launched on December 1, and the company went public on 10 December.
On July 1, 2025, it became known that Daimler Truck was placed on Russia's sanctions list due to alleged deliveries to Ukraine.

Brands

Finances

Of the Daimler Group's total workforce of 298,683 at the end of 2018, 82,953 worked at the Daimler Trucks division, of which 30,447 were employed in Germany and 16,647 in the U.S.. In 2019, revenue amounted to €40.2 billion at Daimler Trucks and €4.7 billion at Daimler Buses. Daimler Buses is a leading brand in its core markets of Europe, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina, selling 30,888 vehicles worldwide in 2019.
In 2018, the most important sales market was the NAFTA countries with 37% followed by Asia with 32%, Western Europe with 17%, and Latin America with 7%.

Locations

Daimler Truck has a worldwide network of production plants and research centers. The following list is a description of all locations worldwide that include a Daimler Truck plant, including plants for the subsidiaries EvoBus, Daimler Trucks North America, Detroit Diesel, Freightliner Trucks, and Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation">Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation">Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation.
CityCountryPurposeEmployeesPlant area
AikawaJapanProduction of transmission parts267
AksarayTurkeyAtego, Axor, Actros & Unimog
Research and development		1,737
AtlantisSouth AfricaFoundry842
BeijingChinaAuman trucks
Four-cylinder engines, six-cylinder engines 		8,878
BangaloreIndiaDaimler Truck Innovation Center India1400N/A
BerlinGermanyVarious engines, components, transmission parts and fuel systems2,538
ChennaiIndiaTrucks under BharatBenz, Mercedes-Benz and Fuso brands
Buses under BharatBenz		2,540
Cikarang, BekasiIndonesiaAxor, Buses
Cleveland, North CarolinaUSAClass 8 truck models 1,837
Detroit, MichiganUSADetroit Diesel Engines, transmissions, axle, electric axle, and battery assembly2,164
DortmundGermanyTransit-, interurban-, and mobility buses and coaches268
East LondonSouth AfricaMercedes trucks & buses, Fuso trucks2,743
EbinaJapanFuso trucks, various bodies
Chassis development		430
FunzaColombiaChassis for buses542
Gaffney, South CarolinaUSAChassis for school buses, shuttle buses, step vans and motor homes542
GaggenauGermanyManual and automatic transmissions, axles, torque converters & pressed parts6,280
GarcíaMexicoBus chassis assembly4000
Gastonia, North CarolinaUSAParts production1,262
HamburgGermanyAxles and axle components, steering columns, components for exhaust emission technology and lightweight structural parts2,752
High Point, North CarolinaUSASchool buses
Research and development		1,316
HolýšovCzech RepublicMotorcoach bodyworks and bus segments1,300
Istanbul-HoşdereTurkeyBody shop, cathodic dip painting, paint shop
Transit- and interurban buses and coaches 		4,421
Juiz de ForaBrazilAccelo & Actros
926
KasselGermanyAxles, drive shafts & other components2,820
KawasakiJapanFuso head office functions
4,670
Kirchheim unter TeckGermanyEvoBus corporate headquarters
Sales		120
KölledaGermanyThree- and four-cylinder engines914
Ligny-en-BarroisFranceTransit buses & coaches
375
Logan Township, New JerseyUSAFuso
MannheimGermanyTransit-, intercity buses and coaches 3,301
MannheimGermanyFoundry, engines 5,113
MolsheimFranceCustomization of special purpose trucks527
Mount Holly, North CarolinaUSAFreightliner [Business Class M2], 108SD, and 114SD assembly1,460
Neu-UlmGermanyTransit- and interurban buses & coaches
3,578
Portland, OregonUSATruck assembly: Freightliner eCascadia / Western Star 47X, 49X
Research and development		4,590
SakuraJapanFuso proving ground & test track384
SaltilloMexicoFreightliner Cascadia2,972
Sámano-Castro UrdialesSpainChassis246
Santiago TianguistencoMexicoFreightliner M2 106, M2 112 and Cascadia / Western Star 57X1,610
São Bernardo do CampoBrazilEntire Latin American truck product range
Engines, axles, transmissions, bus chassis
Research and development		12,788
StuttgartGermanyCompany Headquarters
Engines, axles, transmissions & other components
Pre-commissioning foundry and forge
Research and development		17,973
TolucaMexicoRefurbishing of engines, transmissions and other components
ToyamaJapanSmall, medium and large buses
Product development		646
TramagalPortugalFuso Canter307
Virrey del Pino, Buenos Aires ProvinceArgentinaAccelo, Atego, OF and OH bus chassis407
Wörth am RheinGermanyActros, Antos, Arocs, Axor, Atego, Econic, Unimog, Zetros11,741